Goal
By 2026, WHO will support governments' efforts to increase the effective coverage of effective obesity prevention and management actions.
Accelerated actions to tackle obesity
World Health Organization (WHO)
| Verification status | Find out more |
|---|---|
| NAF SMARTness index | Upper moderate Find out more |
| Targeted location | Multi-country - WHO will work directly with national governments and partners to specify geographic coverage. |
| Targeted population | Specific population group(s) |
| Targeted population age | Specific age group(s) |
| Targeted population specific age | Infants and children under 9 years of age and adolescents 10-19 years of age. |
| Targeted population sex | All |
| Primary indicator | 1. Number of countries with a national and sub-national Acceleration Plan to tackle the obesity epidemic (target: 10 countries). 2. Number of countries with cross-agency coordination and coherence through the SDG3+ Global Action Plan and a country-led, comprehensive approach to UHC that integrates essential obesity prevention and management actions (target: 10 countries). 3. Number countries adopting WHO normative and operational guidance to support accelerated actions on obesity (target: 10 countries). |
| Primary indicator baseline | 0 |
| Primary indicator target | 1. 10 countries with a national and sub-national Acceleration Plan to tackle the obesity epidemic 2. 10 countries with cross-agency coordination and coherence through the SDG3+ Global Action Plan and a country-led, comprehensive approach to UHC that integrates essential obesity prevention and management actions 3. 10 countries adopting WHO normative and operational guidance to support accelerated actions on obesity |
| Duration | January, 2022 - December, 2026 |
Goal action plan
The action plans for this goal will be determined by WHO through consultations with partners and countries following the summit.
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
