Goal

Reduce prevalence of Low Birth Weight to 10%

FROM Commitment: Low birth weight reduced to 10 %

Government / Sri Lanka

Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka

Partner organisations:
Country government at any administrative level: Ministry of Policy planning
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: UNICEF, WHO
Date made: 01 Nov 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
Verification status Verified Find out more
NAF SMARTness index High Find out more
Targeted location National - Estate sector will be monitored closely
Targeted population Specific population group(s)
Targeted population age Specific age group(s)
Targeted population specific age Newborn infants
Targeted population sex All
Population coverage 300,000.0
Primary indicator prevalence of low birth weight
Primary indicator baseline 15.70%
Primary indicator target 10%
Duration January, 2018 - December, 2030

Goal action plan

Already included to Multi sector action plan for Nutrition 2018 - 2025 by the Health sector with the active engagement by other sectors

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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