"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" "25847","NAM","Namibia","","Amendment of Regulations relating to the Standards of Food, Drugs and Disinfectants (Salt iodization)","Legislation relevant to nutrition","","English","","1994","","","Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia","","1994","Adopted","","","","","","","","","","","","","","National NGOs","","","","","","","","","","","","
SALT
41. (1) All types of salt referred to in subregulation (2) shall be crystalline sodium chloride and shall contain
(a) not more than 50 p.p.m. of fluorine; and
(b) not less than 50 p.p.m. and not more than 80 p.p.m. of iodine added in the form of potassium iodate (K103).
","Iodine|Fluoride|Food fortification|Food grade salt|Mandatory fortification|Mandatory salt iodization","","","","WHO 2nd Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/NAM%201994%20Amendment%20of%20Regulations%20relating%20to%20the%20Standards%20of%20Food%2C%20Drugs%20and%20Disinfectants.pdf" "23871","PHL","Philippines","","An Act for Salt Iodization Nationwide ","Legislation relevant to nutrition","","English","","1995","","","","","1995","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","
Sec. 5. Application. — (a) Thus Act shall apply to the entire salt industry, including salt producers/manufacturers, importers, traders, and distributors as well as government and nongovernment agencies involved in salt iodization activities. (b) Iodized salt that conforms to the standards set by the BFAD to meet national nutritional needs shall be made available to consumers Provided, That the implementation of this Act shall be enforced over a staggered period of one (1) year for large and medium producers manufacturers, two (2) years for small producers/manufacturers; and five (5) years for subsistence producers/manufacturers.
(c) All food outlets, restaurants, and stores are hereby required to make available to customers only iodized salt in their establishment upon effectivity of this Act. These establishments shall be monitored with the help of the LGUs through its health officers and nutritionists/dietitians, or in their absence, the sanitary inspectors to check and monitor the quality of food-grade salt being sold or served in such establishments.
(d) In areas endemic to iodine deficiency disorders, iodized salt shall be made available Local government officials at the provincial and municipal levels shall provide mechanisms to ensure enforcement of this provision through ordinances and public information campaigns.
(e) All food manufacturers processors using food-grade salt are also required to use iodized salt in the processing of their products and must comply with the provisions of this Act not later than one (1) year from its effectivity. Provided, That the use of iodized salt shall not prejudice the quality and safety of their food products: Provided, however, That the burden of proof and testing for any prejudicial effects due to iodized salt fortification lies on the said food manufacturers/processor.
(f) Salt producers/manufacturers shall register with the BFAD, which shall maintain updated registry of salt producers/manufacturers and shall monitor compliance with the salt iodization program.
(g) All food-grade salt shall be labeled in a manner that is true and accurate, not likely to mislead purchasers and in accordance with the requirements prescribed by the BFAD.
(h) For a period of three (3) years from the effectivity of this Act, the DOH shall provide free iodized salt to indigents residing in sixth class municipalities as may be allowed by their annual appropriations.
","Iodine|Food fortification|Food grade salt|Mandatory fortification|Mandatory salt iodization|Local products|Imported products|Subsidies for production|Monitoring mechanism established|Sanctions exist","","","","ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Document retrieved from FAOLEX - legislative database of the FAO Legal Office. http://faolex.fao.org","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/PHL%201995%20Act%20for%20Salt%20Iodization%20Nationwide.pdf" "17865","PHL","Philippines","","Philippine Food Fortification Act of 2000","Legislation relevant to nutrition","","English","11","2000","","","Government","","2000","Adopted","11","2000","","Finance, budget and planning|Health|Nutrition council|Other|Trade","Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), Livelihood Corporation (LIVERCOR), Bureau of Food and Drugs of the Department of Health (BFAD), Department of Health (DOH), Sangkap Pinoy Seal Program (SPSP), Governing Board of the National Nutrition Council (NCC), Agencies/Institutions with accredited analytical laboratories for nutrient analysis, Agencies/Institutions with technology development generators, Department of Science and Technology (DOST), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), local units (health officers, agricultural officers, nutritionist-dieticians, sanitary inspectors), Food Manufacturers (Refinery, miller, importer, processor)","","","","","","","","","","","","","Private sector","","","","","","","","Long title: Republic Act No. 8976, an Act establishing the Philippine Food Fortification Program and for other purposes.
In order to prevent and limit nutritional deficiency problems in the Philippines, a Food Fortification plan provides for the addition of nutrients to processed foods or food products as per the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA). The Philippine Food fortification Program shall apply to all imported or locally processed foods or food products sold or distributed in the country as:
(1) Voluntary Food Fortification - the Department shall encourage the fortification of all processed foods or food products using the Sangkap Pinoy Seal Program (SPSP), that authorizes food manufacturers to use the DOH seal of acceptance for processed foods or food products, passing the special criteria evaluation of the program, so that recognizing the seal the consumers shall be compelled to select those products with added nutrients improving their diet.
(2) Mandatory Food Fortification, means the fortification of staple foods based on standards sets by the Department of Health (DOH) and the Bureau of Food and Drugs of the Department of Health (BFAD) as per the following additions:
(1) Rice with Iron;
(2) Wheat flour 0 with vitamins A and Iron;
(3) Refined sugar with vitamin A;
(4) Cooking oil with vitamin A;
(5) Other staple foods with nutrients as required by the Governing Board of the National Nutrition Council (NCC).
","Food labelling|Vitamin A|Iron|Food fortification|Wheat flours|Rice|Refined sugar|Edible oils and margarine|Mandatory fortification|Voluntary fortification|Mandatory fortification of margarine or edible oils with vitamin A|Mandatory fortification of rice with iron|Mandatory fortification of sugar with vitamin A|Mandatory fortification of wheat flours with iron|Local products|Imported products|Subsidies for production|Monitoring mechanism established|Sanctions exist","","","","ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Summary and document retrieved from FAOLEX - legislative database of FAO Legal Office. FAOLEX No: LEX-FAOC040803http://faolex.fao.org","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/PHL%202000%20Food%20Fortification%20Act.pdf" "8325","PHL","Philippines","","AO No. 119S 2003 Updated Micronutrient Supplementation","Voluntary codes or measures relevant to nutrition","","English","","2003","","","DOH","","2003","Adopted","","2003","DOH","Sub-national","LGUS","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","This Administrative Order is now being issued to update health workers in the provision of micronutrients . Multiple micronutrient supplementation is also briefly described as one intervention that could be used to address multiple micronutrient deficiencies especially among pregnant and lactating women. Explanations on the prescriptions, administrations, and delivery of supplements as well as the safety of its ingestion are also provided to clarify issues and questions regarding side effects.","Anaemia in adolescent girls|Anaemia in pregnant women|Anaemia in women 15-49 yrs|Iodine deficiency disorders|Vitamin A deficiency|Vitamin A|Micronutrient supplementation","","https://ww2.fda.gov.ph/index.php/issuances-2/food-laws-and-regulations-pertaining-to-all-regulated-food-products-and-supplements/food-administrative-order/156562-administrative-order-no-119-s-2003","","WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2009-2010","" "15042","PHL","Philippines","","Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Executive Order No.51, Otherwise Known as the """"Milk Code"""", Relevant International Agreements, Penalizing Violations Thereof, and for Other Purposes","Legislation relevant to nutrition","","English","","2006","","","Department of Health","5","2006","Adopted","","2006","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Breastfeeding|Breastfeeding - Exclusive 6 months|International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes|Complementary feeding|Food labelling|Functioning implementation and monitoring mechanism - Fully implemented|Labelling: Message on superiority of breastfeeding|Labelling: Recommended age for designated product|Promotion to health workers and health facilities: Prohibition of free/low-cost supplies of BMS - Fully implemented|Promotion to health workers and health facilities: Prohibition of materials/gifts - Fully implemented|Promotion to the general public: Prohibition of advertising of BMS - Fully implemented|Promotion to the general public: Prohibition of sale promotions - Fully implemented","","","Scope of the Code: 0-36 months of age","WHO (2013) Country implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Status report 2011 (http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/infantfeeding/statusreport2011/en/index.html) / WHO (2008) Summary code survey for the report to the World Health Assembly on the implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes.","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/PHL%202006%20Revised%20Implementating%20Rules%20and%20Regulations%20of%20Executive%20Order%20No.51%20%28the%20Milk%20Code%29_0.pdf" "24168","NAM","Namibia","","Labour Act","Legislation relevant to nutrition","","English","","2007","","","","","2007","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","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%|Full social security","","http://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_lang=en&p_isn=79050&p_country=NAM&p_count=147&p_classification=01.02&p_classcount=4","","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","" "82233","PHL","Philippines","","Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN)","Legislation relevant to nutrition","","English","1","2018","","","Official Gazette","7","2017","Adopted","12","2017","the House of Representatives","Cabinet/Presidency","Secretary of the Senate; Secretary General House of Representatives","","","","","","","","","National NGOs","","","","","","","","","","","","CHAPTER VI – EXCISE TAX ON MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES
...
