Policy - National Strategic Plan of Action for Nutrition (2014 – 2019)

Date:

2014

End date:

2019

Published by:

Ministry of Health

Published year:

2014

Is the policy document adopted?:

Yes

Adopted year:

2014

Adopted by:

Government

Type of policy:

Comprehensive national nutrition policy, strategy or plan

Tabs

Goals

Goals, objectives or targets related to nutrition:

3.2 Strategic Objectives

1. To promote the delivery of effective interventions that will ensure adequate nutrition to all Nigerians, especially vulnerable groups

2. To enhance capacity to deliver effective and appropriate nutrition interventions

3. To contribute to the control of diet related noncommunicable diseases

4. To promote and strengthen research, monitoring and evaluation

5. To promote and facilitate community participation for nutrition interventions

6. To promote and strengthen nutrition coordination and collaboration

3.3 Targets

1. To reduce the number of under-five children who are stunted by 20% by 2018

2. To reduce low birthweight by 15% by 2018

3. To ensure no increase in childhood overweight by 2018

4. To reduce and maintain childhood wasting to less than 10% by 2018

5. To reduce anaemia in women of reproductive age by 50% by 2018

6. To increase exclusive breastfeeding rates in the first six months to at least 50% by 2018

M&E Indicators

M&E Indicators related to nutrition:

Target Indicators:

% of children under five who are stunted (< - 2 SD)

% of infants born low birthweight (<2500 g) ><2500 g)

% of children under five who are overweight

% of children under five who are wasted (< -2 SD)

% of women of reproductive age with anaemia

% of children exclusively breastfed for first six month s

Priority Areas Indicators:

% of pregnant women receiving iron and folic acid supplementation

% of post-natal women that receive vitamin A supplementation within 8 weeks after delivery

% of infants initiated on breastfeeding within half hour of birth

% of children aged 6-59 months who received 5 or more feeds in the last 24 hours

% of health facilities that are certified BFHI

% of trained facility and community-based health workers sensitising women on optimal IYCF

% of children under five that are screened at the community level and referred for nutrition management

% of discharges of stabilization centres that recover from SAM

% of CMAM site s that experience stockouts of key nutrition commodities

% of children age d 6-59 months who received vitamin A supplement within the last 6 months

% of children age d 12-59 months who received de-worming in the last six months

% of health facilities that have screening and referral services related to DRNCD

M&E Indicator types:

Outcome indicators

Process indicators

URL link:

http://www.health.gov.ng/doc/NSPAN.pdf

File upload:

NGA 2014 NSPAN.pdf

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Date	User	Log	State
Mon, 01/25/2016 - 00:38	engesveenk	Policy moderated by engesveenk.	published
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