Goal

Maintain acute malnutrition rate for children under five at less than 5% by 2030

FROM Commitment: Decrease in malnutrition

Government (non-donor capacity) / Benin

Secretariat Permanant du CAN (SP/CAN), Benin

Partner organisations:
Civil society organisation (CSO) or non-governmental organisation (NGO): ASCIN; CARE Benin/Togo; Consumer Association
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: UNICEF, WFP, FAO, WHO, UNFPA
Private sector food business: National Chamber of Agriculture and Professional agricultural organizations
Donor government: World Bank and GIZ
Country government at any administrative level: Ministry of Health; Ministry of Agriculture; Ministry of finance; Ministry of Social Protection; Ministry of Development; Ministry in charge of decentralization; Ministry in charge of trade; Association des communes du Bénin; Food and Nutrition Research Institution; Institutions for training agents working in food and nutrition
Date made: 31 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 - Non applicable
Targeted population Specific population group(s)
Targeted population age Specific age group(s)
Targeted population specific age Children under 5 years
Targeted population sex All
Population coverage 12,000,000.0
Duration January, 2022 - December, 2030

Goal action plan

Scaling up by 2030, nutrition interventions for the benefit of all children under 5 in Benin

Progress

Indicator

Primary indicator Prevalence Of Wasting In Children Under 5 Years
Indicator monitor Growth monitoring and promotion is done for all children under 24 months, once a quarter.

Reports

Stage Measurement Date Value Status
Baseline 2018 0.05
Progress report No response
Target December, 2030 <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

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