"policy_id","iso3code","countryname","province","policy_title","policy_type","policy_type_other","language","start_month","start_year","end_month","end_year","published_by","published_month","published_year","adopted","adopted_month","adopted_year","adopted_by","partner_gov","partner_government_details","partner_un","partner_un_details","partner_ngo","partner_ngo_details","partner_donors","partner_donors_details","partner_intergov","partner_intgov_details","partner_national_ngo","partner_nat_ngo_details","partner_research","partner_research_details","partner_private","partner_private_details","partner_other","partner_other_details","goals","strategies","me_indicators","me_indicator_types","legislation_details","topics","link_action","url","further_notes","references","attached_file" "24154","MRT","Mauritania","","Act No. 67-039","Legislation relevant to nutrition","","English","","1967","","","","","1967","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","This section shows data from the TRAVAIL Database of Conditions of Work and Employment Laws with analyses of national legislation for maternity protection in the areas of: maternity leave, maternity leave benefits. Further data (e.g. on paternity leave) are available at http://www.ilo.org/dyn/travail","Maternity protection|100%|Full social security","","","","Maternity protection at work is an essential element in equality of opportunity, treatment and health protection. It seeks to enable women to combine their reproductive and productive roles successfully, and to prevent unequal treatment in employment due to women’s reproductive role. Maternity protection is important for nutrition in terms of achieving good birth outcomes and enabling breastfeeding. Since the ILO was founded in 1919, international labour standards have been established to provide maternity protection for women workers. The ILO Maternity Protection Convention No. 183 represents the minimum standards, whereas the accompanying ILO Maternity Protection Recommendation No. 191 proposes additional measures.ILO maintains the TRAVAIL Database of Conditions of Work and Employment Laws, which provides a picture of the regulatory environment of working time, minimum wages and maternity protection in more than 100 countries around the world. It contains comprehensive legal information, which allows customized research on a specific country, comparison of the legislation of several countries or regions on a particular subject, and searches by text. ILO also periodically publishes reviews of national legislation related to maternity protection at work. Read more about the work of ILO related to maternity protection at http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/equality-and-discrimination/maternity-protection","" "26282","MUS","Mauritius","","Food Regulations made under the Food Act 1998","Legislation relevant to nutrition","","English","","1999","","","Ministry of Health and Quality of Life","","1999","Adopted","","","F61-206 Subsidiary Legislation of Mauritius","Health","","","","","","","","","","National NGOs","","","","","","","","","","","","
3. Labelling requirements of pre-packed food
(q) where a claim is made as to the presence in that food of any vitamin or mineral or amino acid, a statement setting out in the case of -
(i) vitamin, the quantity of each vitamin in International Units or milligrams;
(ii) mineral, the quantity of each mineral in parts per cent or milligrams; or
(iii) amino acid, the quantity of each amino acid in milligrams present in a stated quantity of food
...
5. Food with decrease sodium content
No person shall import, manufacture, process, pack, store, offer for sale or sell any food whose sodium content has been decreased or eliminated, unless the label on the package of the food bears the appropriate terminology for the following quantitative standards in respect of element of sodium -
(a) """"Sodium free"""" - not more than 5 milligrams per 100 grams;
(b) """"Very low sodium"""" - not more than 35 milligrams per 100 grams;
(c) """"Low sodium"""" - not more than 140 milligrams per 100 grams;
(d) """"Reduced sodium"""" - processed to reduce the usual level of sodium by 75 per cent;
(e) """"Unsalted"""" - processed without sodium chloride;
(f) """"No salt added"""" - should express the natural sodium content in milligram per 100 grams.
6. Low calorie food
(1) No person shall import, manufacture, process, pack, store, offer for sale or sell any food labelled -
(a) """"LOW CALORIE"""" unless the food contains not more than 40 calorie per 100 grams of food;
(b) """"REDUCED CALORIE"""" unless the calorie content of the food is one third lower than the calorie content of the food to which it is compared; and
(c) """"DIET"""" or """"DIETIC PRODUCT"""" unless the product complies with the standards specified in paragraph (2).
(2) """"DIET"""" or """"DIETIC PRODUCT"""" shall -
(a) comply with the requirements for low or reduced calorie food;
(b) be clearly described as being useful for special dietary purposes; and
(c) not make any claim to the effect that the food is guaranteed to maintain or reduce body weight.
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112. Iodised salt
Iodised salt shall be edible salt which contains –
(a) not less than 98 per cent sodium chloride on a moisture free basis;
(b) not more than 0.2 per cent of matter insoluble in water;
(c) not more than one per cent moisture;
(d) added potassium iodate or potassium iodide, or both, complying with the standards of purity specified in the British Pharmacopeia; and
(e) not less than 15 p.p.m and not more than 25 p.p.m of iodine.
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176. Infant formula and breast milk
No person shall -
(a) advertise or cause to be advertised any infant formula with any claims to the effect that the infant formula is superior to breast milk; and
(b) import, pack, store, offer for sale or sell any infant formula which bears a label claiming that the infant formula is superior to breast milk.
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199. Margarine
206. Maximum permissible level of fat
No person shall import, manufacture, process, pack, store, offer for sale or sell any food specified in the first column of the Fifty-eight Schedule unless it complies with the maximum permissible level of polyunsaturated fat, saturated fat or palm oil specified in the second column of the Schedule in respect of that food.
...
250. Peanut butter Peanut butter – ...
(c) shall contain not more than –
...
(iii) 2 per cent salt;
...
FIFTY-EIGHTH SCHEDULE
[Regulation 206]
PERMITTED LEVEL OF SATURATED FATTY ACIDS
PART A FOOD - MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE LEVEL
Edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fat or oil or of fractions of different fats or oil - (1) Not more than 23 per cent of saturated fatty acids; and (2) Not more than 25 per cent of palm oil
Hydrogenated oils and fats for industrial purpose - Not more than 85 per cent saturated fatty acids on the fat weight basis
Industrial margarine - Not more than 75 per cent saturated fatty acids on the fat weight basis
Margarine rich in polyunsaturates - Not less than 45 per cent of polyunsaturated, not more than 25 per cent of saturated fats on the fat weight basis
Other margarine - (1) Not more than 60 per cent saturated fats on the fat weight basis; and (2) Not more than 25 per cent of palm oil
Vegetable fats (Vanaspati) - Not more than 30 per cent saturated fatty acids on the fat weight basis
PART B
Maximum permissible level of saturated fatty acids per 100 g of edible portion
Any other food product - 15%
Biscuits, wafers, pastry, filled milk, not excluding other types of milk and milk products - 15%
Chocolate other than dark chocolate, coffee whiteners and confectioneries -25%
Imitation cream, cooking chocolate and dark chocolate - 35%
Pasta, breakfast cereals, malted instant drink powder - 5%
Snacks, cakes, fried cakes, chips, fried chicken, twisties and noodles - 10%
[Fifty-eighth Sch. revoked and replaced by reg. 3 of GN 171 of 2004 w.e.f. 16 October 2004.]
