| Targeted location (aggregate) |
Sub-national - The five most severely affected regions of Namibia, namely Omaheke, Ohangwena, Kunene, Kavango West and Omusati. |
|---|---|
| Verification status | Verified Find out more |
Commitment description
The Namibia Ministry of Health and Social Services commits to intensify the identification of malnourished children, pregnant and lactating women and adults for malnutrition treatment, and nutrition education in 5 years (from 1 January 2022 through 31 December 2025). This will be achieved by deployment of 500 Community Health Workers for targeted Outreach Programmes in the severely affected regions of Omaheke, Ohangwena, Kunene, Kavango West and Omusati. Progressed will be assessed using the District Health Information System and the Second Harambee Prosperity Plan Programme Delivery Unit monthly meetings. NAD 161 million (± 11 million USD) annually have been secured by the government to cover the associated costs.
Global Nutrition Targets
Nutrition Action Classification across all goals
Enabling
- Financial
- Operational
- Leadership and governance
- Research monitoring and data
Policy
- Food environment
- Food supply chain
- Consumer knowledge
- Nutrition care services
Impact
- Undernutrition
- Diet
- Obesity and diet-related NCDs
- Food and nutrition security
N4G themes covered by goals
- Food
- Health
- Resilience
- Data
- Financing
Total funding and costs across all goals
| Funders | Namibian Government & World Health Organisation (WHO) |
|---|---|
| Funding mechanism | Public, with UN (WHO) support |
| Cost secured | Total costs are fully secured. |
| Total costs estimated | Yes, and the amount publicly disclosed |
| Currency | (NAD) - Namibian dollar |
| Cost amount | 161,000,000.0 |
| $USD equivalent | 9,790,000.0 (World Bank average exchange rate for 2021) |
