Goal

Reduce the prevalence of wasting

FROM Commitment: Diets

Government / Chad

Minsitry of health

Partner organisations:
Private sector food business: Chamber of Commerce
Civil society organisation (CSO) or non-governmental organisation (NGO): National and international NGO
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: united nations
Country government at any administrative level: Ministry of health
Donor organisation, including philanthropic organisations: KFW, MUSKOKA
Date made: 25 Sep 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit | 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
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NAF SMARTness index Low Find out more
Targeted location National - Provinces with high prevalence of wasting.
Targeted population Specific population group(s)
Targeted population age Specific age group(s)
Targeted population specific age Under five years
Targeted population sex All
Primary indicator Number of children treated for malnutrition
Primary indicator baseline 10%
Primary indicator target 5%
Duration January, 2022 - December, 2025

Goal action plan

Chad is facing the last years an alarming nutritional situation characterized by a stable high case of acute malnutrition. According three las the 2020 SMART survey, global acute malnutrition was estimated at 10.00%, with 2.1% of severe cases exceeding the emergency threshold of 2% according to WHO standards. So in response we reinforcing the quality of the treatment, the early detection of SAM children and put at scale the CMAM interventions.

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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