","International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes|Food labelling|Fats|Salt/sodium|Vitamin A|Iodine|Vitamin D|Food grade salt|Edible oils and margarine|Voluntary fortification|Mandatory fortification of margarine or edible oils with vitamin A|Mandatory fortification of margarine or edible oils with vitamin D|Ingredients list|Mandatory for pre-packaged foods with a health claim|Specific nutrition criteria|Labelling: Message on superiority of breastfeeding|Labelling: Recommended age for designated product|Mandatory reformulation|Measures to limit saturated fatty acid content|Measures to limit sodium content|Breakfast cereals (Reformulation saturated fat)|Butter and other fats and oils (Reformulation saturated fat)|Cakes, sweet biscuits and pastries; other sweet bakery wares; and dry-mixes for making such (Reformulation saturated fat)|Chocolate and sugar confectionery, energy bars, and sweet toppings and desserts (Reformulation saturated fat)|Fresh or dried pasta, noodles, rice and grains (Reformulation saturated fat)|Processed meat, poultry, game, fish and similar (Reformulation saturated fat)|Savoury snacks (Reformulation saturated fat)|Yoghurt, sour milk, cream and other similar foods (Reformulation saturated fat)|Chocolate and sugar confectionery, energy bars, and sweet toppings and desserts (Reformulation sodium)","","https://health.govmu.org/Documents/Legislations/Documents/ANNEX%205%20Food%20Regulations%201999%20(Subsidiary%20Legislation%20of%20Mauritius%202013).pdf","","Food (Amendment) Regulations 2004 (G.N. 171 of 2004) http://www.fao.org/faolex/results/details/en/c/LEX-FAOC061930https://supremecourt.govmu.org/Legislations/No 171-FOOD (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2004_20160528104917689.pdf","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/MUS%201999%20Food%20Regulations.pdf" "24155","MRT","Mauritania","","Act No. N° 2004-015","Legislation relevant to nutrition","","English","","2004","","","","","2004","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","This section shows data from the TRAVAIL Database of Conditions of Work and Employment Laws with analyses of national legislation for maternity protection in the areas of: maternity leave, maternity leave benefits. Further data (e.g. on paternity leave) are available at http://www.ilo.org/dyn/travail","Maternity protection|14 weeks or more|Paid breastfeeding breaks","","","","Maternity protection at work is an essential element in equality of opportunity, treatment and health protection. It seeks to enable women to combine their reproductive and productive roles successfully, and to prevent unequal treatment in employment due to women’s reproductive role. Maternity protection is important for nutrition in terms of achieving good birth outcomes and enabling breastfeeding. Since the ILO was founded in 1919, international labour standards have been established to provide maternity protection for women workers. The ILO Maternity Protection Convention No. 183 represents the minimum standards, whereas the accompanying ILO Maternity Protection Recommendation No. 191 proposes additional measures.ILO maintains the TRAVAIL Database of Conditions of Work and Employment Laws, which provides a picture of the regulatory environment of working time, minimum wages and maternity protection in more than 100 countries around the world. It contains comprehensive legal information, which allows customized research on a specific country, comparison of the legislation of several countries or regions on a particular subject, and searches by text. ILO also periodically publishes reviews of national legislation related to maternity protection at work. Read more about the work of ILO related to maternity protection at","" "24156","MUS","Mauritius","","Employment Rights Act","Legislation relevant to nutrition","","English","","2008","","","","","2008","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","This section shows data from the TRAVAIL Database of Conditions of Work and Employment Laws with analyses of national legislation for maternity protection in the areas of: maternity leave, maternity leave benefits. Further data (e.g. on paternity leave) are available at http://www.ilo.org/dyn/travail","Maternity protection|Less than 14 weeks|100%|Employer liability|Paid breastfeeding breaks","","http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_lang=en&p_isn=79925&p_country=MUS&p_count=706&p_classification=01.02&p_classcount=2","","Maternity protection at work is an essential element in equality of opportunity, treatment and health protection. It seeks to enable women to combine their reproductive and productive roles successfully, and to prevent unequal treatment in employment due to women’s reproductive role. Maternity protection is important for nutrition in terms of achieving good birth outcomes and enabling breastfeeding. Since the ILO was founded in 1919, international labour standards have been established to provide maternity protection for women workers. The ILO Maternity Protection Convention No. 183 represents the minimum standards, whereas the accompanying ILO Maternity Protection Recommendation No. 191 proposes additional measures.ILO maintains the TRAVAIL Database of Conditions of Work and Employment Laws, which provides a picture of the regulatory environment of working time, minimum wages and maternity protection in more than 100 countries around the world. It contains comprehensive legal information, which allows customized research on a specific country, comparison of the legislation of several countries or regions on a particular subject, and searches by text. ILO also periodically publishes reviews of national legislation related to maternity protection at work. Read more about the work of ILO related to maternity protection at","" "26283","MUS","Mauritius","","Food (Sale of Food on Premises of Educational Institutions) Regulations 2009","Legislation relevant to nutrition","","English","1","2010","","","Government Gazette of Mauritius No. 74 of 15 August 2009","8","2009","Adopted","8","2009","GN No. 94 of 2009","Health","Minister of Health and Quality of Life ","","","","","","","","","National NGOs","","","","","","","","","","","","3. No person shall, on the premises of any educational institution, sell any food other than food which is specified in the Schedule.
SCHEDULE
[regulation 3]
Food which may be sold on the premises of educational institutions
Cassava (manioc) (plain boiled)
Daal pourri
Drinking water
Farahta
Fruits, other than fruits cooked in sugar, candied fruits, crystallized fruits and pickled fruits
Idli
Maize (boiled or roasted)
Nuts (boiled or roasted), including almonds, cashew nuts, peanuts and pistachios
Pain Fourré (the filling of which shall not contain any deep fried item and shall comply with regulation 206 of the Food Regulations 1999, which provides for maximum permitted level of fat)
Pancake
Pudding made of bread, cassava, maize, semolina or vermicelli
Pulses (boiled or roasted), including chickpeas (gram)
Puttu
Sandwich (the filling of which shall not contain any deep fried item and shall comply with regulation 206 of the Food Regulations 1999, which provides for maximum permitted level of fat)
Sweet potato (patate) (plain boiled)
Yam (arouille) (plain boiled)
","Dietary practice|Fat intake|Saturated fat intake|Total fat intake|Fruit and vegetable intake|Regulation/guidelines on types of foods and beverages available|Mandatory standards|Any foods and beverages sold in school|Schools (standards)|Foods high in fats (standards)|Fruit and vegetables (standards)|Pulses, legumes, nuts (standards)|Water (standards)|Fried foods (standards)|Saturated fats (standards)","","https://supremecourt.govmu.org/Legislations/No 094-FOOD (SALE OF FOOD ON PREMISES OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS) REGULATIONS_20160528114454044.pdf","https://pmo.govmu.org/CabinetDecision/2009/Cabinet-Decisions-taken-on-12-June.aspx","","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/MUS%202009%20Sale%20of%20Food%20on%20Premises%20of%20Educational%20Institutions%20Regulations.pdf" "7912","MRT","Mauritania","","Politique Nationale de Developpement de la nutrition","Comprehensive national nutrition policy, strategy or plan","","","","2005","","2015","Ministry of Health","","2006","Adopted","","2006","Ministries Council","Cabinet/Presidency|Food and agriculture|Health|Social welfare","Ministry of Health Cabinet/Presidency, Food and agriculture, Health, Social welfare: Prime Minister Office, Food Security Agency /Min Agric, MOH, Ministry of Social affaires","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Low birth weight|Stunting in children 0-5 yrs|Wasting in children 0-5 years|Underweight in children 0-5 years|Underweight in women|Overweight, obesity and diet-related NCDs|Nutrition in schools|Nutrition in the school curriculum|Vitamin and mineral nutrition|Vitamin A|Micronutrient supplementation|Food vehicles (i.e. types of fortified foods)|Acute malnutrition|Management of moderate acute malnutrition|Management of severe acute malnutrition|Nutrition sensitive actions|Food security and agriculture","","","","WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2009-2010","" "7965","LBR","Liberia","","National Food Security and Nutrition Strategy","Comprehensive national nutrition policy, strategy or plan","","English","","2008","","","Ministry of Agriculture Republic of Liberia","","2008","","","","","Health|Food and agriculture|Education and research|Women, children, families|Finance, budget and planning|Trade","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","The key objectives of the FSNS are to make certain that all Liberians have reliable access to the food they need and are able to utilize that food to live active and healthy lives. As such, ensuring food security and good nutrition is not a policy choice of government that it can decide to accept or reject, but a right of the citizens of Liberia which the government is obligated to respect, promote, and protect. Although the strategy encompasses the food security and nutritional needs of all Liberians, it prioritizes the needs of food insecure and nutritionally vulnerable groups in society, including the elderly who have little support, female-headed households, orphans, and HIV-affected households. In addressing the needs of nutritionally vulnerable households and in working to safeguard the food security and good nutritional status of others, two demographic groups are targeted - infants and children under 5 years of age and pregnant and lactating women. The period from conception through the first two years of life is crucial in terms of food security and nutrition, as growth failure in a child during this period cannot be fully corrected later in life. Consequently, the central outcome measures of whether this strategy can be judged successful are those that establish whether the food and nutritional needs of young children in Liberia are being met. If these needs are satisfied, prospects are good that all Liberians will be properly nourished and food secure.
