To reduce stunting prevalence in children from the current 37% to 25% by 2025.
Nigeria's commitments for 2021N4G summit
Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja Nigeria
| Verification status | Find out more |
|---|---|
| NAF SMARTness index | High Find out more |
| Targeted location | National - The six geopolitical zones: North East, North West, North central, South West, South East, South South |
| Targeted population | Specific population group(s) |
| Targeted population age | Specific age group(s) |
| Targeted population specific age | Under five children |
| Targeted population sex | All |
| Population coverage | 31,000,000.0 |
| Primary indicator | Percentage of children under age 5 who are stunted |
| Primary indicator baseline | 37% |
| Primary indicator target | 25% |
| Duration | January, 2022 - December, 2025 |
Goal action plan
-Enhancing Capacity of Caregivers to ensure optimal nutrition in the first 1000 days of life
-Enhancing Provision of Quality Health Services to prevent and manage nutrition related diseases and micronutrient deficiencies
-Improving capacity to address food and nutrition insecurity problems as well as provide a conducive macroeconomic environment for improved nutrition status
-Raising Awareness of the Problem of Malnutrition through activities that will promote positive behaviour change and lifestyle through advocacy, communication and social mobilization
-Ensuring budget allocation, timely release and utilization as well as strengthening the coordination capacity of the institutions and personnel responsible for policy and programme coordination
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
