Goal
SMART Surveys to include dietary diversity indicators to measure Minimum Acceptable Diet (MAD) for children 6 to 23 months of age
Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan
| Verification status | Find out more |
|---|---|
| NAF SMARTness index | Low Find out more |
| Targeted location | National - Nationwide |
| Targeted population | No population group is targeted |
| Primary indicator | Children Dietary Diversity Indicator included in the HMIS |
| Primary indicator baseline | Currently diet diversity indicator not included in SMART surveys |
| Primary indicator target | Currently diet diversity indicator included in SMART surveys |
| Duration | January, 2022 - December, 2023 |
Goal action plan
Advocate within the government and global development partners to ensure that diet diversity indicators are included in SMART surveys. It is crucial we know what people eat before we can influence them what to eat and what not to eat.
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