","PRIORITIES FOR ACHIEVING FOOD SECURITY AND IMPROVED NUTRITION IN LIBERIA
The central outcome measures of whether this Food Security and Nutrition Strategy for Liberia can be judged successful are those that establish whether the food and nutritional needs of young children in Liberia are being met. If these needs are satisfied, prospects are good that all Liberians will be able to enjoy the chance of living active and healthy lives and to contribute to the emergence of a peaceful, secure, and prosperous Liberia. As such, the FSNS adopts child nutritional indicators based on anthropometry - stunting (low height for age), underweight (low weight for age), and wasting (low weight for height) prevalence levels - as key indicators of progress towards the objectives of the strategy.Of course, these indicators must be assessed in context, particularly in light of trends. While child nutritional indicators integrate the contributions of factors relating to food availability, access, and utilization, they are static indicators. That is, they do not give any indication of what the nutritional status of the children will be in the future. Consequently, the monitoring of trends in the underlying determinants of child nutrition - food security, but also nutritional care, and the provision of health services and a healthy environment - is necessary to assess the likely sustainability of current child nutritional status and any progress achieved under the FSNS.(pg.4)
","","","International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes|Stunting in children 0-5 yrs|Wasting in children 0-5 years|Underweight in children 0-5 years|Growth monitoring and promotion|Breastfeeding promotion/counselling|Complementary feeding promotion/counselling|School-based health and nutrition programmes|Micronutrient supplementation|Food fortification|Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition|Management of moderate acute malnutrition|Management of severe acute malnutrition|HIV/AIDS and nutrition","","","http://www.fao.org/righttofood/inaction/countrylist/Liberia/FoodandNutritionStrategy_2008.pdf","WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2009-2010","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/LBR%202008%20National%20Food%20Security%20and%20Nutrition%20Strategy.pdf" "8301","LBR","Liberia","","National Nutrition Policy","Comprehensive national nutrition policy, strategy or plan","","English","","2008","","","Government of Liberia","10","2008","Adopted","10","2008","","Nutrition council","national nutrition coordinating committee (NCC) comprised of government sector, NGOs and other development partners, led by the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare will coordinate the implementation of the policy and national plan of action","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","4.1 Goal: Mainstream nutrition related issues into national development policies and relevant programs.
Objectives
1. Increase awareness of policy makers on the importance of nutrition for sustainable development and poverty reduction.
2. Incorporate clear nutrition goals into national development policies, sectoral plans, programmes and projects.
4.2 Goal: All people living in Liberia are able to have reliable access to the food they need
Objectives
1. To ensure stable and sufficient supply and utilization of a diversity of safe foods of high nutritional value.
2. To ensure accessibility and affordability of food nationwide.
3. To mitigate the effects of economic and other shocks on nutrition.
4.3 Goal: Ensure that all consumers have access to high quality and safe foods.
Objectives
1. To raise awareness on the dangers of unsafe and sub-standard quality food.
2. To formulate and enforce food safety and control measures
3. To ensure the existence of a sanitary environment for proper food production, processing, preservation, distribution, preparation and consumption
4.4 Goal: To reduce the morbidity, disability and mortality rates of infectious diseases among the population.
Objectives
1. To improve nutrition case management of childhood diseases.
2. To improve access to quality health services, safe water, environmental sanitation and waste disposal systems.
4.5 Goal: To promote, protect and support optimal infant and young child feeding.
Objectives
1. To create an environment that will enable mothers and other care givers to practice optimal infant and young child feeding practices.2. To strengthen capacity to provide sound and culture-specific nutrition counseling for mothers of young children.3. To improve rates of exclusive breastfeeding.4.6 Goal: To minimize the extent and magnitude of iron, iodine and vitamin A deficiency on pregnancy performance and outcome, the growth and development of young children and the productivity and efficiency of adults.Objectives1.Eliminate iodine deficiency disorders amongst the general population.2. Reduce the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency and iron deficiency anemia in women and children.3.To increase the consumption of foods rich in micronutrients.4.7 Goal: To reduce mortality due to acute malnutrition and its long term adverse effects on growth and development.Objectives1. To improve access to facility and community based management for acutely malnourished children.2. To improve quality of care and case management of acute malnutrition including both physical and psychological perspectives.4.8 Goal: To improve care and access to adequate, well-balanced and safe diets for nutritionally vulnerable groupsObjectives1. To improve nutrition care and support for individuals with chronic diseases.2. To improve maternal nutrition during pregnancy and lactation.3. To increase access to health and nutrition services for adolescents and the elderly4.9 Goal: To minimize the extent and magnitude of chronic, diet related non-communicable diseases.Objectives1. To contribute to the prevention of diet-related non-communicable diseases.2. To maintain health and quality of life of individuals with diet-related non-communicable diseases4.10 Goal: To establish an effective and efficient nutrition information system that will support policy analysis and programming.Objectives1. To enhance national capacity to assess, analyze, use and monitor nutrition and nutrition related situations.2. To ensure the use of nutrition information to inform policy and decision making4.11 Goal: To promote the adoption of positive attitudes and behaviors,- for improved nutrition for health and sustainable development.Objectives1. To institutionalize and develop capacity for nutrition information, education and communication2. To raise knowledge and awareness on the importance of good nutrition for health and development among all ages.4.12 Objectives1. To strengthen intrasectoral and intersectoral coordination of nutrition related policies and plans.2. To improve capacity for effective nutrition policy development and analysis, program planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation at all levels.