SEC. 150-b. Sweetened Beverages. –
“(A) Rate and Base of Tax. – Effective January 1, 2018:
“(1) A tax of Six pesos (P6.00) per liter of volume capacity shall be levied, assessed, and collected on sweetened beverages using purely caloric sweeteneres, and purely non-caloric sweeteners, or a mix of caloric and non-caloric sweeteners: Provided, further, That sweetened beverages using purely coconut sap sugar and purely steviol glycosides shall be exempt from this tax; and
“(2) A tax of Twelve pesos (P12.00) per liter of volume capacity shall be levied, assesed, and collected on sweetened beverages using purely high fructose corn syrup or in combination with any caloric or non-caloric sweetener.
...
“(C) Exclusions. – The following products, as described in the food category system from Codex Alimentarius Food Category Descriptors (Codex Stan 192-1995, Rev. 2017 or the latest) as adopted by the FDA, are excluded from the scope of this Act:
“(1) All milk products, including plain milk, infant formula milk, follow-on milk, growing up milk, powdered milk, soymilk, and flavored soymilk;
“(2) One Hundered Percent (100%) Natural Fruit Juices – Original liquid resulting from the pressing of fruit, the liquid resulting from the reconstitution of natural fruit juice concentrate, or the liquid resulting from the restoration of water to dehydrated natural fruit juice that do not have added sugar or caloric sweetener;
“(3) One Hundered Percent (100%) Natural Vegetable Juices – Original liquid resulting from the pressing of vegetables, the liquid resulting from the reconstitution of natural vegetable juice concentrate, or the liquid resulting from the restoration of water to dehydrated natural vegetable juice that do not have added sugar or caloric sweetener;
...
“(5) Ground coffee, intstant soluble coffee, and pre-packaged powdered coffee products.
","Taxation on unhealthy foods|Volume or weight based specific excise tax|National level SSB tax|Mineral, aerated or flavoured waters with added sugars (taxes)|Mineral, aerated, flavoured waters with non-sugar sweetener (taxes)|Exceptions (taxes)","","https://www.dof.gov.ph/download/ra-10963-train-law/?wpdmdl=20619&refresh=61373a9db40c81631009437 ","","","" "73546","PHL","Philippines","","AO No. 2021-0039. National Policy on the Elimination of Industrially-Produced Trans-Fatty Acids for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases","Legislation relevant to nutrition","","English","","2023","","","Republic of the Philippines. Department of Health","6","2021","Adopted","6","2021","Secretary of Health","Health","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","II. OBJECTIVES
1. To provide guidelines for evaluation during product registration of prepackaged processed food products containing TFA intended to be manufactured, used, imported, distributed and offered for sale in the Philippine market.
2. To prohibit the importation, local manufacture, distribution, use and sale of PHO, and Oils and Fats blended with PHO; Oils and Fats with TFA content more than 2g per 100g/ml of total fat; and prepackaged processed food products with PHO and high TFA content exceeding 2g per 1OOg/ml of total fat.
3. To set additional requirements for the registration of prepackaged processed food products containing TFA, and specify the transitory period of its implementation.
…
V. GENERAL GUIDELINES
A. Prepackaged processed food products for human consumption, commercial sale or use shall not contain PHO whether as a single ingredient or raw material, or as an ingredient to any prepackaged processed food product. Similarly, the manufacture, trading, importation and distribution in the Philippine market of these products are prohibited in accordance with the DOH AO No. 2021-0039 and this Circular.
B. The manufacture, trading, importation, distribution, and sale of the following shall be prohibited:
l. PHO to be consumed alone or used in the preparation of processed food products;
2. Oils and fats made blended with PHO;
3. Oils and fats with more than 2g TFA per 100g or 100ml of total fat consistent with Section VI. A. 3. of DOH AO No. 2021-0039; and
4. Prepackaged processed food products with PHO and high TF A content as defined in this Circular.
C. Prepackaged processed food products for export shall follow the rules and regulations for PHO and TFA of the country of destination.
D. The label claim TFA-Free, 0 g Trans Fat or No transfat or any similar claim shall be prohibited on the label and in the marketing/advertising of any processed food.
E. The TFA content of food products shall be declared on the Nutrition lnfo1mation/Nutrition Facts panel of the label in accordance with AO No. 2014-0030 or the """"Revised Rules and Regulations Governing The Labeling of Prepackaged Food Products Fu1ther Amending Certain Provisions of Administrative Order No. 88-B s. 1984 or the 'Rules and Regulations Governing the Labeling of Pre-packaged Food Products Distributed in the Philippines,' and For Other Purposes"""", its amendment, or the latest FDA labeling guidelines.
…
VIII. TRANSITORY PROVISIONS
After 18 June 2023, all product formulations and labels of prepackaged processed food containing TF A shall be fully compliant with these guidelines.
","Trans fat intake|Ban or virtual elimination of industrial trans fatty acids|Prohibition on the use of industrially-produced trans fatty acids|Limit on 2 g / 100 g fat in all foods","","https://www.fda.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/FDA-Circular-No.2021-028.pdf","","","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/PHL%202021%20FDA-Circular-No.2021-028.pdf" "8483","PHL","Philippines","","Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition","Comprehensive national nutrition policy, strategy or plan","","English","","1993","","1998","National Nutrition Council Metro Manila, Philippines","1","1994","Adopted","","1993","The President and Cabinet","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Overall Objective: Improve the nutritional status of the population
Three Elements:
-To improve the quantity and quality of food eaten by the population with the aim of ensuring an adequate diet for all
-to empower households to use the resources available to them to improve childcare, feeding practices and their environmental sanitation
-to provide an adequate level of social and supporting services.
Goal:
To ensure the survival, healthy development, and protection of the child from birth up to 5 years and the healthy status of mothers.
Objectives:
Strategies:
An Act Expanding the Promotion of Breastfeeding, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7600, Otherwise Known as """"An Act Providing Incentives to All Government and Private Health Institutions with Rooming-In and Breastfeeding Practices and for Other Purposes”
","Breastfeeding|Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)|International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes|Maternity protection|Nutrition counselling on healthy diets|Food safety|Improved hygiene / handwashing|Paid breastfeeding breaks|Unpaid breastfeeding breaks|Breastfeeding facilities|Monitoring mechanism established|Sanctions exist","12417","","Scope of the Code: 0-24 months of age","","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/PHL%202007%20S.%20No.%201698%20Expanded%20Breastfeeding%20Promotion%20Act%20of%202007.pdf" "25388","PHL","Philippines","","Guidelines in the Use of Nutrition and Health Claims in Food","Legislation relevant to nutrition","","English","1","2007","","","Republic of the Philippines. Department of Gealth. Bureau of Food and Drugs","","2007","Adopted","1","2007","Bureau Circular 2007-002","Health","","","","","","","","","","National NGOs","","","","","","","","","","","","II. Guidance / Directive
Based on the foregoing premises, the Bureau of Food and Drugs under the Department of Health, hereby adopts the Codex Alimentarius Commission Guidelines for Use of Nutrition and Health Claims (CAC/GL 23-1997, Rev. 1-2004) in the evaluation of the use of nutrition and health claims in food labeling and in the advertisement of food products. The above guidelines shall be used in addition to, and in so far as it is consistent with, existing national laws on labeling and advertisement of consumer products as well as the rules and regulations implementing such laws.
","Food labelling|Claim must be substantiated|Specific nutrition criteria","","http://www.fda.gov.ph/attachments/article/19776/BC%202007-002%20claims%20in%20food.pdf","http://www.fao.org/ag/humannutrition/32444-09f5545b8abe9a0c3baf01a4502ac36e4.pdf","WHO 2nd Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017","" "11505","NAM","Namibia","","Republic Of Namibia Third National Development Plan (NDP3) ","Multisectoral development plan with nutrition components","","English","","2008","","2012","WINDHOEK","","2008","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","• Promote agricultural development-led industrialisation through the transformation of agriculture from a low to a high productivity sub-sector and strengthening the linkage of agriculture with other sub-sectors.
• Provide safe, secure, effective infrastructure and services.
• Ensure integrated water resources management.
• Sustainable crop and horticultural improvements including through the optimal and sustainable utilisation of soils.
• Sustainable livestock improvement including through optimal and sustainable utilisation of rangeland.
• Sustainable Management and Utilisation of Forest Resources.
• Water resources utilised in a sustainable and efficient way.
• Prioritise improved access to health care, health facilities, safe drinking water and improved sanitation in previously under-served regions
• To ensure that portable water supplied to the people of Namibia is suitable for drinking purposes.
• Adequate sanitation available to all.
• Expand the access to safe water supply to rural communities including the poor
• Strengthen and diversify the agricultural base of poor rural communities through measures that diversify and improve agricultural production to ensure food security and expanded livelihoods with attention to gender equality
• The nutritional status of the Namibian population, particularly of children, women, and PLWHA, improved and morbidity and mortality due to or associated with malnutrition reduced
• More water from perennial rivers available to Namibia
","Strategies:
• Develop and maintain transport infrastructure in urban and rural areas.
