Nutrition situation
Under five stunting (%)
30.1
Under five overweight (%)
2.7
Anaemia in women 15-49 years (%)
34.7
Under five wasting (%)
4.3
Low birth weight (%)
n.a.
0 to 5-month-old exclusive breastfeeding (%)
54.6
Adolescent overweight (%)
Male: 5.6
/ Female: 13.7
Adult overweight (%)
Male: 23.2
/ Female: 38.3
Adult obesity (%)
Male: 5.5
/ Female: 14.2
Adult diabetes (%)
Male: 7.8
/ Female: 7.6
COVID-19 snapshot
COVID-19 greatly disrupted programme plans and implementation at both national and subnational levels. However, there were messages developed and distributed on nutrition issues during COVID-19 using radio jingles/mainstream posters. Nutrition experts were integrated into response structures.
Institutional transformations 2019-2020
Bringing people together into a shared space for action
The multi-stakeholder platform (MSP) provided a regular space to engage with all relevant nutrition stakeholders. Subnational level MSP structures were established in 7 of the 15 counties. The MSP successfully engaged and identified a nutrition focal point within the 54th national legislature, who has subsequently helped to facilitate several fruitful meetings with other lawmakers of the 54th legislature.Ensuring a coherent policy and legal framework
The MSP started the development of the national multisectoral strategic costed plan for nutrition via national and subnational consultations. The National Nutrition Policy is being utilised and it is the foundation of the strategic costed plan. The revised National Public Health Law includes the Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes. The national food safety guideline was adopted and validated.Aligning actions around common results
The national multisectoral strategic costed plan now has an implementation and evaluation logframe which aligns the 25 core nutrition actions of Liberia. A Common Result Framework will be developed upon completion of this plan. The core nutrition actions and sub-actions were selected by MSP members.Financial tracking and resource mobilisation
The budget tracking exercise results have been used to engage highlevel stakeholders to create a budget line for nutrition within the national budget and in line ministries.2020-2021 Priorities
- Engagements/ lobbying meetings with presidency for the selection of a high-level nutrition champion.
- Continue engagement of the Vice President’s Office for the relocation of the SUN Movement Secretariat.
- MSP to complete the development of national multisectoral strategic costed plan for nutrition, mobilise domestic resource and take forward its implementation with the SUN Movement Secretariat, as well as addressing sector budget allocation by the Ministry of Finance.
- Establish business, United Nations and donor networks.
- Scale up subnational MSP structures.
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