","4. Priority Policy Issues4.1. Mainstreaming Nutrition Goals and Objectives into Development Policies, Plans and Programmes.Strategies1. Establish where necessary, strengthen and expand nutrition training in agriculture, health, economic and education sectors.2. Increase knowledge and awareness of policy makers, planners and the community of the extent, causes and consequences of malnutrition and the role of nutrition for development.3. Advocate for increased financial support for nutrition intervention activities at the community level.4. Build and strengthen technical capacity for policy analysis, development and monitoring at all levels.5. Ensure development policies and plans give priority to vulnerable groups such as pregnant and lactating mothers, children under five years, PLWH, the elderly, and the food insecure.6. Incorporate clear nutrition goals into national development policies and sectoral plans, programmes and projects.7. Establish mechanisms to promote effective intersectoral cooperation and coordination4.2. Improving Household Food SecurityStrategies1. Exploit all opportunities to improve food production by addressing production constraints such as access to agriculture inputs, credit and other essential services.2. Promote food production diversification and improve rural technologies for production and processing of nutrient-rich crops.3. Advocate for improved incentives for production, processing and marketing of preferred local foods.4. Advocate for Strategies to maintain predictable and stable food imports including cost reduction measures and establishment of strategic food reserve mechanisms.5. Establish and promote joint public-private sector partnership initiatives for improved handling and storage, food processing, preservation and value-added marketing.6. Advocate for increased access to markets especially for underserved areas.7. Broaden secure access to work opportunities and factors of production especially for women and vulnerable groups.8. Strengthen and expand food security monitoring and emergency preparedness and early warning systems.9. Strengthen social safety nets and support targeted feeding programs for vulnerable groups10. Develop understanding and response to economic shocks that affect diet diversity, nutritional status and health of populations, especially the poor.11. Increase access to quality formal and informal education and enhance employment opportunities especially for women and girls.4.3.Protect Consumers Through Improved Food Quality and Safety Strategies1. Sensitize and inform the public and key decision makers on the importance of food quality and safety.2. Promote regional and international co-operation in the area of food standards, safety and quality control.3. Review, update and or formulate legislation, guidelines, standards and codes of practice on food quality and safety.4. Strengthen institutions involved in the implementation of sanitary and phytosanitary measures including enforcement capacity for quality control of both local and imported food products. 5. Develop simple cost-effective technologies for food safety and quality control.6. Develop simple systems whereby consumers can express grievances and make suggestions for improvements in food safety.7. Promote multi-sectoral involvement to protect public health and the environment.4.4. Preventing and Managing Infectious DiseasesStrategies1. Promote immunization of infants, young children and women of child bearing age.2. Support the appropriate treatment of infectious diseases.3. Strengthen infant and young child feeding component as part of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) Approach at health facility and community level.- Promote optimal infant and young child feeding practices particularly exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months, and age appropriate nutritionally balanced and locally available foods for children 6-24 months- Increase awareness on importance of adequate food intake during the management of infectious disease episodes, especially diarrheal diseases.- Control malaria and promote the use of impregnated bed nets.- Control parasitic infections among vulnerable groups, especially children.- Promote the use of oral rehydration solution (ORS) and other safe rehydration therapies to prevent dehydration due to diarrhea.4. Raise awareness on the role of personal hygiene, food hygiene and safety, clean and safe water and environmental sanitation, and proper waste management in the prevention and control of infectious diseases.5. Increase access to clean and safe water and sanitation including to schools and health facilities. 6. Strengthen the nutrition component of pre-service training for service providers in public health training institutions.7. Facilitate early detection and management of growth faltering through growth monitoring and promotion.8. Update and enforce legislation governing food quality and safety including importation, preparation, storage and sale.4.5. Promoting Breast Feeding and Adequate Complementary Feeding for Children Under Two Years Strategies1. Develop policies, protocols and standards on infant and young child feeding, based on sound and up-to-date epidemiological and scientific evidence, and in the context of national policies and programs.-Develop and provide guidance to support feeding of infant and young children in exceptional circumstances, e.g. in the context of HIV and in emergencies.- Support formative research on common perceptions and factors influencing infant and young child feeding behaviors.2. Revitalize and expand the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) –to protect, promote and support breast feeding - to all health facilities.3. Strengthen capacity of all health workers and social workers at facility and community levels on infant and young child feeding counseling.4. Incorporate appropriate information on infant and young child feeding issues into pre-service curricula for all health and social workers and community health volunteers.5. Establish community support structures to help ensure appropriate infant and young child feeding, for example mother-to-mother support groups, peer counselors, establishment of early child-care facilities.6. Promote good nutrition for pregnant and lactating women and strengthen linkages between breastfeeding and family planning programmes.7. Promote the adequate intake of micronutrients through access to suitable local foods and where necessary, micronutrient supplements.8. Review, adopt and enforce the Liberia Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes.9. Review, adopt and monitor application of the national policy of maternity entitlements, including workplace initiatives.10. Increase awareness, at all levels, on the importance of optimal infant and young child feeding, especially breastfeeding.11. Promote growth monitoring and promotion for infants and young children.12. Improve access to nutrition, health and education support for adolescent girls.13. Advocate and support research and extension services on time and labor-saving technology for women.14. Promote male and community involvement and responsibility in appropriate feeding for infants and young children.4.6. Addressing Micronutrient MalnutritionStrategies1. Conduct assessments on the extent and epidemiology of micronutrient deficiencies.2. Formulate and implement integrated and multi-sectoral programmes to prevent and control micronutrient deficiencies.3. Promote the production, processing, preservation and consumption of micronutrient-rich foods at community level.4. Develop and implement appropriate micronutrient supplementary programmes directed at the appropriate vulnerable groups (such as, but not limited to, pregnant and lactating women, infants and young children).5. Promote optimal breastfeeding practices including exclusive breastfeeding for up to six months.6. Advocate for the enactment and enforcement of legislation on micronutrient fortification of locally produced and imported foods and water where feasible.7. Ensure that the nutrient content of food commodities used for food aid meets nutritional requirements.8. Incorporate appropriate information on micronutrient nutrition into school curricula and pre-service training programmes for health and social workers and community health volunteers.9. Raise awareness and knowledge on the types and importance of foods rich in micronutrients, at all levels.10. Strengthen micronutrient surveillance capabilities including salt monitoring.4.7. Treatment and Management of Acute MalnutritionStrategies1. Develop and implement harmonized policies and protocols for the management of acute malnutrition at both facility and community level.2. Improve access to high-quality residential units for management of severely malnourished children.3. Strengthen capacity for case management, follow-up, supervision, and monitoring to assure quality of care for severely malnourished children.4. Ensure uninterrupted supply of essential supplies for management of acute malnutrition.5. Ensure access to safe drinking water for all facilities treating malnourished children.6. Promote proper hygiene and feeding practices.7. Strengthen capacity at community level for active case finding and referral of moderately and severely malnourished children.8. Support the local production and/or procurement of supplementary and ready-to-use-therapeutic foods.9. Integrate the management of severe acute malnutrition into the Integrated Management of Childhood Infections, at all levels.10. Promote and ensure good care practices and a positive relationship between mother and child.11. Ensure identification and care for psychosocial issues that affect the nutritional status of children and adults.4.8. Caring for the Nutritionally VulnerableStrategies1. Advocate for the enforcement of legislation on equal rights and opportunities for women, laws on marriage and family, child-labor laws and laws on employment and conditions of work for women.2. Promote optimal infant and young child feeding practices for children under five years.3. Increase access to nutrition and health information for adolescents, especially adolescent girls.4. Ensure access to health care for women through the Basic Package of Health Services.5. Promote adequate dietary intake during pregnancy and lactation.6. Advocate for increased access to appropriate labor and energy saving devices to reduce women’s workload.7. Strengthen capacity of health and social workers respectively, in the nutrition care and support of people living with HIV and TB patients.8. Adopt the nutrition cluster approach to ensure timely, coordinated and appropriate response to humanitarian and emergency nutrition situations.9. Establish social safety nets and other traditional forms of family support for the nutritionally vulnerable, especially the elderly.10. Promote male and community involvement and responsibility for the nutritional well-being and support of their families.11. Raise knowledge and awareness on the importance of nutrition during pregnancy and lactation, at all levels.4.9. Promoting Appropriate Diets and LifestylesStrategies1. Increase awareness on the relationship between diet and lifestyles and NCDs particularly targeting groups most at risk.2. Incorporate information on food safety, food preparation and healthy diet and lifestyles into the curricula of school children, and for the training of health professionals and agriculture extension workers.3. Promote consumption patterns that support nutrition well-being, at all levels. 4. Ensure adequately trained personnel for the prevention and management of diet-related NCDs, at health facility level.5. Encourage the formation of pressure groups such as anti-smoking, anti-drug and anti-alcohol abuse groups, to enhance capacity to combat the problem/s.6. Develop and disseminate clear dietary guidelines for people with NCDs, taking into consideration food habits and the nutritional value of locally available food.7. Advocate for the establishment of fitness and recreational facilities targeting children and highrisk groups throughout the country.4.10. Assessing, Analyzing and Monitoring Nutrition SituationsStrategies1. Strengthen the national nutrition surveillance program, at all levels.2. Strengthen existing institutional systems and capacity to collect, analyze, report and monitor nutrition situations.3. Use community based information systems to support local problem identification analysis and action.4. Encourage a coordinated multi-sectoral approach to data collection, analysis and presentation to identify the priority nutrition problems, extent and causes and monitor trends.5. Strengthen growth monitoring and promotion within the BPHS and support expansion to the community level.6. Support the integration of nutrition indicators into the health information system.7. Support the use of nutrition information for decision making and policy analysis.4.11. Communication to Improve Nutrition for Health and DevelopmentStrategies1. Develop a multi-level, interactive multi-channel communication strategy to increase knowledge and promote positive nutrition behaviors.2. Facilitate and encourage community participation planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of communication activities:3. Advocate and support integration of nutrition communication into pre-service training of public health and extension worker training curricula.4. Strengthen community and facility based service provider skills in nutrition counseling.5. Explore and test innovative approaches for information exchange at the community level.4.12. An Enabling Institutional Arrangement for the Planning, Coordination, Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation of Effective Nutrition InterventionsCoordination mechanisms, Program management (The Central Level Nutrition Unit, Nutrition Focal Point as part of County Health Teams, The Community Level), Programme Personnel (Central, County level, Community), Capacity Building.
