Goal

Ensure national UHC plans that integrate nutrition are aligned with national nutrition specific and nutrition sensitive health intervention are part of a 'health in all policy.

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
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: Nutrition Coorporating Partners (UK, Sweden, EU, German, KFW etc), UN network,
Private sector food business: Scaling Up Nutrition Business 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 Low Find out more
Targeted location National - Provincial and district level
Targeted population Specific population group(s)
Targeted population age All ages
Targeted population sex All
Primary indicator Increased allocation for nutrition under UHC
Primary indicator baseline ZMW 11.2 million Universal health care)
Primary indicator target 20%
Duration January, 2022 - December, 2030

Goal action plan

Ensure that essential, quality assured nutrition-related health products (Therapeutic Supplies, anthropometric equipment and minerals and vitamin supplements) are available, accessible, and properly administered through the health system, including through in national essential medicines lists

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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