Goal

50% of estimated SAM children treated at health services

FROM Commitment: Scaleup treatment of wasting

Government / Cambodia

Royal Government of Cambodia

Date made: 29 Oct 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit | 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
Verification status Verified Find out more
NAF SMARTness index High Find out more
Targeted location National - 13 priority provinces targeted for comprehensive package of interventions ( which includes prevention and treatment of wasting) but for some of the interventions it covers National. For the comprehensive package: the list of 13 provinces: Kampong Cham, Tong Khmum, Kampong …
Targeted population Specific population group(s)
Targeted population age Specific age group(s)
Targeted population specific age Children under the age of five years with Sever Acute Malnutrition
Targeted population sex All
Primary indicator Percentage of estimated SAM children treated at health services
Primary indicator baseline 10%
Primary indicator target 50% of the estimated 60,000 SAM casese will be treated by 2030
Duration January, 2022 - December, 2030

Goal action plan

Strengthen nutrition counselling and promotion of optimal feeding and care practices to prevent sever wasting.

Build health workers capacity on early identification, referral, and treatment of children with sever wasting.

Ensure availability of anthropometric equipment and SAM treatment commodities

Integrate Growth Monitoring, screening, referral and treatment of SAM case with MCH contact at health facility and outreach sites.

Expand use of locally produced RUTF and RUSF for treatment of acute malnutrition

Nutrition Action Classification

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

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