Goal

Increase percentage (%) of infants, 0-5.9 months of age, in project areas who are exclusively breastfed as an age-appropriate diet

FROM Commitment: Ensuring Nutrition Adequacy

Government (non-donor capacity) / Philippines

Department of Health, Philippines

Partner organisations:
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Country government at any administrative level: Office of the Cabinet Secretariat, Department of Social Welfare and Development, Department of Interior and Local Government, Department of Science and Technology - Food and Nutrition Research Institute (DOST-FNRI)
Date made: 30 Oct 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
Verification status Partially Verified Find out more
NAF SMARTness index Lower moderate Find out more
Progress status No response See progress details
Targeted location National - 235 municipalities: Stunting rate >17.5%, Poverty incidence >21%, Kalahi-CIDSS participant, and an HDPRC/PPAN area.
Targeted population Specific population group(s)
Targeted population age Specific age group(s)
Targeted population specific age Children aged 0 to 5.9 months
Targeted population sex All
Duration January, 2022 - December, 2025

Goal action plan

Implementation of Philippine Multisectoral Nutrition Project (PMNP)

Progress

Indicator

Primary indicator Percentage Of 0-5.9 Months Old Children Exclusively Breastfeeding
Indicator monitor Secure baseline survey on Q1m 2002, execute annual assessment starting Q3 of 2022, provide annual report on implementation for submission on December of every year, until 2025

Reports

Stage Measurement Date Value Status
Baseline 2020 57%
Progress report No response
Target December, 2025 75%

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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