• Promote the adoption of appropriate integrated plant nutrition, pest and disease management options.
• Create an appropriate environment for improved production and marketing for sustained long-term production of crops/plants.
• Create the enabling environment for cultivation of indigenous plant resources.
• Improve the production systems of both communal and commercial farmers.
• Improve marketing of mahangu and maize of both communal and commercial farmers.
• Halt and reverse soil erosion and nutrient depletion, including through enabling policies and legislation.
• Promote the use of soil fertility enhancement technologies.
• Develop new virgin lands.
• Promote Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
• Harmonise policies, legislation, and regulations regarding water resources management
• Approve laws that will enable the government to subsidise water to the needy
• Make more water available for the satisfaction of basic needs and for the development of the country through finding new water sources (especially groundwater), securing additional allocations of water form the perennial rivers, reusing more water (after adequate treatment) and desalination of sea water
• Follow the principles of integrated water resources planning and development of water resources when allocating water for different uses
• Strengthen and diversify the agricultural base on which poor and rural communities rely through measures that improve agricultural production, thereby ensuring food security
• Enforce water quality guidelines and standards
• Monitor water schemes (such as water purification treatment and plants), water points and distribution networks for compliance.
• Ensure the provision of adequate standardised rural sanitation services;
• Ensure that all rural sanitation materials are utilised for the benefits of rural areas and are recorded in accordance with Government record keeping procedures and regulations;
• Empower and motivate communities to improve their living environments and health status;
• Strengthen the capacities and technical competencies of personnel involved at every level of implementation of rural sanitation interventions;
• Ensure that rural sanitation is allocated priority at the execution levels, in terms of a fixed time frame for implementation with adequate staff, both permanent and temporary
• Establish an integrated sanitation programme at national, regional, district and local levels, with clearly delegated shared responsibilities between relevant government agencies, civic organisations and the private sector.
• Develop capacity for the prevention and control of child malnutrition;
• Promote, support, and protect breastfeeding;
• Monitor and evaluate nutrition indicators such as stunting, wasting and low weight
• Secure Namibia’s reasonable and equitable share on international shared rivers
• Develop joint integrated water resources management plans
• Build human and institutional capacity to solve international water problems
Indicators Baselines Targets
Population with sustainable access to safe water (%):
National 88.5 95
Rural 80.4 92
Urban 97.0 100
Population with access to improved sanitation (%):
National 41 65
Rural 18.9 50
Urban 61.4 77
% of water purification treatment/ Plants producing water
that complies to set water quality standards and guidelines
90 % of the time 90.9 91
% of water samples at the distribution systems
complying with set water quality standards and guidelines N/A 85%
Percent of households with adequate sanitation facilities:
Urban 85 92.6
No. of VIP latrines constructed TBC TBC
Percent of rural residents with increased awareness of safe
sanitary practices TBC TBC
Percent of rural residents with increased levels of personal
hygiene TBC TBC
Decrease in incidence of water-borne illnesses and
diarrhoeal diseases TBC TBC
Percentage of children under-5 wasted 7.5 (2006) 7(2012)
Percentage of children under-5 stunted 29.0 (2006) 18(2012)
Percentage of children under-5 underweight 16.6 (2006) 19(2012)
Children 9 months to six years who have received a vitamin
A capsule within the last six months 51.5% (2006) 60%(2012)
","Outcome indicators","","Low birth weight|Stunting in children 0-5 yrs|Wasting in children 0-5 years|Underweight in children 0-5 years|Vitamin A|Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition|HIV/AIDS and nutrition|Food security and agriculture|Vulnerable groups","","","","","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/NAM%202008%20NDP3_V~1.PDF" "23729","NAM","Namibia","","Health Sector Strategic Plan 2009-2013","Health sector policy, strategy or plan with nutrition components","","English","","2009","","2013","Ministry of Health and Social Services","","2009","","","","","Health|Food and agriculture|Education and research|Women, children, families|Social welfare|Development|Sport|Transport|Other","Ministry of Health and Social Services, OPS, Home Affairs, Works and Transport, Gender, Youth Sport and Culture","","","Other, please specify under further details","Red Cross; NAPPA; TCE; NANASO; NFPDN; Health Unlimited; NASOMA; Catholic AIDS Action; ELCIN AIDS Action; ELCAPLife Line/ Child Line, FBOs","","","","","","","","","","","","Director PHC, SWS, trade unions (all)","Objectives
Initiatives
Accelerate public education and awareness on prevention, early detection and treatment of communicable and non-communicable diseases
Reduce malnutrition
Decrease morbidity rate
Incidence of non-communicable diseases
IV. Objective
This guide is intended to help health, nutrition, and other professionals to work together and coordinate with each other in nutrition management in emergencies and disasters whether at the local and national level. By improving understanding among the various sectors who are collectively responsible for ensuring adequate nutrition among emergency and disaster-affected population, this guide will promote coordinated and effective action.
This will then ensure that appropriate and quality package of nutrition interventions are delivered to prevent deterioration of the nutritional status of the affected population particularly women, infants, children, older persons, persons with disabilities, and the minority groups in emergencies and disasters.
B. Planning
2. The plans for nutrition management in emergency and disaster situations should define or identify:
a. Nutrition package and services to be delivered, including estimated or forecasted requirements of the following:
1) Food rations for mass and supplementary feeding3. Key services that should be available in the emergency (early, intermediate, and extended) phase
a. Protection and reinforcement of breastfeeding in the general population and among females who are HIV positive
1) All efforts could be exerted to ensure that infants less than 6 months old are exclusively breastfed, infants 6 months and older receive complementary foods with continued breastfeeding up to the second year of life or beyond. Such efforts could include:
a) Linking with other sectors to provide ‘safe havens’ for pregnant and lactating women in the early phase of an emergency. These ‘safe havens’ should be easily accessible areas where privacy, security and shelter are provided with access to water and food for pregnant and lactating women. An alternative would be designating a special area in evacuation centers or camps for pregnant and lactating women.d. Vitamin A supplementation
e. Iron supplementation
An Act Expanding the Promotion of Breastfeeding, Amending for the Purpose Republic Act No. 7600, Otherwise Known as """"An Act Providing Incentives to All Government and Private Health Institutions with Rooming-In and Breastfeeding Practices and for Other Purposes”
","Breastfeeding|Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)|International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes|Maternity protection|Complementary feeding|Nutrition counselling on healthy diets|Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition|Food safety|Improved hygiene / handwashing|Paid breastfeeding breaks|Unpaid breastfeeding breaks|Breastfeeding facilities|Promotion to the general public: Prohibition of advertising of BMS|Monitoring mechanism established|Sanctions exist","12417","","Scope of the Code: 0-36 months of age","","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/PHL%202009%20Republic%20Act%20No.%2010028%20Expanded%20Breastfeeding%20Promotion%20Act%20of%202009.pdf" "8408","NAM","Namibia","","National Health Policy Framework. Take control of your health.","Health sector policy, strategy or plan with nutrition components","","English","","2010","","2020","Ministry of Health and Social Services","","2010","","","","","Health","Ministry of Health and Social Services","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","3.3 Policy Goal
Health and social well-being are fundamental human rights. Consequently, the ultimate goal of the Government of Namibia and the Ministry of Health and Social Services is the attainment of a level of health and social well-being by all Namibians, which will enable them to lead economically and socially productive lives. This will be achieved through using a cost-effective developmental social welfare and Primary Health Care approach, which includes promotive, preventive, curative and rehabilitative services in collaboration with other sectors, communities, individuals and partners.
4.3. Maternal, Neonatal And Child Health
Strategic response directions:
a. a minimum package of maternal, neonatal, child health and family planning will be introduced and implemented
f. awareness campaigns about maternal, newborn and child care will be strengthened;
Strategic response directions:
a. growth monitoring and appropriate intervention in PHC settings;4.8 Lifestyle Related Health Problems – Non Communicable Diseases (NCD)
Strategic response directions:
a. organizing and strengthening action against important lifestyle and NCDs;
b. institution of surveillance of NCD risk factors among the population;
c. development of legal instruments, e.g. prohibition of smoking in public places, non-sale of alcohol to minors, and alcohol taxation among others;
d. developing and implementing with other sectors and stakeholders the awareness creation instruments and strengthening health promotion through behavioural change
e. communication, including community dialogue and cancer prevention measures; advocate for healthy lifestyle at an early age;
f. institutionalization of NCD screening and promotion of good quality health services for lifestyle related ailments and other NCDs through PHC and specialised levels;
GOAL:
To improve the nutritional status of the Namibian population, with special emphasis on children, women and people living with HIV and TB, resulting in the reduction of morbidity and mortality due to or associated with malnutrition.
STRATEGIC PRIORITIES;
1. Maternal and child nutrition
2. Micronutrient deficiencies
3. Diet-related diseases and lifestyles
4. Nutritional management of communicable diseases
Objectives:
4.1.2.1. Underweight in under-fives reduced from 17 percent to 10 percent and severely underweight from 4 percent to 1.5 percent
4.1.2.2. Chronic malnutrition in women of reproductive age reduced from 16 percent to 12 percent
4.2.2.1. Disorders associated with iodine, iron, zinc and vitamin A deficiencies eliminated
4.3.2.1. Prevalence of obesity reduced from 12 percent to 8 percent and overweight from 16 percent to10 percent in women of reproductive age and from 4.3 percent to 1.5 percent in under-5s.
