Goal
Support nutritional improvement among patients with non-communicable diseases (in particular those with diabetes and hypertension)
Palestine Refugee Nutrition Development
United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA)
| Verification status | Find out more |
|---|---|
| NAF SMARTness index | Upper moderate Find out more |
| Targeted location | Multi-country - UNRWA areas of operation; i.e. the West Bank, Gaza Strip, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. |
| Targeted population | Specific population group(s) |
| Targeted population age | Specific age group(s) |
| Targeted population specific age | 40 years and over |
| Targeted population sex | All |
| Population coverage | 277,350.0 |
| Primary indicator | % of NCD patients with control status (based on UNRWA criteria) |
| Primary indicator baseline | 40% (average across all UNRWA areas of operation) |
| Primary indicator target | 35% (across all UNRWA areas of operation) |
| Duration | January, 2022 - December, 2028 |
Goal action plan
1. promote screening appointments for the early detection of non-communicable diseases (NCDs)
2. Provide treatment, testing, and follow up for discovered NCDs
3. Promote counselling to NCD patients.
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
