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Reducing stunting in children under five years of age - a process evaluation of UNICEF PNG’s strategies and approaches
Overview
The rate of malnutrition is unacceptably high and remains a significant underlying factor for illness and deaths particularly for children under five years old in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Almost half of children under five years in PNG are stunted (short for age). The prevalence of stunting and underweight are particularly high in the first two years of life and much higher in both rural than urban areas.
UNICEF supported the Government of Papua New Guinea to develop a National Nutrition Policy (NNP) (2016 – 2026). This milestone policy provides a framework to bring together a range of stakeholders including the public sector, institutions, academia, private sector, development partners, civil society, media and communities to contribute towards the achievement of optimal nutrition outcomes for children. Additionally, UNICEF supported the Government to join the Global Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement and develop a Strategic Action Plan that is currently being implemented (2018-2022). UNICEF PNG Nutrition Programme supports three output results: Nutrition Services Delivery; Nutrition Policies, Systems and Coordination; and Demand for Nutrition.
The purpose of the evaluation is to foster learning and contribute to improving the Nutrition Programme in order to make it more effective in malnutrition reduction in the PNG context. The evaluation will aim to assess the appropriateness and relevance of the programme design as well as the efficiency, effectiveness and coherence of implementation of the programme as designed and against the main programme outcome: Promote the well-being of mothers and children and contribute to addressing malnutrition of children in poor families, since the pregnancy until the age of two, to enhance their physical and mental development.
Report Details
| Year Published | |
| Type | |
| Joint | No |
| Partner/s | N/A |
| Consultant name | |
| Agency Focal Point | Ali Safarnejad |
| Focal Point Email | asafarnejad@unicef.org |
| Managed by Independent Evaluation Office | No |
| Geographic Scope | Country |
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