","4.10. Assessing, Analyzing and Monitoring Nutrition Situations PreambleTimely, relevant and accurate nutrition information is essential for the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of effective policies and programmes to improve nutrition and to provide early warning of impending nutritional emergencies and for ongoing program management. A simple but efficient nutrition surveillance system for generating timely and relevant information for program planning and decision making shall be developed with appropriate mechanisms for flow of information from community to central levels. Comprehensive nutrition surveys will be conducted as required. For more efficient use of resources, a multi-sectoral coordinated approach to nutrition monitoring will be adopted.GoalTo establish an effective and efficient nutrition information system that will support policy analysis and programming.Objectives1. To enhance national capacity to assess, analyze, use and monitor nutrition and nutrition related situations.2. To ensure the use of nutrition information to inform policy and decision makingStrategies 1. Strengthen the national nutrition surveillance program, at all levels.2. Strengthen existing institutional systems and capacity to collect, analyze, report and monitor nutrition situations.3. Use community based information systems to support local problem identification analysis and action.4. Encourage a coordinated multi-sectoral approach to data collection, analysis and presentation to identify the priority nutrition problems, extent and causes and monitor trends.5. Strengthen growth monitoring and promotion within the BPHS and support expansion to the community level.6. Support the integration of nutrition indicators into the health information system.7. Support the use of nutrition information for decision making and policy analysis.
","","","Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)|Breastfeeding - Exclusive 6 months|Counselling on infant feeding in the context HIV|International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes|Wasting in children 0-5 years|Anaemia|Anaemia in pregnant women|Anaemia in women 15-49 yrs|Iodine deficiency disorders|Vitamin A deficiency|Growth monitoring and promotion|Breastfeeding promotion/counselling|Promotion of exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months|Complementary feeding promotion/counselling|Nutrition in the school curriculum|Vitamin A|Iodine|Iron|Micronutrient supplementation|Food fortification|Food grade salt|Management of moderate acute malnutrition|Management of severe acute malnutrition|HIV/AIDS and nutrition|Nutrition & infectious disease|Food safety|Food security and agriculture|Household food security|Diarrhoea or ORS|Improved hygiene / handwashing|Water and sanitation|Vulnerable groups","","","","","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/LBR%202008%20National%20Nutrition%20Policy.pdf" "8055","MUS","Mauritius","","National Plan of Action for Nutrition","Comprehensive national nutrition policy, strategy or plan","","English","","2009","","2010","Ministry of Heaalth and Quality of Life","","2009","Adopted","","2009","Government of Mauritius","Health","MOH&Q of ife","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","The objectives of this NPAN are to achieve the following by the year 2010:
(1) To increase the mean duration of exclusive breast-feeding to 3 months in infants
(2) To reduce underweight, as measured by growth indices, to half the 2004 level in children aged 5-11 years
(3) To reduce nutritional anaemia in female adolescents 12-19 years as indicated by haemoglobin levels under 12 g/dl, to 10%
(4) To reduce nutritional anaemia in pregnant women, as indicated by blood haemoglobin levels below 11 g/dl to 5%
(5) To establish dietary recommendations for adults for the prevention of chronic diet-related diseases based on the World Health Organization's population nutrient intake goals
(6) To reduce obesity in the adult population by 3%
(7) To adopt and enforce legal measures to ensure the provision of safe food and food supplies to the entire population
(8) To increase the average apparent consumption of fruit and vegetables by two fold
(9) To decrease the average apparent consumption of oils and fats by 10%
(10) To promote a fair distribution of available food resources, compatible with the needs of individuals, with special attention to vulnerable groups
","","","","","Breastfeeding|International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes|Low birth weight|Stunting in children 0-5 yrs|Wasting in children 0-5 years|Underweight in children 0-5 years|Underweight in women|Complementary feeding|Overweight and obesity in school age children and adolescents|Overweight and obesity in adults|Iron and folic acid|Nutrition & infectious disease|Food security and agriculture","","","","WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2009-2010","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/MUS%202009%20National%20Plan%20of%20Action%20for%20Nutrition.pdf" "26218","MUS","Mauritius","","The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009. Excise Act amended","Legislation relevant to nutrition","","English","","2009","","","Government Gazette of Mauritius No. 69 of 30 July 2009","7","2009","Adopted","7","2009","President of the Republic","Cabinet/Presidency|Finance, budget and planning","Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA)","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","
A. Maternal and newborn health services
6. Maternal and Newborn Nutrition will focus on supplementation with iron and vitamin A and on promoting breastfeeding.
B. Child health services
3. Child Nutrition. The Essential Nutrition Actions approach, an integrated package of preventive nutrition actions encompassing infant and young child feeding, micronutrient supplementation and women’s nutrition, will be utilized. Rapid nutrition assessments will be carried out quarterly in selected communities by community volunteers using a MUAC tape. Growth monitoring will be re-introduced as part of the routine services at all levels.
4. Infant and Young Child Feeding. Early initiation of breastfeeding, and its continuation, first exclusively and later with complementary food will be promoted.
5. Management of Acute Malnutrition (MAM). Therapeutic and supplementary feeding programs will be integrated in existing health facilities with a phased approach.
6. Micronutrient Supplementation. The MOHSW will advocate for food fortification. General CHVs will be trained to provide information on proper nutrition and to distribute vitamin A supplements and deworming medications every six months.
","","","","Growth monitoring and promotion|Breastfeeding promotion/counselling|Complementary feeding promotion/counselling|Monitoring of children’s growth in school|Vitamin A|Micronutrient supplementation|Management of moderate acute malnutrition","","moh.gov.lr","","WHO 2nd Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/LBR%202011%20National%20Health%20and%20Social%20Welfare%20Policy.pdf" "14949","MRT","Mauritania","","Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper","Multisectoral development plan with nutrition components","","English","","2011","","2015","Islamic Republic of Mauritania","","2011","","","2011","Ministére des affaires économiques et du devéloppement","","","","","","","Other, please specify under further details","International Monetary Fund","","","","","","","","","","","
Reduce Malnutrition rate (weight for age) among children under age 5 to 10% by 2015.
","ii. Nutrition policy
2.134 Nutrition is one of the major determinants of the health of mothers, newborns, and children. The government's main objective under the current action plan would be to improve the nutritional status of the population by implementing the following priority actions:
(i) updating the national nutrition policy and adopting an intersectoral action plan for nutrition;
(ii) implementing the national strategy for infant survival and development;
(iii) implementing the national protocol governing acute malnutrition, the national infant and young child feeding strategy, and the directives for vitamin A supplementation;
(iv) Volume 2: Action Plan 2011-2015 Post operationalization of coordination and monitoring/evaluation mechanisms in the field of nutrition;
(v) building the skills of nutrition experts;
(vi) institutionalization of a system of appropriate nutrition monitoring and surveillance; and
(viii) accelerated promotion of infant and young child feeding to prevent micronutrient deficiencies, including food fortification.
","Malnutrition rate (weight for age) among children under age 5
","","","Wasting in children 0-5 years|Vitamin A|Micronutrient supplementation|Food security and agriculture","","","","WHO 2nd Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/MRT%202011%20PRSP.pdf" "23723","MUS","Mauritius","","National Action Plan on Physical Activity","Health sector policy, strategy or plan with nutrition components","","English","","2011","","2014","Ministry of Health","","2011","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","
To make Mauritius a physically active and healthy nation.
To contribute to the achievement of optimal health for all Mauritians.
