Goal

To reduce the prevalence rate of stunting from 42% to 37% by 2030

Government (non-donor capacity) / Democratic Republic of Congo

Programme National de Nutrition (PRONANUT), RDC

Partner organisations:

Civil society organisation (CSO) or non-governmental organisation (NGO): Save The Children International

Multilateral organisations, including United Nations (UN) agencies: UNICEF, WFP, FAO, WHO

Country government at any administrative level: DRC SUN Movement Civil Society

Academic or non-academic research institution: University School of Public Health

Donor organisation, including philanthropic organisations: World Bank, UKAid, USAID

Date made: 03 Dec 2021

Related event: 2021 Tokyo N4G Summit

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NAF SMARTness index	High Find out more
Progress status	Off course See progress details
Targeted location	National - The interventions will be more focused on the provinces will high prevalence of stunting.
Targeted population	Specific population group(s)
Targeted population age	Specific age group(s)
Targeted population specific age	Children under 5 years old, especially those under 2 years old
Targeted population sex	All
Population coverage	18,472,683.0
Duration	December, 2021 - December, 2030

The DRC will reinforce the application of multisectoral approaches to reduce the stunting burden.

The national coordination will be reinforced in order to involve all ministries sensitive to nutrition.

The preventive activities will be more focused on the 1000 first days of the child, and on high impact nutrition interventions.

Primary indicator	Prevalence (%) Of Stunted Children Under 5 Years Of Age
Indicator monitor	Monitoring each month; evaluation each quarter; MICS survey once every four years

Stage	Measurement Date	Value	Status
Baseline	2018	42%
Progress report	September 2023	Augmentation de 42 a 47.9% du taux de prevalence de la malnutrition chronique chez les enfants de moins de 5 ans.	Off course The reported progress indicates that the expected level thus far had not yet been achieved and is not expected to be achieved by the end date, but as the end date is not yet reached, it could be still be possible to reach and maintain the target level.
Target	December, 2030	37%