4.4.2.1. Appropriate nutrition care provided for at least 80 percent of people living with HIV and TB
4.4.2.2. Nutrition care integrated into management of malaria and other communicable diseases
Priority 1 Strategies:
I. Growth Monitoring and Nutrition Promotion
II. Universal implementation of Baby and Mother Friendly Hospital Initiative
III. Infant and Young Child Feeding
IV. Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition
V. Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes
VI. Maternal and Child Nutrition Promotion
VII. Nutrition Surveillance
Priority 2 Strategies:
I. National household food consumption and micronutrient deficiency survey
II. Micronutrient supplementation (iron, zinc, vitamin A)
III. Universal salt iodisation
IV. Food fortification
V. Promotion of dietary diversification
VI. Legislative framework
Priority 3 Strategies:
I. Assessment of prevalence and causes of obesity and associated NCCD in the general population
II. Monitoring and promotion of healthy diets and physical activity
III. Dietary management of diet-related non-communicable diseases
IV. Regulation of food safety, food standards and food labelling
Priority 4 strategies:
I. Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition
II. Promotion of appropriate nutrition for PLHIV and TB
III. Raise awareness on water and food safety, hygiene and sanitation
IV. Nutrition surveillance
V. Nutrition assessment, counselling and support
OUTPUT INDICATORS:
OUTCOME INDICATORS:
IMPACT INDICATORS:
","","","Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)|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|Underweight in adolescent girls|Anaemia in pregnant women|Anaemia in women 15-49 yrs|Iodine deficiency disorders|Vitamin A deficiency|Overweight in children 0-5 yrs|Counselling on healthy diets and nutrition during pregnancy|Growth monitoring and promotion|Breastfeeding promotion/counselling|Dietary guidelines|Food labelling|Media campaigns on healthy diets and nutrition|Nutrition counselling on healthy diets|Vitamin A|Micronutrient supplementation|Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition|Management of moderate acute malnutrition|Management of severe acute malnutrition|Nutritional care & support for people with TB|HIV/AIDS and nutrition|Food security and agriculture","","","","WHO 2nd Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/NAM%202011%20Final_strategic_Plan_for_Nutrition_14_March_2011%20%282%29.pdf" "11517","PHL","Philippines","","The Philippine Infant and Young Child Feeding Strategic Plan of Action for 2011-2016","Nutrition policy, strategy or plan focusing on specific nutrition areas","","","","2011","","2016","Family Health Office, National Center for Disease Prevention and Control; Department of Health","","2011","","","","","Food and agriculture|Health|Other","Family Health Office, National Center for Disease Prevention and Control; Department of Health Food and agriculture, Health: Food and Drug Administration, National Center for Disease Prevention and Control; Center for Health Development; Interagency Commi","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","
GOAL:
Reduction of child mortality and morbidity through optimal feeding of infants and young children
MAIN OBJECTIVE:
To ensure and accelerate the promotion, protection and support of good IYCF practice
OUTCOMES:
By 2016:
1. 90 percent of newborns are initiated to breastfeeding within one hour after birth;
2. 70 percent of infants are exclusively breastfeed for the first 6 months of life; and
3. 95 percent of infants are given timely adequate and safe complementary food starting at 6 months of age.
TARGETS:
By 2016:
1. 50 percent of hospitals providing maternity and child health services are certified MBFHI;
2. 60 percent of municipalities/cities have at least one functional IYCF support group;
3. 50 percent of workplaces have lactation units and/or implementing nursing/lactation breaks;
4. 100 percent of reported alleged Milk Code violations are acted upon and sanctions are implemented as appropriate;
5. 100 percent of elementary, high school and tertiary schools are using the updated IYCF curricula including the inclusion of IYCF into the prescribed textbooks and teaching materials; and
6. 100 percent of IYCF related emergency/disaster response and evacuation are compliant to the IFE
Strategies:
1. Partnerships with NGOs and GOs in the coordination and implementation of the IYCF Program;
2. Integration of key IYCF action points in the Maternal Newborn Child Health and Nutrition (MNCHN) Plan of Action;
3. Harnessing of the executive arm of government to implement and enforce IYCF related legislations and regulations (EO 51, RA 7200 and RA 10028);
4. Intensified focused activities to create an environment supportive to IYCF practices;
5. Engaging the Private Sector and International Organizations to raise funds for the scaling up and support of the IYCF Program.
OVERALL GOALS:
Morbidity and mortality from lifestyle-related diseases are reduced and the quality of life of those who are suffering from such diseases is improved.
Strategic Objective
Strategies for 2011-2016
Target the nutritionally at-risk and vulnerable. Priority will be given to areas with high prevalence of under-nutrition and micronutrient deficiencies and to children 0-5 years old, pregnant, and lactating mothers using the CHTs.
Promote optimum infant and young child feeding practices in various settings to reduce the prevalence of underweight and stunted under-five children
Adopt and implement appropriate guidelines for the community-based management of acute malnutrition
Integrate and strengthen nutrition services in the maternal continuum of care (ante-natal, delivery, post-partum care)
Strategic Objective
Provision of quality services for children is increased
1. Fruits
2. Vegetables
l. To develop and promote an integrated and comprehensive program on the prevention and control of lifestyle related diseases in the country.
2. To engage all province-wide or city-wide health systems to adopt an integrated and comprehensive program on the prevention and control of lifestyle related diseases.
3. To achieve improvement in the following Key Performance Indicators from 2011 to 2016
","1. Environment interventions
2. Lifestyle interventions
3. Clinical interventions, palliation, and rehabilitation
4. Advocacy
5. Research, Surveillance, Monitoring, and Evaluation
6. Networking and Coalition-Building
7.Health Systems Strengthening
","Key Performance Indicators from 2011 to 2016 :
Section 1. Title - These rules shall be known and cited as the Rules and Regulations Implementing Republic Act No.10028 also known as the """"Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009.
Section 2. Purpose - These Rules are promulgated to prescribe the procedure and guidelines for the Implementation of the Expanded Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2009 in order to facilitate the compliance therewith and to achieve the objectives there of pursuant to Section 18 of RA 10028.
Section 3. Construction - These Rules shall be liberally construed and applied in accordance with and in furtherance of the policy and objectives of the law. In case of conflict and/or ambiguity, which may arise in the implementation of these Rules, the agencies concerned shall issue the necessary clarification.
Section 4. Declaration of Policy - The State adopts rooming-in as a national policy to encourage, protect and support the practice of breastfeeding. It shall create an environment where basic physical, emotional, and psychological needs of mothers and infants are fulfilled through the practice of rooming-in and breastfeeding. The State shall likewise protect working women by providing safe and healthful working conditions, taking into account their maternal functions, and such facilities and opportunities that will enhance their welfare and enable them to realize their full potential in the service of the nation. This is consistent with international treaties and conventions to which the Philippines is a signatory such as the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), which emphasizes provision of necessary supporting social services to enable parents to combine family obligations with work responsibilities; the Beijing Platform for Action and Strategic Objective, which promotes harmonization of work and family responsibilities for women and men; and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which recognizes a child's inherent right to life and the State's obligations to ensure the child's survival and development. Breastfeeding has distinct advantages which benefit the infant and the mother, including the hospital and the country that adopt its practice. It is the first preventive health measure that can be given to the child at birth. It saves children from dying. It also enhances the mother-infant relationship. Furthermore, the practice of breastfeeding could save the country valuable foreign exchange that would otherwise be used for milk importation. Breastmilk is unequalled as the best food for infants because it contains essential nutrients completely suitable their needs. It is also nature's first immunization, enabling the infant to fight potential serious infection. It contains growth factors that enhance the maturation of an infant's organ systems' Towards this end, the State shall promote and encourage breastfeeding and provide the specific measures that would present opportunities for mothers to continue expressing their milk and/or breastfeeding their infant or young child.
