Goal

Reduction in the prevalence of iron deficiency anaemia in women of child bearing age from 27% to 13% by 2025

FROM Commitment: national development strategy

Government / Zimbabwe

Food and Nutrition Council

Partner organisations:
Civil society organisation (CSO) or non-governmental organisation (NGO): Zimbabwe Civil Society Organisation for Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance (ZCSOSUNA)
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: UNNETWORK FOR NUTRITION ZIMBABWE
Academic or non-academic research institution: Scaling Up Nutrition Research and Academia Platform
Country government at any administrative level: Ministry responsible for Health and Child Care and Ministry of Finance and Economic Development
Country government at any administrative level (functioning in a non-donor capacity), such as ministry, municipality or any other national/regional/local authority or body: Food and Nutrition Council
Date made: 08 Dec 2021
Related event: Other event | 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit | 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
Verification status Verified Find out more
NAF SMARTness index High Find out more
Targeted location National - none
Targeted population Specific population group(s)
Targeted population age Specific age group(s)
Targeted population specific age Women of childbearing age and adolescents
Targeted population sex Only girls/women
Primary indicator Prevalence of Iron deficiency anaemia
Primary indicator baseline 27
Primary indicator target 13
Duration January, 2020 - December, 2025

Goal action plan

Strengthen iron and folate supplementation programmes for pregnant and lactating women.

Target households with interventions that improve dietary diversity.

Operationalise Food Fortification Strategy

Implement complementary Feeding Framework for improving young children's diets

Implementation of national FBDGs

Promotion of biofortified varieties

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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