Goal

Averting the increase of overweight and non-communicable diseases

FROM Commitment: Reduce undernutrition by 35% by 2030

Government / Zambia

National Food and Nutrition Commission of Zambia

Partner organisations:
Civil society organisation (CSO) or non-governmental organisation (NGO): Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition
Private sector food business: Scaling Up Nutrition Business network
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: Nutrition Coorporating Partners (UK, Sweden, EU, German, KFW etc), UN network,
Country government at any administrative level: Government of Zambia
Date made: 16 Dec 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit | 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
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NAF SMARTness index Upper moderate Find out more
Targeted location National - National
Targeted population Overall population (all ages, both sexes)
Population coverage 18,000,000.0
Primary indicator Overweight among women of reproductive age
Primary indicator baseline 23
Primary indicator target 10
Duration January, 2022 - December, 2030

Goal action plan

Scale up interventions towards reducing impact of diet on non-communicable diseases

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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