Goal

Generate sustainability and quality of expenditure mechanisms to close the financial gap of $380 million in order to fight against child malnutrition.

FROM Commitment: Fight against chronic malnutrition

Government / Ecuador

Secretaría Ecuador Crece sin Desnutrición Infantil

Partner organisations:
Country government at any administrative level: Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion, Ministry of Economics and Finance, Civil Register and Identification
Country government at any administrative level (functioning in a non-donor capacity), such as ministry, municipality or any other national/regional/local authority or body: Ministry of Education
Date made: 18 Nov 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
Verification status Verified Find out more
NAF SMARTness index High Find out more
Targeted location National - Seven hundred twenty-eight town from Ecuador with the highest prevalence of chronic childhood malnutrition
Targeted population Specific population group(s)
Targeted population age Specific age group(s)
Targeted population specific age Children under 2 years old and pregnant and lactating women
Targeted population sex All
Primary indicator Annual funding gap for services associated with malnutrition (MSP, MIES, DIGERCIC, INEC, STECSDI)
Primary indicator baseline -380 millions USD
Primary indicator target 0
Duration May, 2021 - May, 2025

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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