","Breastfeeding|Breastfeeding - Early initiation by 1 hour|Breastfeeding - Continued|Breastfeeding - Exclusive 6 months|International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes|Maternity protection|Complementary feeding|Nutrition counselling on healthy diets|Food safety|Paid breastfeeding breaks|Unpaid breastfeeding breaks|Breastfeeding facilities|Functioning implementation and monitoring mechanism|Promotion to the general public: Prohibition of advertising of BMS|Monitoring mechanism established|Sanctions exist","12092","","Scope of the Code: 0-36 months of age","","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/PHL%202011%20The%20Implementing%20Rules%20and%20Regulation%20of%20Republic%20Act%20No.%2010028.pdf" "23258","NAM","Namibia","","Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Implementation Plan, Results Framework & Dashboard of Indicators","Comprehensive national nutrition policy, strategy or plan","","English","","2012","","2016","Namibian Alliance for Improved Nutrition (NAFIN)","","2013","","","","","Health|Food and agriculture|Education and research|Women, children, families","Ministries of Health, National Planning Council, Education, Gender, Water and Sanitation, Agriculture, MAWF, MOE, DDRM, & NPC","United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)|World Food Programme (WFP)|World Health Organization (WHO)","SUN","Other, please specify under further details","faith based org. NRCS, CAA, CHS","The World Bank","","","","","","Research/academia","Educational Institutions","Private sector","Namib Mills, FANTA, I-Tech","Other","Media, Regional Development Coordinating Committees(RDCC) and Constituency Development Committees(CDC), food fortification working group, CHBC","","","","","","Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)|International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes|Maternity protection|Stunting in children 0-5 yrs|Wasting in children 0-5 years|Underweight in children 0-5 years|Underweight in women|Anaemia in pregnant women|Iodine deficiency disorders|Vitamin A deficiency|Overweight in children 0-5 yrs|Overweight in adolescents|Overweight in school children|Fruit and vegetable intake|Vegetables|Minimum dietary diversity of women|Counselling on healthy diets and nutrition during pregnancy|Breastfeeding promotion/counselling|Infant feeding in emergencies|Monitoring of the Code|Capacity building for the Code|Complementary feeding promotion/counselling|Complementary food provision|Regulation on marketing of complementary foods|School-based health and nutrition programmes|Provision of school meals / School feeding programme|School gardens|Dietary guidelines|Media campaigns on healthy diets and nutrition|Nutrition counselling on healthy diets|Vitamin A|Micronutrient supplementation|Micronutrient powder for home fortification|Nutrition education|Staple foods|Management of moderate acute malnutrition|Management of severe acute malnutrition|HIV/AIDS and nutrition|Food security and agriculture|Conditional cash transfer programmes","","http://www.unicef.org/namibia/Namibia_Report_on_the_Multi-sectoralCIP_100913).pdf","","WHO 2nd Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/NAM%202012%20Multi-Sectoral%20Nutrition%20Implementation%20Plan.pdf" "40384","NAM","Namibia","","National Policy on Sexual, Reproductive and Child Health","Health sector policy, strategy or plan with nutrition components","","English","","2012","","2022","Directorate of Primary Health Care","","2012","","","","","Health|Food and agriculture|Education and research|Women, children, families|Social welfare|Finance, budget and planning|Sport|Transport|Information|Justice|Labour|Other","Directorate of Primary Health Care, Ministry of Safety and Security, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration, Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry, Gender, ICT, Regional Reproductive and Child Health Committee, National Statistics Agency, Ministry of Regional and Local Government, Housing, and Rural Development","","","","","","Unspecified","","","National NGOs","Namibia Alliance for Improved Nutrition (NAFIN), Churches and faith-based organizations","Research/academia","","Private sector","Private health and social services providers","Other","Food Fortification Technical Working Group, Health Professions Councils of Namibia (HPCNA), National Youth Council, civil society organizations","
3.1 Goal
The overall goal of this policy is to enhance the attainment of the highest possible standard of Sexual, Reproductive Health, Child Health and Nutrition for the Namibian population through provision of equitable, accessible and affordable health and nutrition information and services.
3.3 Objectives (nutrition-related only)
","
Nutrition Policy Statements
Stunting rate among under 5 children
Prevalence of Malnutrition (wasting, stunting and underweight) disaggregated by age.
Prevalence of NCDs
Early initiation of breastfeeding: Proportion of children born in the last 24 months who were put to the breast within one hour of birth
Exclusive breastfeeding"": Proportion of infants aged 0-6 months who are fed exclusively with breast milk.
The new ""minimum acceptable diet"": Proportion of children 6-23 months of age who had both minimum meal frequency and dietary diversity (in both BF and non-BF children).
","","Outcome indicators|Process indicators","Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)|Stunting in children 0-5 yrs|Wasting in children 0-5 years|Underweight in children 0-5 years|Counselling on healthy diets and nutrition during pregnancy|Breastfeeding promotion/counselling|Complementary feeding promotion/counselling|Nutrition counselling on healthy diets|Vitamin A|Micronutrient supplementation|Nutrition education|Staple foods|Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition|HIV/AIDS and nutrition","","","","WHO 2nd Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/NAM%202012%20Sexual%2C%20Reproductive%2C%20and%20Child%20Health%20Policy.pdf" "40732","NAM","Namibia","","Namibia’s Fourth National Development Plan 2012/13 to 2016/17","Multisectoral development plan with nutrition components","","English","","2012","","2017","Office of the President National Planning Commission","","2012","","","","","Cabinet/Presidency|Health|Food and agriculture|Education and research|Finance, budget and planning|Transport|Trade|Labour|Other","Office of the President National Planning Commission, Home Affairs","","","","NGO service providers","Other","Bank of Namibia","","","National NGOs","","","","","","","","Desired Outcome 3 (DO3): By 2017, Namibians have access to a quality health system, both in terms of prevention, cure, and rehabilitation, characterised by an improvement in healthy adjusted life expectancy (HALE) from baseline 57 (2011) to 59 (2017).
Desired Outcome 4 (DO4): By 2017, the proportion of severely poor individuals has dropped from 15.8% in 2009/10 to below 10%.
Desired Outcome 9 (DO9): Agriculture experiences average real growth of 4% per annum over the NDP4 period.
","The drivers of health outcomes are multifaceted and include factors such as income, sanitation, education and health service provision. It is important to recognise the need for multi-sectoral approach that include not only the health sector, but also improvements in poverty, education, sanitation, food security (through agriculture) and infrastructure.
","","","","School-based health and nutrition programmes|Provision of school meals / School feeding programme|Food security and agriculture","","","","WHO 2nd Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/NAM%202012%20NDP4_0.pdf" "23484","PHL","Philippines","","Supporting inclusive, sustainable and resilient development. The United Nations Development Assistance Framework for the Philippines","Non-national nutrition policy document","","English","","2012","","2018","United Nations System in the Philippines","","2011","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Outcome Area 1: Universal access to quality social services, with focus on the MDGs
SO1.1 Food and nutrition security
Indicators:
% of underweight children under 5. Baseline: 20.6%. Target: 10.6%
Anaemia rate among 6-23 month old children. Target < 40%
% of pregnant women nutritionally at risk. Baseline: 26.3%. Target <20%
SO1.3 Reproductive, maternal and neonatal health
Indicators:
% of newborns with low birth weight (<2kg). Baseline 20. Target: To be determined.
","","","Low birth weight|Underweight in children 0-5 years|Underweight in women|Iron|Deworming|Diarrhoea or ORS|Family planning (including birth spacing)|Vaccination|Conditional cash transfer programmes","","http://undg.org/home/country-teams/asia-the-pacific/philippines/","","","" "25387","PHL","Philippines","","Guidelines on Voluntary Declaration of the FOP (Energy or Caloric Content) on the Labels of Processed Food Products","Voluntary codes or measures relevant to nutrition","","English","","2012","","","Food and Drug Administration","","2012","","","","","Health|Food and agriculture","Department of Health, Food and Drug Administration","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","2. Presentation of Information inside the Cylindrical Format. The following are the only information that shall appear inside each of the cylindrical shape:
a. The statement """"Energy or Calories"""" in the cylindrical shape.
b. The amount of energy inside the cylindrical shape stated as follows:
i. Amount per serving of the food
ii. Percentage of the calorie value based on RENI for energy
","Food labelling|Front of pack labelling|Front-of-pack labelling|Voluntary (FOP)|Energy value (FOP)|Proportion of daily intake|Declaration of %GDA or %RI","","","","WHO 2nd Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/PHL%202012%20Guidelines%20on%20Voluntary%20Declaration%20of%20the%20FOP.pdf" "23743","PHL","Philippines","","Degenerative Disease Office Strategic Plan for 2013 - 2017","Health sector policy, strategy or plan with nutrition components","","English","","2013","","2017","Department of Health","","2013","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Reduced morbidity, mortality, and disability due to NCDs
","","Priority Actions
Implementation matrix of all interventions on p. 71
","Full list of indicators on p.73
Outcome 6: Namibia has accountable and well coordinated multi-sectoral mechanisms to reduce the burden of priority diseases and conditions, address social, economic and environmental determinants of health, and improve health outcomes.
Outcome 11: Namibia has reviewed, and is implementing, policies and strategies which ensure that severely poor and vulnerable households have access to and are utilizing productive resources and services for food and nutrition security and sustainable income generation.
","","Indicator 6.3
Proportion of population practicing open defecation
Indicator 11.1
Number of food and nutrition policies and strategies which incorporate the ‘twin track’ approach
","Outcome indicators","","Water and sanitation","","http://www.unfpa.org/undaf-namibia-2014-2018","","","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/NAM%202014%20UNPAF.pdf" "40751","PHL","Philippines","","DOH Strategic Framework on Comprehensive Nutrition Implementation Plan","Comprehensive national nutrition policy, strategy or plan","","English","","2014","","2020","Department of Health","9","2014","","","","","Health|Education and research|Social welfare","Department of Health Department of Education, Department of Social Welfare and Development , Department of Interior and Local Government","","UNICEF, WHO","","","","","","","National NGOs","","","","","","","","Goal:
To reduce mortality and morbidity due to nutrition-related diseases.