","","
Medium term
reduction in the % of overweight and obese individuals in a targeted population participating in a healthy diet and physical activity intervention programme.
Long term
- Population-based % of overweight or obese adults
- Population-based % of overweight or obese children and adolescents
- % of adults aged 25 years and above with raised blood pressure
- % of adults aged 25 years and above with raised total cholesterol
","","","Overweight and obesity in school age children and adolescents|Overweight and obesity in adults|Raised blood cholesterol|Raised blood pressure","","http://health.govmu.org/English/Documents/actplan-pa.pdf","","","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/MUS-2011-NAPPA.pdf" "7937","MRT","Mauritania","","Plan d’Action Intersectoriel de Nutrition","Comprehensive national nutrition policy, strategy or plan","","French","","2012","","2015","Inter-agency","","2012","","","","","Health|Food and agriculture|Social welfare|Finance, budget and planning","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","3.1 Améliorer les pratiques alimentaires du nourrisson et du jeune enfant
Allaitement maternel exclusif (AME) et continu
Alimentation Complémentaire (AC)
3.2 Augmenter l´apport en micronutriments
Supplémentation en Vitamine A (SVA)
Traitement de l’anémie et supplémentation en fer
Traitement de la diarrhée avec Supplément de SRO avec zinc
Fortification de la farine de blé en fer/folates et zinc et des huiles en vitamine A
Iodation universelle du sel
Alimentation de complémente prêts à l´emploi
3.3 Améliorer l´hygiène et le contrôle des parasites
Traitement de l´eau dans le ménage (TEM)
Lavage de mains
Utilisation de Moustiquaire Imprégnée avec Insecticide (MII)
Traitement préventif du paludisme (TPI)
Déparasitage
3.4 Traiter la malnutrition aigue sévère et modérée
Prise en charge de la malnutrition aiguë sévère
Prise en charge de la malnutrition aiguë modérée
3.5 Augmenter la disponibilité et l´accessibilité aux aliments
Transfert conditionnel d´argent
Production agricole et animale familiale (PAAF)
3.1 Améliorer les pratiques alimentaires du nourrisson et du jeune enfant
Allaitement maternel exclusif (AME) et continu
Alimentation Complémentaire (AC)
3.2 Augmenter l´apport en micronutriments
Supplémentation en Vitamine A (SVA)
Traitement de l’anémie et supplémentation en fer
Traitement de la diarrhée avec Supplément de SRO avec zinc
Fortification de la farine de blé en fer/folates et zinc et des huiles en vitamine A
Iodation universelle du sel
Alimentation de complémente prêts à l´emploi
3.3 Améliorer l´hygiène et le contrôle des parasites
Traitement de l´eau dans le ménage (TEM)
Lavage de mains
Utilisation de Moustiquaire Imprégnée avec Insecticide (MII)
Traitement préventif du paludisme (TPI)
Déparasitage
3.4 Traiter la malnutrition aigue sévère et modérée
Prise en charge de la malnutrition aiguë sévère
Prise en charge de la malnutrition aiguë modérée
3.5 Augmenter la disponibilité et l´accessibilité aux aliments
Transfert conditionnel d´argent
Production agricole et animale familiale (PAAF)
","","","","Stunting in children 0-5 yrs|Wasting in children 0-5 years|Underweight in children 0-5 years|Anaemia in pregnant women|Iodine deficiency disorders|Vitamin A deficiency|Minimum acceptable diet|Breastfeeding promotion/counselling|Complementary feeding promotion/counselling|Vitamin A|Vitamin B12|Micronutrient supplementation|Wheat flours|Management of moderate acute malnutrition|Management of severe acute malnutrition|Food security and agriculture|Conditional cash transfer programmes","","http://scalingupnutrition.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Intersectoral-Action-Plan-for-Nutrition-PAIN.pdf","","WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2009-2010","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/MRT%202010%20PAIN.pdf" "23734","MRT","Mauritania","","Plan National de Developpement Sanitaire","Health sector policy, strategy or plan with nutrition components","","French","","2012","","2020","Ministry of Health","","2011","Adopted","","2005","Ministère de la santé","Health|Environment","Ministry of Health, collectivités locales","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","L'amélioration durable de la santé des populations ainsi que l'atténuation de l'impact de la pauvreté sur les groupes les plus vulnérables.
","- la réduction de la mortalité maternelle et néonatale
- la réduction de la mortalité infanto-juvénile
- le contrôle des principales maladies transmissibles, y compris les maladies tropicales négligées
- la lutte contre les maladies non transmissibles, y compris les accidents de la voie publique
","
- nouveaux nés allaités au sein dans l'heure aui suit la naissance
- % des femmes enceintes anémiques recevant une supplémentation de fer
- Enfants de 0-5 mois allaités exclusivement au sein
- % d'enfants bénéficiant d'une diversité alimentaire minimale
- Prévalence de l‟HTA chez les 16-64 ans
- Prévalence du diabète chez les 16-64 ans
- Prévalence du surpoids/obésité
- % d'adultes consommant quotidiennement les 5 portions de fruits et légumes
- % d'adultes pratiquant une activité physique modérée à intense
- Supplémentation en fer des femmes enceintes et allaitantes dans le cadre du suivi prénatal
","","","Wasting in children 0-5 years|Anaemia in pregnant women|Iodine deficiency disorders|Vitamin A deficiency|Minimum acceptable diet|Overweight in children 0-5 yrs|Fruit and vegetable intake|Minimum dietary diversity of women|Breastfeeding promotion/counselling|Micronutrient supplementation|HIV/AIDS and nutrition|Vaccination","","http://www.sante.gov.mr/?wpfb_dl=5","","WHO 2nd Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/MRT-2012-PNDS.pdf" "24477","LBR","Liberia","","One Programme, United Nations Development Assistance Framework","Non-national nutrition policy document","","English","","2013","","2017","UN Country Team to Liberia","","2013","","","","","Finance, budget and planning","","Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)|International Labour Organization (ILO)|Joint United Nations Progam on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)|Other|United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)|United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)|United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)|United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)|United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)|United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)|World Food Programme (WFP)|World Health Organization (WHO)","IOM, OHCHR, UN Women, UNOPS, UN Habitat, UNODC","","","Other|Department of International Development (DFID)|The World Bank|US Agency for International Development (USAID)","Irish Aid","European Union|Other","IMF","","","","","","","","","Outcome 2.1: Natural Resource and Food Security: Improved sustainable natural resource utilization and food security.
Outcome 3.1: Health and Nutrition: The population has increased access to and utilization of equitable, affordable, and quality health and nutrition services.
Increased access to and use of Essential Package of Health and Social (EPHS) Welfare Services, especially in rural areas and by vulnerable populations.
Reduced mortality and stunting by 25% and increased immunization coverage from 74% to 80% for children under-five.
Output 3.1.2: Women and adolescents have increased awareness and knowledge related to maternal and newborn health care information and services
Output 3.1.4: Enhanced technical capacity of health workers and community volunteers for increased coverage of case management of common child- hood illness at community level
Output 3.1.6: Enhanced capacity of health workers and community volunteers to deliver essential nutrition interventions with decentralized service delivery at community level
Output 3.1.7: Caregivers knowledge and skills enhanced to carry out optimal feed- ing and care practices in children below two years with focus in south eastern counties and urban poor
Outcome 3.5: Water, Sanitation & Hygiene: Population has increased utilization of safe water and practice safe sanitation and hygiene in underserved areas. (see table Program Pillar 3: Human Development for further information)
","Building capacity to provide quality maternal and newborn health services and ensuring compliance with national policies.
Increasing awareness and knowledge of maternal and newborn health care services.
Building capacity within the Ministry to implement and monitor the essential package of health services (EPHS) within a human rights framework.
Enhancing the ability of health workers to manage cases of common childhood illnesses.
Assisting the Ministry in ensuring that a 90% immunization rate is maintained.
Building the capacity of health workers and volunteers to deliver essential nutrition interventions.
Spreading knowledge of optimal feeding and care practices for children below two years in targeted regions.
