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COUNTRY DASHBOARD 2019 Namibia Namibia

3 Oct 2019

It identifies SUN MOVEMENT a wide range of desired results and associated indicators of progress across eight THEORY OF CHANGE domains in which the SUN Movement seeks to catalyze change and deliver nutrition impact. [...] Based on the data, Namibia is progressing with strong Joined the SUN Movement in 2011 performance in the enabling environment (with the exception of business and civil society Population 2,534,000 network functionality) and high impact interventions and food supply, and moderate (UNPD 2017) performance on underlying drivers of nutrition and the nutrition status of children and Income class Upper m. [...] However, more could be done to increase (World Bank 2019) finance for nutrition data availability, enact legislation (specifically the BMS Code, Humanitarian risk class Medium restrictions on marketing of foods to children and food fortification), increase uptake of (INFORM 2019) IYCF and dietary intake behaviours,and address the high prevalence of low birthweight and overweight/obesity among adol. [...] A detailed description of the MEAL Results Framework and Lists of Indicators, including definitions and data sources, is available at . [...] Namibia Enabling Environment As stakeholders from different sectors come together to build an enabling environment for improving nutrition, it results in a multi-stakeholder platform, functioning networks of nutrition actors, progress in the SUN Movement processes, integration of nutrition in development plans and improved nutrition information systems.
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