Goal

scale up training for personnel of the primary healthcare sector and other health personnel on nutrition screening and provision of advice and counselling on breastfeeding and complementary feeding making use of innovative digital solutions

FROM Commitment: Reduce stunting prevalence to 10%

Government / Egypt

National Nutrition Institute

Partner organisations:
Academic or non-academic research institution: National Nutrition Institute
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: UNICEF, WHO, WFP, FAO
Country government at any administrative level: Ministry of Health and Population
Date made: 23 Nov 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit | 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
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NAF SMARTness index Upper moderate Find out more
Targeted location National - all
Targeted population Specific population group(s)
Targeted population age Specific age group(s)
Targeted population specific age under 5 children and women of reproductive age
Targeted population sex All
Population coverage 120,000,000.0
Primary indicator No. of health workers trained
Primary indicator baseline 2000 health care workers
Primary indicator target 25000
Duration January, 2022 - December, 2023

Goal action plan

Scale up training using innovative digital methods

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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