Goal
Establish a national nutrition education programme
Reduce children's overweight and obesity
Comité Interministériel de Lutte contre la Malnutrition (CILM), Cameroon
| Verification status | Find out more |
|---|---|
| NAF SMARTness index | Upper moderate Find out more |
| Progress status | No response See progress details |
| 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 |
| 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
Progress
Indicator
| Primary indicator | Prevalence (%) Of Overweight/Obese Children Under Five Years Of Age |
|---|---|
| Indicator monitor | Through DHIS2, SMART,DHS and MICS Surveys |
Reports
| Stage | Measurement Date | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 2018 | 0.11 | |
| Progress report | No response | ||
| Target | December, 2030 | Less than 5% |
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