These shall be aligned with the global targets and the PPAN. The Global Targets are set to be achieved by 2025 while PPAN targets are set to be achieved by 2016.
Strategic Objectives to be achieved by 2025:
2.1. Achieve a 50% reduction in anemia in women of reproductive age
2.2. Achieve a 30% reduction of the number of infants born low birth weight
2.3. Increase to at least 50% the rate of exclusive breastfeeding in the first 6 months of life
2.4. Reduce and maintain childhood wasting to less than 5%
2.5. Reduce by 40% the number of children under age 5 who are stunted
2.6. Ensure that there is no increase in the number of children and adults who are overweight/obese
2.7. Reduce the exposure of population to risks related NCDs (Hypertension, Diabetes, Dyslipidemia)
2.8. Reduce micronutrient deficiencies below public health significance
","Strategic Component 2: Regulation
Strategic action points
Strategic Component 3. Service delivery
1. Provision of a package of comprehensive and integrated health and nutrition services composed of clinical/curative and public health interventions, targeting particularly the vulnerable groups, such as WRA and children below 2 years old and the poor and marginalized communities.
6. Supporting the conditional cash transfers with nutrition education which was proven to have resulted in improved health and nutrition outcomes
8. Extend the coverage of nutrition interventions through coordinated efforts in various settings such workplaces, schools, hospitals and health institutions, and other public places as well as in situations such as disasters and emergencies
","","","","Breastfeeding|Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)|Breastfeeding - Exclusive 6 months|International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes|Maternity protection|Low birth weight|Stunting in children 0-5 yrs|Wasting in children 0-5 years|Underweight in children 0-5 years|Underweight in women|Anaemia|Anaemia in adolescent girls|Anaemia in pregnant women|Anaemia in women 15-49 yrs|Iodine deficiency disorders|Vitamin A deficiency|Minimum acceptable diet|Overweight in children 0-5 yrs|Overweight and obesity in adults|Overweight in school children|Raised blood cholesterol|Raised blood glucose/diabetes|Raised blood pressure|Fat intake|Total fat intake|Trans fat intake|Sodium/salt intake|Sugar intake|Added sugars|Free sugars|Counselling on healthy diets and nutrition during pregnancy|Growth monitoring and promotion|Breastfeeding promotion/counselling|Counselling on feeding and care of LBW infants|Infant feeding in emergencies|Monitoring of the Code|Capacity building for the Code|Regulation/guidelines on types of foods and beverages available|Nutrition in the school curriculum|Monitoring of children’s growth in school|Dietary guidelines|Food-based dietary guidelines (FBDG)|Food labelling|Nutrient declaration (i.e. back-of-pack labelling)|Media campaigns on healthy diets and nutrition|Vitamin A|Iodine|Micronutrient supplementation|Micronutrient powder for home fortification|Food fortification|Nutrition education|Wheat flours|Rice|Food grade salt|Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition|Management of severe acute malnutrition|Nutritional care & support for people with TB|HIV/AIDS and nutrition|Food safety|Food security and agriculture|Conditional cash transfer programmes|Vulnerable groups","","","","WHO 2nd Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/PHL%202014%20Strategic%20Framework%20for%20Comprehensive%20Nutrition%20Implementation%20Plan.pdf" "26275","PHL","Philippines","","Revised Rules And Regulations Governing The Labeling of Prepackaged Food Products","Legislation relevant to nutrition","","English","","2014","","","Department of Health","","2014","","","","","Health","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","VI. SPECIFIC RULES AND REGULATIONS
A. Mandatory Label Information
The labels of all prepackaged food shall bear the following minimum mandatory information:
...
3. Complete List of Ingredients
...
11. Nutrition Facts/Nutrition Information/Nutritive Value
a. The nutrition facts shall be presented in tabulated form as shown in Figure 1 through the declaration of protein, carbohydrates (including dietary fiber and sugar), fat (including saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol), sodium, energy value or calories. Added Vitamin A, iron and iodine for the products covered by the Food Fortification Program or vitamins and minerals and/or other nutrients like fatty acids and linolenic acids for other products claimed to contain such, shall also be included in the tabulation.
b. All nutrient quantities shall be declared in relation to the average or usual serving in terms of slices, pieces or a specified weight or volume.
c. The declaration of nutrients can also be expressed either in unit per serving or % RENI or both.
...
f. The rules on any use of nutrition claims or health claims in food shall be covered by these rules, and/or the CODEX Guidelines for use of Nutrition and Health Claims under CAC/GL 23-1997, including the latest amendment as applicable, except when any portion of the amendments are contrary to existing national laws and their rules and regulations, in consideration of
national policies and interest, in which case these rules shall apply as supplementary.
...
VII. MISLEADING DECLARATION/REPRESENTATION/PROHIBITED CLAIMS
In addition to the provisions stipulated in Codex Guidelines on the Use of Nutrition and Health Claims and Codex General Guidelines on Claims, any of the following representations or suggestions whether directly or indirectly stated shall constitute misleading, deceptive, and untruthful declaration: ...
POLICY AND GUIDELINES ON HEALTHY FOOD AND BEVERAGE CHOICES IN SCHOOLS AND IN DEPED OFFICES
...
2. The Policy and Guidelines aim to:
a. make available healthier food and beverage choices among the learners and DepEd personnel and their stakeholders;
b. introduce a system of categorizing locally available foods and drinks in accordance with geographical, cultural, and religious orientations;
c. provide guidance in evaluating and categorizing foods and drinks; and
d. provide guidance in the selling and marketing of foods and beverages in schools and DepEd offices including the purchasing of foods for school feeding.
...
II. objectives
The strategy aims to achieve the following intermediate results:
Every pregnancy is wanted, planned and supported;
Every pregnancy is adequately managed throughout its course;
Every delivery is facility-based and managed by skilled birth attendants/skilled health professionals; and
Every mother and newborn pair secures proper post-partum and newborn care with smooth transitions to the women’s health care package for the mother and child survival package for the newborn.
2.3.1. MNCHN Core Package of Services
The intervention in the MNCHN core package of services that were found effective in preventing deaths and in improving the health of mothers and children include the following:
1. Pre-pregnancy: provision of iron and folate supplementation, advice on family planning and healthy lifestyle, provision of family planning services, prevention and management of infection and lifestyle-related diseases. In particular, modern family planning reduces unmet need and unwanted pregnancies that expose mothers to unnecessary risk from pregnancy and childbirth. Unwanted pregnancies are also associated with poorer health outcomes for both mother and her newborn. Effective provision of FP services can potentially reduce maternal deaths by around 20 percent. This also encompass adolescent health services, deworming of women of reproductive age (to reduce other causes of iron deficiency anemia), nutritional counseling, oral health.
2. Pregnancy: first prenatal visit at first trimester, at least 4 prenatal visits throughout the course of pregnancy to detect and manage danger signs and complications of pregnancy, provision of iron and folate supplementation for 3 months, iodine supplementation and 2 tetanus toxoid immunization, counselling on healthy lifestyle and breastfeeding, prevention and management of infection, as well as oral health services. While the contribution of antenatal care in anticipating and preventing maternal and newborn emergencies is unclear, components of prenatal care remain effective in reducing perinatal deaths and serves as a venue for birth planning and promotion of facility based deliveries.
3. Delivery: skilled birth attendance/skilled health professional-assisted delivery and facility-based deliveries including the use of partograph, proper management of pregnancy and delivery complications and newborn complications, and access to BEmONC or CEmONC services.
4. Post-Partum: visit within 72 hours and on the 7th day postpartum to check for conditions such as bleeding or infections, Vitamin A supplements to the mother, and counselling on family planning and available services. It also includes maternal nutrition and lactation counseling and postnatal visit of the newborn together with her visit.
5. Newborn care until the first week of life: Interventions within the first 90 minutes such as immediate drying, skin to skin contact between mother and newborn, cord clamping after 1 to 3 minutes, non-separation of baby from the mother, early initiation of breastfeeding, as well as essential newborn care after 90 minutes to 6 hours, newborn care prior to discharge, after discharge as well as additional care thereafter as provided for in the “Clinical Practice Pocket Guide, Newborn Care Until the First Week of Life.”
6. Child Care: immunization, micronutrient supplementation (Vitamin A, iron); exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months, sustained breastfeeding up to 24 months with complementary feeding, integrated management of childhood illnesses, injury prevention, oral health and insecticide-treated nets for mothers and children in malaria endemic areas
","MNCHN Health Indicators
Health indicators are used to monitor the health status of a population. These health indicators either (1) reflect impact or outcomes or (2) coverage or utilization of services. For MNCHN, health outcome indicators are Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR), Newborn Mortality Rate (NMR), Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), Under-five Mortality Rate (UFMR) and proportion of underweight 6 to 59-month old children while Service Coverage indicators are Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR), Antenatal Care (ANC), Facility- based Deliveries (FBD), Fully Immunized Children (FIC), Early initiation of breastfeeding, Exclusive breastfeeding from birth up to six (with sustained breastfeeding and complementary feeding). and early initiation of breastfeeding.
