Commitment

This is a Financing Commitment

Government / Gambia

National Nutrition Agency (NaNA)

Partner organisations:
Country government at any administrative level: Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs
Commitment made: 03 Nov 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

National - The funds provided for nutrition through the national budget are used to implement interventions across all parts of the country.

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Commitment description

The Gambia government is committed to increase the funding of Nutrition from the national budget from GMD500 Million in 2021 to GMD800 Million by 2030

Global Nutrition Targets

Anaemia
Under-5 stunting
Under-5 wasting
Adult obesity
Adult diabetes
Under-5 overweight
Low birthweight
Exclusive breastfeeding
Salt/sodium intake

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 Government
Funding mechanism Public
Cost secured GMD 500 million
Total costs estimated Yes, and the amount publicly disclosed
Currency (GMD) - Gambian dalasi
Cost amount 4,500,000.0
$USD equivalent 87,300.0 (World Bank average exchange rate for 2021)

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