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 (non-donor capacity) / Zimbabwe

Food and Nutrition Council, Zimbabwe

Partner organisations:
Civil society organisation (CSO) or non-governmental organisation (NGO): Zimbabwe Civil Society Organisation for Scaling Up Nutrition Alliance (ZCSOSUNA)
Academic or non-academic research institution: Scaling Up Nutrition Research and Academia Platform
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: UNNETWORK FOR NUTRITION ZIMBABWE
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
Country government at any administrative level: Ministry responsible for Health and Child Care and Ministry of Finance and Economic Development
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
Progress status Progress not able to be assessed See progress details
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
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

Progress

Indicator

Primary indicator Prevalence Of Iron Deficiency Anaemia
Indicator monitor Measure annual consumption of diversified foods(MDD-W), access to fortified foods and IFE IN DHIS2

Reports

Stage Measurement Date Value Status
Baseline 2015 27
Progress report Progress not able to be assessed
Despite the commitment maker’s active participation in the process, they were unable to provide the required information about the baseline data or the progress indicator’s updated (latest) level or status.
Target December, 2025 13

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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