Goal

To reduce stunting among children under 5 years of age

FROM Commitment: Reduce childhood stunting

Government / Bangladesh

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh

Partner organisations:
Country government at any administrative level: MoA, MoFood, MOFL, MOInd, MOCom, MoLE, MOWCA, MOPME, MOSW, MOE, MoCHTA, MoYSports, MOLGRD&C, MoWR, MODMR, MOEF
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: UN agencies, Donors, NGOs
Private sector food business: Private Sectors
Academic or non-academic research institution: SUN Academia and Research Networks (SARN)
Date made: 31 Oct 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit | 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
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NAF SMARTness index Low Find out more
Targeted location National - Focusing on poor and hard to reach areas
Targeted population Specific population group(s)
Targeted population age Specific age group(s)
Targeted population specific age Children under five
Targeted population sex All
Population coverage 5,000,000.0
Primary indicator Stunting among children under five, WHO z-score -2, as a percentage and number of children under five
Primary indicator baseline 0.31
Primary indicator target 25% (NPAN2) by 2025
Duration July, 2021 - June, 2025

Goal action plan

Second National Plan of Action for Nutrition (NPAN2), Plan of Action for National Food and Nutrition Security Policy (PoA for NFNSP).

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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