Goal

Reduce wasting in children under 5 years of age

FROM Commitment: Statement of the LAO PDR

Government / Laos

Ministry of health Lao PDR

Partner organisations:
Country government at any administrative level: Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry of Education and Sports, Ministry of Planning and Investment
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: EU, World Bank, UNICEF, WFP, SUN CSA, SUN Business Network, USAID, Cathoric Releace Senrvise(CRS), World Vision, Stichting Nederlandse Vrijwilligers(SNV), WHO
Date made: 11 Nov 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit
Verification status Verified Find out more
NAF SMARTness index Upper moderate Find out more
Targeted location National - 18 provinces and 146 districts are coveraged in nation wide
Targeted population Specific population group(s)
Targeted population age Specific age group(s)
Targeted population specific age Children under 5 years old
Targeted population sex All
Population coverage 873,120.0
Primary indicator Prevalence of wasting in children under 5 years of age
Primary indicator baseline 9%
Primary indicator target < 5%
Duration January, 2021 - December, 2025

Goal action plan

Training on Intergrated Managerment Of Acute Malnutrition(IMAM), screening to early detect the wasted children under five years, providing IMAM services at the health facilities at all levle both in fixed side and outreach area, procure and distribute ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) (F-75, F-100, Resomal) and nutrition commodity to treat children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM).

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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