Providing improved water and sanitation services to 400,000 additional people in underserved areas.
Providing and assisting with implementation of WASH packages in 500 schools and 50 health facilities in underserved areas.
Assisting with the establishment of the NWRSB and other governing bodies.
","Proportion of infants (0-6 months) exclusively breastfed
Proportion of newborns breastfed within one hour of birth
Existence of Multi-sectoral plan on Non- Communicable Diseases (NCD).
Proportion of diarrhea cases among children under five effectively treated with ORT
Coverage of bi-annual Vitamin a supplementation of children aged 6-59 months
Proportion of pregnant women receiving iron supplements
Proportion of children under 5 years treated for moderate and severe acute malnutrition
Timely introduction of complementary feeding (6-9 months)
Proportion of infants bottle-fed or fed with breast milk substitutes
Proportion of children 6-23 months receiving minimum adequate diet as per WHO–UNICEF IYCF standard
% of population utilizing sustainable improved water facilities
% of population utilizing sustainable improved sanitation facilities
% of population washing hands with soap at 3 critical moments
Approved WASH advocacy plan exists (see table Program Pillar 3: Human Development for further information)
Existence of comprehensive HIV and Nutrition Guidelines
","Outcome indicators|Process indicators","","Breastfeeding - Early initiation by 1 hour|Breastfeeding - Exclusive 6 months|Stunting in children 0-5 yrs|Complementary feeding|Minimum acceptable diet|Health professional training on breastfeeding|Complementary feeding promotion/counselling|Vitamin A|Iron|Management of moderate acute malnutrition|Management of severe acute malnutrition|Food security and agriculture|Improved hygiene / handwashing|Water and sanitation","","http://www.unfpa.org/undaf-liberia-2013-2017 ","","","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/LBR%202013%20UNDAF.pdf" "36207","MUS","Mauritius","","National Plan of Action For Nutrition","Comprehensive national nutrition policy, strategy or plan","","English","","2016","","2020","Ministry of Health and Quality of Life","9","2016","","","","","Health|Food and agriculture|Education and research|Women, children, families|Consumer affairs|Industry","","","","","","","","","","National NGOs","","","","","","","","Ministry of Education: Promote a healthy diet in the School Feeding Program
Ministry of Agriculture:
Encourage communities to grow and consume fruits and vegetables.
Initiate setting of appropriate standards for vegetables, fruits and other foods imported.
Promote healthy eating and balance diet
Ministry of Commerce and Industry:
Strengthen regulations, monitoring, supervision and enforcement of importation and prohibition of the sale of unhealthy food, drugs and other substances on the Liberian market.
Enforce food labeling on all foods being sold to the public.
Objectif stratégique 2
Réduire l’exposition aux facteurs de risques modifiables des MNT et aux déterminants sociaux sous-jacents en créant des environnements favorables à la santé.
","Axe d’intervention : 2.7 Promotion d’allaitement exclusif au sein jusqu’à 6 mois et du maintien de l’allaitement jusqu'à 24 mois.
Axe d’intervention 2.8.: Promotion d’une alimentation saine (suffisante, variée et équilibrée) chez l’enfant en milieux éducatifs
Axe d’intervention : 2.9. Développement d’un programme de communication sur la relation «Alimentation et Santé» en milieux éducatifs
2.8.: Promotion d’une alimentation appropriée à l’état de grossesse eu égard aux macro- et micronutriments en préconception et pendant la grossesse
","
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3. Policy Foundations
The Liberia National Nutrition Policy is founded on the following mission, vision, goal, objectives and guiding principles.
3.1 Mission
To scale up the coverage, accessibility and utilization by individuals and communities of nutrition specific and sensitive interventions that prevent stunting and other manifestation of malnutrition.
3.2 Vision
To achieve optimal nutritional status for all Liberians through the implementation of both nutrition specific and sensitive interventions across sectors.
3.3 Goal
Accelerate stunting reduction interventions/initiatives with an aim to achieve a stunting prevalence of 22 percent by 2023.
3.4 Objectives
This policy is geared towards achieving the following objectives:
1. To ensure improved access to and utilization of a comprehensive package of proven Direct Nutrition Interventions (DNI) and nutrition specific interventions.
2. To shape positively the enabling environment essential for the attainment of positive nutrition outcomes (nutrition policies, guidelines, laws and legislations, influence policies of other sectors to have a nutrition lens).
3. To improve awareness and practices of positive nutrition behaviors essential for the attainment of optimal nutrition status (demand creation).
4. To strengthen the coordination, monitoring and evaluation of multi-sectoral nutrition interventions.
","","","","","Breastfeeding|Stunting in children 0-5 yrs|Complementary feeding|School-based health and nutrition programmes|Nutrition in the school curriculum|Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (general)|Vitamin A|Iodine|Iron and folic acid|Micronutrient supplementation|Food fortification|Food grade salt|Management of moderate acute malnutrition|Management of severe acute malnutrition|Deworming|Food safety|Household food security|Conditional cash transfer programmes","","https://extranet.who.int/ncdccs/Data/LBR_B16_s21_Liberia National Nutrition Policy (final).pdf","","","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/LBR%202019%20National%20Nutrition%20Policy.pdf" "40672","LBR","Liberia","","Revised National Community Health Services Policy ","Health sector policy, strategy or plan with nutrition components","","English","","2016","","2021","Ministry of Health ","","2016","Not adopted","","","","Health","","United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)|World Health Organization (WHO)","","Other","International Rescue Committee Last Mile Health Mentor Initiative Partners in Health ","US Agency for International Development (USAID)","","","","","","","","","","","","Policy Objectives
The core objectives of the National Community Health Services Policy are to:
Strengthen community engagement and build the capacity of households to contribute to the reduction of maternal, neonatal, infant, and child morbidity and mortality and to address issues of public health concern;
Increase access to and utilization of a high-quality, standardized package of essential interventions and services, including IPC.
Strengthen support and governance systems for implementation of community health services;
Build human resource capacity for community health services via pre-service and in-service training, including IPC; and
Develop robust community-based surveillance and information systems linked with National Health Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research (HMER) systems.
ANNEX1
Community Health Assistant (CHA) Service Package
i. Family planning promotion, counseling, and service provision; referral for additional family planning counseling and services where needed
B. Maternal and Neonatal Health
ii. Home-based Maternal and Newborn Care
Post-partum home visits
Well-being check form other and newborn
Identification and referral for maternal danger signs.
Identification and referral for neonatal danger signs.
Counsel about danger signs form other and newborn,the need for prompt recognition and care-seeking, and advise on where to seek early care when needed
Promotion of essential care of the newborn and essential nutrition actions, including exclusive breastfeeding, supportive counseling, and troubleshooting of breastfeeding problems, referral when needed
Promote hygienic umbilical cord care,including chlorhexidine application, and skin care
Support for Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) application
Identify and support newborns who need additional care (e.g. Low birthweight, sick, HIV-positive mother)
Provide birth spacing and family planning counseling
Promote birth registration and timely vaccination
C. Child Health
Integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) of:
Diarrhea including provision of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) and zinc
Pneumonia including provision of Amoxicillin and pediatric paracetamol
Malaria: referral of suspected cases if Rapid Diagnostic Tests (RDTs) are not available; confirmed case management with Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy (ACT) for children under-five when RDTs are available and pre-referral treatment for severe cases; provision of pediatric paracetamol
Community-based bi-directional referrals, particularly for newborns, for danger signs and other emergency cases
Integrated outreach services including:
D. Nutrition
Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) screening and referrals for malnourished children
Nutrition education for caregivers and households, including: optimal nutrition for women, exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months for infants, optimal complementary feeding starting at 6 months with continued breastfeeding to 2 years of age and beyond, nutritional care for the sick and malnourished
ART 3.2 — modification du tarif douanier - Par dérogation aux dispositions de la loi 66-145 du 26 juillet 1966 portant Code des douanes, telle que modifiée å ce jour, la fiscalité inscrite au tarif des douanes au titre des droits et taxes pour les produits ci-après est modifiée ainsi qu'il suit :
…
ART 230. (nouveau) –
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ART 230 Ter. - Le taux de la taxe de consommation sur les eaux minérales (2201) introduite en 2014 est porté å 50% de la valeur en douane ».
