Goal

To reduce the prevalence of wasting among children under 5 years of age

FROM Commitment: Reduce the prevalence of wasting

Government / Bangladesh

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Bangladesh

Partner organisations:
Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: UN agencies, Development Partners, Youth Forums, NGOs
Country government at any administrative level: MoA, MoFood, MOFL, MOWCA, MOSW, MOLGRD&C, MOF
Academic or non-academic research institution: SUN Academia and Research Networks
Private sector food business: Private sectors
Date made: 31 Oct 2021
Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit | 2021 UN Food Systems Summit
Verification status Find out more
NAF SMARTness index Lower moderate Find out more
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
Primary indicator Wasting among children under five, WHO z-score -2, as a percentage of children under five
Primary indicator baseline 9.8% (MICS 2019)
Primary indicator target
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)

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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