","","","Breastfeeding|Breastfeeding - Early initiation by 1 hour|Breastfeeding - Exclusive 6 months|Complementary feeding|Breastfeeding promotion/counselling|Vitamin A|Iodine|Iron and folic acid|Micronutrient supplementation|Deworming|Family planning (including birth spacing)|Vaccination","","","","WHO Global Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH) Policy Survey https://platform.who.int/data/maternal-newborn-child-adolescent-ageing/national-policies?selectedTabName=Documents","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/PHL%202011%20MNCHN%20Strategy%20MOP.pdf" "40765","PHL","Philippines","","National Objectives for Health-Philippines 2017-2022","Health sector policy, strategy or plan with nutrition components","","English","","2017","","2022","Department of Health","","2018","Not adopted","","","","Health","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","","Strategic Goal 1: Better health outcomes
Strategic Goal 2: Responsive health system
Strategic Goal 3: Equitable health financing
Strategic Goal 1: Better health outcomes
Indicator 1: Average life expectancy (in years)
Indicator 2: Maternal mortality ratio per 100,00 live births
Indicator 3: Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births
Indicator 4: Premature mortality attributed to cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases per 100,000 population
Indicator 5: Tuberculosis incidence per 100,000 population
Indicator 6: Prevalence of stunting among under-five children
Indicator 22: Incidence of low birth weight among newborns
Indicator 24. Prevalence of raised blood pressure
Indicator 31: Proportion of households using safely managed drinking water services
Goal
25. To improve the nutrition situation of the country as a contribution to:
Objectives
26. PPAN 2017-2022 has two layers of outcome objectives, the outcome targets and the sub-outcome or intermediate targets. The former refers to final outcomes against which plan success will be measured. The latter refers to outcomes that will contribute to the achievement of the final outcomes.
Outcome targets
a. To reduce levels of child stunting and wasting
b. To reduce micronutrient deficiencies to levels below public health significance
c. No increase in overweight among children
d. To reduce overweight among adolescents and adults
","Strategic Thrusts
33. Focus on the first 1000 days of life.
34. Complementation of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive programs.
35. Intensified mobilization of local government units.
36. Reaching geographically isolated and disadvantaged areas (GIDAs), communities ofindigenouspeoples,the urban poor especially those in resettlement areas.
37. Complementation of actions of national and local governments.
39. Nutrition-specific programs
40. Nutrition-sensitive programs
Enabling programs
41. Mobilization of local government units for nutrition outcomes
44. Policy development for food and nutrition
45. Strengthened management support to the PPAN 2017-2022
...
3.4. Goal
To accelerate the health development and reduction of preventable maternal, newborn, child and adolescent morbidity and mortality in line with the national development vision and frameworks
3.5. Objectives
The objectives of this strategic plan are to achieve the following by 2022:
1. Survive: End preventable deaths among women, newborn, children and adolescents
I. Reduce maternal mortality
II. Reduce neonatal mortality
III. Reduce childhood mortality
IV. End epidemics of HIV, tuberculosis, malaria, neglected tropical diseases and other communicable diseases
V. Reduce premature mortality from non-communicable diseases
2. Thrive: Promote the health and well-being of women, newborn, children and adolescents
I. Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health-care services and rights
II. Reduce adolescent pregnancy rate
III. End all forms of malnutrition, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women and children
3. Transform: expand enabling environment for women, newborn, children and adolescents
I. Eliminate all harmful practices and all discrimination and violence against women and girls
","4.1. Intervention packages
4.1.1. Maternal Health
Pre-pregnancy
Pregnancy
Postnatal Care
The postnatal care package should include:
4.1.2. Newborn and Child Health
Essential newborn care: the package of care consists of:
4.1.3. Adolescent Health
Adolescent-friendly health services: The key services will include:
","
3.6. Targets
A. Survive
II. Reduce neonatal mortality
III. Reduce childhood mortality
B. Thrive
I. Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health- care services and rights
III. End all forms of malnutrition, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent girls, pregnant and lactating women and children
Indicators:
4.2. Intervention coverages
4.2.2. Newborn Care
Table 11: Newborn Health: Intervention coverage
4.2.3. Child Health
Table 12: Child Health: Intervention coverage
4.2.4. Adolescent Health
Table 13: Adolescent Health: Intervention coverage
4.2.6. Nutrition
Table 15: Nutrition: Intervention coverage
Table 21: Core indicators for monitoring the implementation of the Strategic Plan
","","","Low birth weight|Stunting in children 0-5 yrs|Wasting in children 0-5 years|Anaemia|Anaemia in adolescent girls|Anaemia in women 15-49 yrs|Breastfeeding|Breastfeeding - Early initiation by 1 hour|Breastfeeding - Exclusive 6 months|Complementary feeding|Overweight in children 0-5 yrs|Raised blood glucose/diabetes|Raised blood pressure|Breastfeeding promotion/counselling|Promotion of exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months|Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)|Counselling on feeding and care of LBW infants|School-based health and nutrition programmes|Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (general)|Nutrition counselling on healthy diets|Physical activity and healthy lifestyle|Vitamin A|Iron|Iron and folic acid|Micronutrient supplementation|Multiple micronutrients supplementation|Management of moderate acute malnutrition|Management of severe acute malnutrition|Deworming|Diarrhoea or ORS|Family planning (including birth spacing)|Vaccination","","","","WHO Global Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH) Policy Survey https://platform.who.int/data/maternal-newborn-child-adolescent-ageing/national-policies?selectedTabName=Documents","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/NAM%202018%20National%20Strategy%20for%20Women%20Children%20Adolescents.pdf" "83706","NAM","Namibia","","National Guidelines on Infant and Young Child Feeding ","Government guidance","","English","","2011","","","","5","2011","","","","","Health|Social welfare","Ministry of Health and Social Services Primary Health Care Directorate","United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)|World Health Organization (WHO)","","","","Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance Project (FANTA-2)|US Agency for International Development (USAID)","","","","","","","","","","Other","ITECH","
These guidelines focus on the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding, management of breast problems, introduction of complementary foods and young child nutrition needs. The purpose of these guidelines is to promote, protect and support breastfeeding for all children.
The objectives of these guidelines are to provide health workers with the capacity, knowledge, and skills to:
Promote, protect and support exclusive breastfeeding
Assist all mothers irrespective of their HIV status to effectively and safely feed (avoid mixed feeding) their infants and young children.
Refer women, their partners and their children for required services, including HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT), Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) and Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) Counselling as necessary
This guideline does not prepare health workers to become HIV counsellors as it only covers the aspect of infant and young child feeding. Health workers should also be trained in breastfeeding promotion and management, PMTCT and HCT.
E3. Goal
To ensure that the population has access to adequate, affordable, safe, quality food and water throughout their life cycle that always meets their nutrient requirements for optimal healthy and productive lives.
E4. Policy Objectives
Objective 1 By 2030, reduce the prevalence of undernourishment from 30.9% to 15% and maintain overweight and obesity among children under five years of age below 5%, by facilitating the provision of adequate food and nutrition for mothers and children and ensuring optimal health and productivity of the people of Namibia throughout their lifecycle.
Objective 2 By 2030, increase domestic food production of local consumption from 30% to 60% and enhance processing, marketing, and food consumption to improve access to nutritious and safe food for the populace of Namibia at all times.
Objective 3 By 2030, reduce prevalence of stunting from 24% to 12% through nutrition-sensitive interventions and by ensuring access to health care services, sanitation, hygiene, education, and social protection programmes for all people in Namibia.
Objective 4 By 2025, increase investment in food and nutrition security by at least 10% of national budget annually and ensure an enabling environment of effective.
","Strategy 1.1 Increase coverage of evidence-based high impact nutrition-specific interventions aimed at preventing all forms of malnutrition.
Strategy 1.2 Increase coverage of interventions for the management and treatment of acute malnutrition by documenting and sharing best practices at national, regional and global levels.
Strategy 1.3 Implement Growth Monitoring and Promotion programmes.
Strategy 1.4 Prevention and control of micronutrient disorders.
Strategy 1.5 Promotion of optimal maternal nutrition.
Strategy 1.6 Prevention and management of over-nutrition and related non-communicable diseases.
Strategy 1.7 Promotion of optimal nutritional care for people living with HIV, TB, and other infectious diseases.
Strategy 1.8 Promotion of universal access and utilisation of quality primary health care services to all people.
Strategy 1.9 Develop nutrition preparedness and response plans for emergency situations Interventions.
Strategy 2.1 Strengthening local production of safe and nutritious foods especially by smallholders’ framers
Strategy 2.2 Improve both physical and economic access to safe and nutritious foods at household levels.
Strategy 2.3 Improve processing, storage and preservation of nutritious foods and reduce food waste and loss
Strategy 2.4 Strengthening capacity for implementation of nutrition-sensitiveintervention within the agriculture sector.
