Goal

Establish a national nutrition education programme

FROM Commitment: Reduce children's overweight and obesity

Government / Cameroon

CILM

Partner organisations:
Country government at any administrative level: Ministries of Health, Water and Energy, Communication,promotion of women and family
Academic or non-academic research institution: UNIVERSITIES AND CAMEROONIAN NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES SOCIETY
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: UNICEF,WHO, FAO, WFP
Civil society organisation (CSO) or non-governmental organisation (NGO): Consumer protection associations, COSADER
Date made: 07 Dec 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
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NAF SMARTness index Upper moderate Find out more
Targeted location National - For a start in urban areas with high prevalence of overweight and obesity among children under five years of age
Targeted population Specific population group(s)
Targeted population age Specific age group(s)
Targeted population specific age 0 to 59 mois
Targeted population sex All
Primary indicator prevalence (%) of overweight/obese children under five years of age
Primary indicator baseline 11%
Primary indicator target Less than 5%
Duration January, 2022 - December, 2030

Goal action plan

We will popularize the Food and Nutrition Guide for families, develop protocols for therapeutic diets in nutrition for children, organise periodic overweight/obesity screening campaigns in schools and communities and activities to promote physical activity and sports practice in primary and nursery schoools;

developp the nutrient profile of food consumed by primary and nursery children and implement a food restriction policy in primary and nursery

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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