Government / Sudan

Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan

Nutrition Accountability Framework Commitments

Government

Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan

  • Sudan
  • 3 partner organisations

Commitment made: 08 Nov 2021

Strengthen information system
Goals

Key nutrition indicators are included in HMIS to track the coverage and quality of essential nutrition actions

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Research monitoring and data
  • Goal SMARTness index: Upper moderate

SMART Surveys to include dietary diversity indicators to measure Minimum Acceptable Diet (MAD) for children 6 to 23 months of age

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Research monitoring and data
  • Goal SMARTness index: Low
Government

Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan

  • Sudan
  • 3 partner organisations

Commitment made: 08 Nov 2021

Improve food safety & regulatory bodies
Goals

The capacity of the Sudan food safety regulatory body is increased to assure food and water safety and quality, hygiene, and sanitation

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Operational
  • Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate
Government

Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan

  • Sudan
  • 3 partner organisations

Commitment made: 08 Nov 2021

Strengthen SBCC
Goals

Innovative Social and Behavioural Change Communication programs to promote healthy diets developed and rolled out

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Consumer knowledge
  • Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate
Government

Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan

  • Sudan
  • 3 partner organisations

Commitment made: 08 Nov 2021

Food Fortification
Goals

Enacted and enforced mandatory legislation for food fortification of selected staples including salt.

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Food supply chain
  • Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate
Government

Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan

  • Sudan
  • 3 partner organisations

Commitment made: 08 Nov 2021

Scaling up & integrating CMAM in to PHC
Goals

100% of health facilities have integrated CMAM services

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Operational
  • Goal SMARTness index: High
Government

Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan

  • Sudan
  • 3 partner organisations

Commitment made: 08 Nov 2021

Strengthen UHC by integrating nutrition
Goals

Essential and comprehensive benefit packages put in place and mainstreamed into the existing health delivery systems.

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Nutrition care services
  • Goal SMARTness index: High
Government

Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan

  • Sudan
  • 3 partner organisations

Commitment made: 08 Nov 2021

National nutrition multi-sectoral plan
Goals

National nutrition multi-sectoral costed plan (NNMP) developed and endorsed

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Leadership and governance
  • Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate
Government

Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan

  • Sudan
  • 3 partner organisations

Commitment made: 07 Nov 2021

Climate & gender smart food systems
Goals

Mechanism in place to select and scale appropriate climate-smart & gender sensitive NSA (Nutrition Sensitive Agriculture) technologies selected and adopted to improve consumption and production of nutrient dense foods.

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Food supply chain
  • Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate
Government

Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan

  • Sudan
  • 3 partner organisations

Commitment made: 07 Nov 2021

Innovative Financing SMEs in food sector
Goals

Favorable policies and strategies put in place encouraging equity banks, philanthropist, and microfinance institutions to finance SME working in the food sector at lower interest rates.

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Food supply chain
  • Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate
Government

Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan

  • Sudan
  • 3 partner organisations

Commitment made: 07 Nov 2021

Strengthening SafetyNet program
Goals

Government-led Safety Net programs at community level are strengthened and expanded.

  • Nutrition Action Classification: >
  • Goal SMARTness index: Upper moderate
Government

Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan

  • Sudan
  • 3 partner organisations

Commitment made: 07 Nov 2021

Dietary guideline & food comp. revised
Goals

Updated national dietary guidelines and food composition tables completed by 2025.

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Research monitoring and data
  • Goal SMARTness index: Upper moderate

Marketing of breastmilk substitutes outlawed by end of 2022.

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Food environment
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Marketing of highly processed foods high in sugar, salt and fat outlawed by end of 2023.

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Policy > Food environment
  • Goal SMARTness index: High
Government

Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan

  • Sudan
  • 3 partner organisations

Commitment made: 07 Nov 2021

Adoption of Multispectral approach
Goals

An accountability framework for nutrition developed and endorsed by the highest level of government by decree

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Research monitoring and data
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

A costed multisectoral nutrition action plan is developed and endorsed at the highest level of government

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Leadership and governance
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Inclusion of nutrition specific and sensitive interventions in all policies & strategies by relevant sectors

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Leadership and governance
  • Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate
Government

Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan

  • Sudan
  • 3 partner organisations

Commitment made: 07 Nov 2021

Increase financial commitment from FMoH
Goals

MoH annual budget reflects at least 2% allocation to nutrition

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Financial
  • Goal SMARTness index: Lower moderate
Government

Federal Ministry of Health of Sudan

  • Sudan
  • 3 partner organisations

Commitment made: 05 Nov 2021

Improve nutritional status
Goals

Increase the percentage of children 6-23 months receiving a minimum acceptable diet

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Diet
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Increase access of households to improved sanitation facilities

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Enabling > Operational
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Reduce the prevalence of stunting among children under 5

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Undernutrition
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Reduce the prevalence of wasting among children under 5

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Undernutrition
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Reduce the prevalence of anaemia among women of reproductive age

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Undernutrition
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Reduce the prevalence of low birthweight

  • Nutrition Action Classification: Impact > Undernutrition
  • Goal SMARTness index: High

Share this page