ART 230 Quater. — « Il est créé une taxe de consommation sur les viandes et abats comestibles des volailles (0207). Le taux de cette taxe est fixé å 20% de la valeur en douane å l'importation ».
ART 230 Quinquiès. - Il est créé une taxe de consommation de 15 % sur la valeur en douane à l'importation pour les produits laitiers suivants :
0403100000 Yoghourt
0403900000 Autres produits laitiers même sucrés, aromatisés.
","Taxation on unhealthy foods|Ad valorem excise tax|National level SSB tax|Sweetened milks and milk or youghurt drinks (taxes)|Foods and snacks (taxes)","","https://www.droit-afrique.com/uploads/Mauritanie-LF-2016.pdf","","","" "129347","MRT","Mauritania","","Loi N°2019‐018 DU 29 AVRIL 2019 portant Code général des impôts mis à jour de la Loi de finances pour 2020","Legislation relevant to nutrition","","French","1","2020","","","Ministère des finances, Direction général des impôts","","2020","Not adopted","","","","Finance, budget and planning","","","","","","","","","","National NGOs","","","","","","","","","","","","Chapitre 1 ‐ Taxe de consommation
Section 1 ‐ Champ d’application
Art.258.‐ (L.F.2020) La production et l’importation des produits suivants sont soumises à une taxe de consommation :
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Art.260.‐ Le fait générateur de la taxe de consommation est constitué :
1° pour les produits importés, par la mise à la consommation en Mauritanie, au sens douanier du terme ;
2° pour les produits fabriqués ou extraits en Mauritanie, par la première livraison à titre onéreux ou à titre gratuit ou par le prélèvement.
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Section 3 ‐ Base d’imposition ‐ Taux
Art.262.‐ 1) La base d’imposition de la taxe est constituée :
2) La taxe sur la valeur ajoutée et la taxe de consommation sont exclues de la base d’imposition.
Art.263.‐ (L.F.2020) Les tarifs de la taxe sont les suivants :
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4) Eaux minérales importées : 80 %.
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6) Produits laitiers :
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","Taxation on unhealthy foods|Ad valorem excise tax|National level SSB tax|Mineral, aerated or flavoured waters (taxes)|Sweetened milks and milk or youghurt drinks (taxes)|Foods and snacks (taxes)","","http://impots.gov.mr/DGI/files/Mauritanie-CGI-2020-francais.pdf","http://impots.gov.mr/DGI/actualites/code-general-impots-2020.html","","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/MRT%202020%20Mauritanie-CGI-2020-francais.pdf" "130377","MUS","Mauritius","","The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020","Legislation relevant to nutrition","","English","1","2021","","","Government Gazette of Mauritius No. 98 of 7 August 2020","8","2020","Adopted","8","2020","President of the Republic of Mauritius; Parliament of Mauritius","Cabinet/Presidency|Finance, budget and planning","Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA)","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","19. Excise Act amended The Excise Act is amended
3.4 Policy Strategic Objectives
The strategic objectives of the National NCD Policy include:
1. To strengthen service delivery systems for the prevention, control and management of NCDs.
2. To build the capacity of service providers at all levels of care (primary, secondary, tertiary) on NCDs prevention, control and management.
3. To increase access to essential drugs, medical & Diagnostic Supplies for NCDs that will be of quality, efficient, & affordable for the demand side.
4. To strengthen the data management of all NCDs to inform policy makers for decision making.
5. To create an environment that strengthens coordination, collaboration, and partnership among stakeholders.
6. To mobilize adequate funding for the implementation of NCD activities at all levels of the health system.
","4.1.2
Ministry of Education
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2. Promote a healthy diet in the School Feeding Program.
4.1.4
Ministry of Agriculture
1. Encourage communities to grow and consume fruits and vegetables.
2. Initiate setting of appropriate standards for vegetables, fruits and other foods imported.
3. Promote healthy eating and balance diet.
4.1.5
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
1. Strengthen regulations, monitoring, supervision and enforcement of importation and prohibition of the sale of unhealthy food, drugs and other substances on the Liberian market.
2. Enforce food labeling on all foods being sold to the public.
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4.4.3.1 To integrate relevant NCDs into existing national IDSR
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5. Conduct community outreach screening on hypertension, Diabetes and BMI
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4.5.1.3: Increase Coordination and collaboration
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6. Monitor implementation of actions to enforce the Code for marketing of breast milk substitutes
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8.Develop regulations for marketing of foods and non-alcoholic beverages to children
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Annex 1 NCD Results Framework
18. Excise Act amended
The Excise Act is amended –
(a) in section 2 –
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(ii) by inserting, in the appropriate alphabetical order, the following new definition –
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“sugar sweetened non-alcoholic beverages” –
(a) means any non- alcoholic beverages containing sugar; and
(b) includes juices, milk-based beverages and soft drinks;
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PART D
04.02 Milk and cream, concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.
0402.991 --- In liquid form containing sugar
3 cents per gram of sugar
04.03 Buttermilk, curdled milk and cream, yogurt, kephir and other fermented or acidified milk and cream, whether or not concentrated or containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured or containing added fruit, nuts or cocoa
0403.101 --- In liquid form containing sugar
0403.109 --- Other
0403.901 --- In liquid form containing sugar
3 cents per gram of sugar
22.02 Waters, including mineral waters and aerated waters, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured, and other non- alcoholic beverages, not including fruit or vegetable juices of heading 20.09.
2202.902 --- Aloe vera drinks
2202.904 --- Almond milk
2202.905 --- Oat milk
2202.906 --- Rice milk
2202.907 --- Other beverages of milk, tea, coffee, cocoa and chocolate
3 cents per gram of sugar
20.09 Fruit juices (including grape must) and vegetable juices, unfermented and not containing added spirit, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter.
- Orange juice:
2009.11 -- Frozen
2009.12 -- Not frozen, of a Brix value not exceeding 20
2009.19 -- Other
- Grapefruit (including pomelo) juice:
2009.21 -- Of a Brix value not exceeding 20
2009.29 – Other
- Juice of any other single citrus fruit:
2009.31 -- Of a Brix value not exceeding 20
2009.39 -- Other
- Pineapple juice:
2009.41 -- Of a Brix value not exceeding 20
2009.49 -- Other
2009.50 - Tomato juice
- Grape juice (including grape must):
2009.619 --- Other
2009.699 --- Other
- Apple juice:
2009.71 -- Of a Brix value not exceeding 20
2009.79 -- Other
- Juice of any other single fruit or vegetable :
2009.81 -- Cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon, Vaccinium oxycoccos, Vaccinium vitisidaea) juice
2009.89 -- Other
2009.90 - Mixtures of juices
3 cents per gram of sugar
","Sugar intake|Taxation on unhealthy foods|Sugar content specific excise tax|National level SSB tax|Fruit and vegetable juice drinks (<100%) (taxes)|Fruit and vegetable juices (100%) (taxes)|Sweetened milks and milk or youghurt drinks (taxes)|Sweetened cocoa, coffee or tea drinks (taxes)|Total sugars (taxes)","","http://www.mra.mu/download/FinanceAct2016.pdf","http://www.mra.mu/download/PressCommuniqueExciseTaxonsugarContent23September2016.pdf","","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/MUS%202016%20Excise%20Act%20amended.pdf" "26219","MUS","Mauritius","","The Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2012","Legislation relevant to nutrition","","English","2","2013","","","LEGAL SUPPLEMENT to the Government Gazette of Mauritius No. 129 of 22 December 2012","12","2012","Adopted","12","2012","President of the Republic of Mauritius; Parliament of Mauritius","Cabinet/Presidency|Finance, budget and planning","Mauritius Revenue Authority (MRA)","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","