Commitment

Uganda: Improving the Nutrition Status

Government (non-donor capacity) / Uganda

Prime Minister's Office, Uganda

Partner organisations:
Country government at any administrative level (functioning in a non-donor capacity), such as ministry, municipality or any other national/regional/local authority or body: Ministry of Kampala Capital City and Metropolitan Affairs
Country government at any administrative level: Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation, Ministry of Public Service, Ministry of Lands Housing and Urban Development, Ministry of Information and information Technology and National Guidance
Commitment made: 29 Oct 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit | 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
Targeted location (aggregate)

National - Commitment goal guides nutrition related programming across the entire country with emphasis on high prevalence area (those faced with high …
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Commitment description

Affirmation of the Government of Uganda's commitment to Improved nutrition status among children under five years, school-age children, adolescents, pregnant and lactating women and other vulnerable groups by 2025 as detailed in the Second Uganda Nutrition Action Plan (UNAP II); which is aligned to the country’s overarching development frameworks( Uganda Vision 2040, Third National Development Plan 2020/21- 2025/26 (NDP III), National Resistance Movement Party Manifesto 2020/21- 2025/26.

Commitment goals

Maintain the prevalence of low birthweight to less than 10%

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Undernutrition
  • Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate
  • Progress status: No response

Maintain the prevalence of wasting in children under 5 years to less than 3%

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Undernutrition
  • Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate
  • Progress status: Progress not able to be assessed

30% relative reduction in mean population intake of salt/sodium

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Diet
  • Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate
  • Progress status: No response

No increase in the prevalence of diabetes

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Obesity and diet-related NCDs
  • Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate
  • Progress status: No response

Maintain the prevalence of childhood overweight to less than 3%.

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Obesity and diet-related NCDs
  • Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate
  • Progress status: No response

Reduce the prevalence of anaemia in women of reproductive age from 32% to 19%

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Undernutrition
  • Goal SMARTness index: High
  • Progress status: No response

Reduce the prevalence of raised blood pressure from 24% to less than 20%

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Obesity and diet-related NCDs
  • Goal SMARTness index: High
  • Progress status: No response

No increase in the prevalence of obesity

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Obesity and diet-related NCDs
  • Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate
  • Progress status: No response

Reduce the prevalence of stunting in children under 5 years from 29% to 20%

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Undernutrition
  • Goal SMARTness index: High
  • Progress status: Off course

Global Nutrition Targets

Anaemia
Under-5 stunting
Under-5 wasting
Adult obesity
Adult diabetes
Under-5 overweight
Low birthweight
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 of Uganda; support from Development Partners (EU-Delegation, UN agencies), UNAP II implementing Partners (USAID), Civil Society Organisations among others. Civil Society organisations include those under the SUN CSO Alliance eg Civil Society Alliance for Nutrition Uganda, Food Rights Alliance, CEFROTH, Civil Society Budget Advisory Group, Kigezi Food and Nutrition Consulting Limited, Right 2 Grow etc. Other Implementing Partners include International NGOs eg CARE International, World Vision, Action Against Hunger Project, USAID funded Projects; as well as Non UN Agencies eg USAID.
Funding mechanism Government financing of the UNAP II intervention is largely through the UNAP II implementing Ministries, Departments and Agencies Medium Term Expenditure Frameworks, GoU and DP Joint programme,Development Partners cooperation frameworks; Memorrandum of Understanding with CSOs and other Implementing Partners
Cost secured Total costs are partially secured
Total costs estimated Yes, and the amount publicly disclosed
Currency (UGX) - Ugandan shilling
Cost amount 3,290,000,000,000.0
$USD equivalent 884,102,736.5 (World Bank average exchange rate for 2021)

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