Strategy 2.5 Strengthening the resilience capacity of households to various shocks.
Strategy 2.6 Promotion of agricultural approaches that mitigate the negative impact on nutrition.
Strategy 2.7 Create a conducive, healthy, and safe food industry.
Strategy 2.8 Promote irrigation development and integrated water resources
Strategy 2.9 Promote environmental systems and land management for sustainable agriculture development.
Strategy 3.1 Enhance and sustain equitable access to safe water, hygiene, and sanitation interventions.
Strategy 3.2 Improve school nutrition and nutrition awareness.
Strategy 3.3 Promote social protection interventions for improved nutrition.
Strategy 3.4 Enhance women empowerment for improved nutrition status of household members and communities.
Strategy 4.1 Enhanced capacity for food and nutrition security policy implementation.
Strategy 4.2 Strengthening Integrated Food and Nutrition Information management for improved decision-making and programming at all levels.
Strategy 4.3 Enhance a national interest in and commitment to improving nutrition programmes through functional communication plan.
Strategy 4.4 Enhance sustained commitment, governance, and resources.
Strategy 4.5 Mainstream food and nutrition security into national, sectoral, regional, and local plans and promote common result-based frameworks.
Strategy 4.6 Develop appropriate food and nutrition security legislations, regulatory instruments, and guidelines.
Strategy 4.7 Strengthen policy and legal framework for coordination, planning, contributions monitoring and evaluation for food and nutrition security activities.
","","","","Stunting in children 0-5 yrs|Breastfeeding|Complementary feeding|Overweight in children 0-5 yrs|Counselling on healthy diets and nutrition during pregnancy|Growth monitoring and promotion|Infant feeding in emergencies|International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes|School-based health and nutrition programmes|Hygienic cooking facilities and clean eating environment|Provision of school meals / School feeding programme|School meal standard|School gardens|Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (general)|Regulating marketing of unhealthy foods and beverages to children|Physical activity and healthy lifestyle|Sugar reduction|Salt reduction|Vitamin A|Iodine|Iron and folic acid|Micronutrient supplementation|Food fortification|Food grade salt|Biofortifcation|Management of moderate acute malnutrition|Management of severe acute malnutrition|Deworming|Nutritional care & support for people with TB|HIV/AIDS and nutrition|Nutrition & infectious disease|Food safety|Food security and agriculture|Household food security|Home, school or community gardens|Family planning (including birth spacing)|Improved hygiene / handwashing|Water and sanitation|Conditional cash transfer programmes|Vulnerable groups","","https://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/nam212041.pdf","","","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/NAM%202021%20Revised%20National%20Food%20%26%20Nutrition%20Security%20Policy_0.pdf" "23640","PHL","Philippines","","Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition 2011-2016","Comprehensive national nutrition policy, strategy or plan","","English","","2011","","2016","National Nutrition Council","","2012","Adopted","1","2012","NNC GOVERNING BOARD Resolution No. 1, Series of 2012","Nutrition council|Health|Food and agriculture|Education and research|Social welfare|Finance, budget and planning|Development|Industry|Labour","National Nutrition Council Development, Education and research, Finance, budget and planning, Food and agriculture, Health, Industry, Labour, Nutrition council, Social welfare,","","","","","","","","","","","","","Private sector","Private sector","","","
Goals:
To contribute to improving the quality of the human resource base of the country and to reducing child and maternal mortality.
Objectives
Directions
1. Contribute to the reduction of disparities related to nutrition through a focus on population groups and areas highly affected or at-risk to malnutrition, specifically:
a. Pregnant women, infants, and children 1-2 years old
b. Families with pregnant women, children 0-2 years old, and underweight children 0-5 years old
c. Local government units (LGUs) with high levels of child undernutrition or at risk to increased levels of undernutrition
2. Increase investments and go to scale in effective interventions that could impact more significantly on undernutrition among under-fives
a. Promotion of optimum infant feeding and young child feeding practices anchored on exclusive breastfeeding in the first six months of life, the introduction and use of complementary foods that are calorie- and nutrient-dense and safe from 6th month of life onward with continued breastfeeding up to 2 years of age and beyond.
b. Promotion of sanitary practices including personal hygiene and handwashing
c. Supplementation with vitamin A, zinc in the management of diarrhea, iron-folic acid for pregnant women and infants and young children and iodine for pregnant women in areas with levels of iodine deficiency disorders and low access to adequately-iodized salt.
d. Deworming
e. Appropriate medical and dietary management of acute malnutrition as well as of other forms of nutrition-related infections
f. Iron fortification of rice and flour, vitamin A fortification of other staples, and iodization of salt
3. Revive, identify, document, and adopt good practices and models for nutrition improvement
4. Strengthen food-based approaches to address malnutrition
5. Strengthen the nutrition component of the healthy lifestyle package
6. Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition 2011-2016
7. Strengthen the linkage of nutrition with other sectors of development and converge with existing sectoral efforts, e.g. conditional cash transfer, universal health care coverage, agriculture development, labor and employment, among others.
8. Strengthen and nurture interagency structures for integrated and coordinated implementation of nutrition and related services at national and local levels
9. Strengthen system for planning, monitoring and evaluation of nutrition plan implementation at national and local levels
10. Formulate and implement a nutrition research agenda
","Indicator, Baseline (2008), Target (2016)
Prevalence (%) of underweight under-five children, 20.6, 12.7
Prevalence (%) of stunted under-five children, 32.3, 20.9
Prevalence (%) of wasted under-five children,6.9, <5.0
Prevalence (%) of underweight children 6-10 years old (IRS), 25.6, 21.8
Prevalence (%) of thin children 6-10 years old, 8.1, <5.0
Percent of pregnant women who are nutritionally-at-risk, 26.3, 22.3
Percent of low birthweight, 19.6, <19.6
Vitamin A deficiency (% of population with low to deficient serum retinol, μmol/L)(Preschool children, 6-60 months old), 15.2. <15
Vitamin A deficiency (% of population with low to deficient serum retinol, μmol/L)(Pregnant Women), 9.5, <15
Vitamin A deficiency (% of population with low to deficient serum retinol, μmol/L)(Lactating Women), 6.4, <15
Anemia (% with hemoglobin level below recommended level)(Infants), 55.7,<40
Anemia (% with hemoglobin level below recommended level)(one-year old children), 41.0, <40
Anemia (% with hemoglobin level below recommended level)(Pregnant women), 42.5, <40
Anemia (% with hemoglobin level below recommended level)(Lactating women), 31.4, <40
Iodine deficiency (based on urinary iodine excretion (UIE), μg/L)(Children, 6-12, median UIE), 132, >100
Iodine deficiency (based on urinary iodine excretion (UIE), μg/L)(Children, 6-12, moderate and severe %), 19.7, <20
Iodine deficiency (%,based on urinary iodine excretion (UIE), μg/L)(Pregnant women, median UIE), 105, >150
Iodine deficiency (%,based on urinary iodine excretion (UIE), μg/L)(Lactating women, median UIE), 81, >100
Overweight and obesity (%, Children 0-5), 3.3, ≤3.3
Overweight and obesity (%, Children 6-10), 6.5, ≤6.5
Overweight and obesity (%, Adults 20+), 26.6, ≤26.6
","","","Low birth weight|Stunting in children 0-5 yrs|Wasting in children 0-5 years|Underweight in children 0-5 years|Underweight in women|Anaemia|Anaemia in pregnant women|Iodine deficiency disorders|Vitamin A deficiency|Breastfeeding - Continued|Breastfeeding - Exclusive 6 months|Complementary feeding|Overweight in children 0-5 yrs|Overweight and obesity in adults|Overweight in school children|Right to food|Right to health|Counselling on healthy diets and nutrition during pregnancy|Growth monitoring and promotion|Breastfeeding promotion/counselling|Promotion of exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months|Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)|Health professional training on breastfeeding|International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes|Maternity protection|Complementary feeding promotion/counselling|School-based health and nutrition programmes|Regulation/guidelines on types of foods and beverages available|Nutrition in the school curriculum|Monitoring of children’s growth in school|Promotion of fruit and vegetable intake|Healthy food environment in workplaces|Media campaigns on healthy diets and nutrition|Physical activity and healthy lifestyle|Vitamin A|Iodine|Iron|Iron and folic acid|Zinc|Micronutrient supplementation|Micronutrient powder for home fortification|Food fortification|Nutrition education|Wheat flours|Rice|Staple foods|Food grade salt|Refined sugar|Edible oils and margarine|Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition|Management of moderate acute malnutrition|Management of severe acute malnutrition|Deworming|Nutrition & infectious disease|Food safety|Food security and agriculture|Household food security|Home, school or community gardens|Diarrhoea or ORS|Vaccination|Water and sanitation|Conditional cash transfer programmes","","http://www.nnc.gov.ph/plans-and-programs/ppan/itemlist/tag/PPAN","","WHO 2nd Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017","https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/sites/default/filesstore/PHL%202011%20PPAN.pdf"