Goal

Increase prevalence (%) of pregnant women who have received complete iron-folic supplements

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 Verified Find out more
NAF SMARTness index High 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 Women of reproductive age, 15 to 49 years old, specific to those pregnant and lactating
Targeted population sex Only girls/women
Population coverage 3,695,117.0
Duration January, 2022 - December, 2025

Goal action plan

The government of the Philippines commits the following goals by 2025. These goals will be achieved by increasing the utilization of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions, improving key nutrition behaviors known to reduce stunting in targeted regions, and implementing the proposed Philippine Multi-sectoral Project (PMNP). The PMNP that will start in 2022 and end on 2025 will strengthen the delivery of nutrition interventions and Primary Health Services delivery, facilitate community-based nutrition service delivery and Multisectoral nutrition convergence, and strengthen the government's monitoring, evaluation, and communication.

Progress

Indicator

Primary indicator Percentage Of Pregnant Women Who Have Received Complete Iron-Folic Supplements
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 50%
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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