Goal
To reduce the prevalence of wasting among children under 5 years of age
Reduce the prevalence of wasting
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh
| Verification status | Find out more |
|---|---|
| NAF SMARTness index | Lower moderate Find out more |
| Progress status | No response See progress details |
| Targeted location | National - Focusing on 26 districts with high prevalence, Gazipur City Corporation, Dhaka North and South City Corporation, and FDMN camps in Cox' Bazar |
| 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 | 4,200,000.0 |
| 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), National guidelines for community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM), Global Action Plan for Child Wasting (GAP)
Progress
Indicator
| Primary indicator | Wasting Among Children Under Five, Who Z-Score -2, As A Percentage Of Children Under Five |
|---|---|
| Indicator monitor | BDHS (Every 4 years), MICS (Every 3-4 years) |
Reports
| Stage | Measurement Date | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 2019 | 9.8% (MICS 2019) | |
| Progress report | No response | ||
| Target | June, 2025 | None |
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
