• Deskrizzjoni ?enerali
  • Prevalenza tal-obe?ità
  • Tqassim tal-popolazzjoni
  • Kaw?i
  • Komorbiditajiet
  • Politiki
  • Contextual factors
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Riskju nazzjonali tal-obe?ità *8/10This is a composite ‘obesity risk’ score (out of 10, the highest risk) based on obesity prevalence, rate of increase, likelihood of meeting the 2025 target, treatment indicator and childhood stunting levels.Riskju ta' obe?ità fit-tfal *8/11This is a ‘risk score’ for each country’s likelihood of having or acquiring a major childhood obesity problem during the 2020s, taking account of current prevalence levels and risk for future obesity (based on stunting among infants, maternal obesity, maternal smoking, and breastfeeding rates).
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Prevalenza tal-obe?ità

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Skont l-età

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Kaw?i

Attività insuffi?jenti

Konsum tal-frott

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Treddig?

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Komorbiditajiet

Pressjoni g?olja tad-demm

Kolesterol g?oli

Zokkor fid-demm g?oli waqt is-sawm

Prevalenza tad-dijabete

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Politiki

Treddig?

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Contextual factors

Contextual factors

Prevalenza tal-obe?ità

Adulti, 2017-2018

Tip ta' st?arri?:Imkejjel
Età:18+
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:2869
Erja Koperta:Re?jonali
Referenzi:Republic of Marshall Islands' 2017-2018 Hybrid STEPS Survey. https://extranet.who.int/ncdsmicrodata/index.php/catalog/742 (Accessed 06.10.20)
Noti:Although all islands were not surveyed, the islands included make up 83% of the overall population of the Republic of Marshall Islands. Despite this, sample size was exceptionally large and included approximately 10% of all adults residing in the Republic of Marshall Islands.
Sakemm ma ji?ix indikat mod ie?or, il-pi? ?ejjed jirreferi g?al BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obe?ità tirreferi g?al BMI akbar minn 30kg/m².
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Nisa, 2016-2017

Tip ta' st?arri?:Imkejjel
Età:15-49
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:673
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health and Human Services, RMI Economic, Policy Planning and Statistics Office and UNICEF. 2017. Republic of the Marshall Islands Integrated Child Health and Nutrition Survey 2017, Final Report. Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands: Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health and Human Services, RMI Economic, Policy Planning and Statistics Office
Noti:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Sakemm ma ji?ix indikat mod ie?or, il-pi? ?ejjed jirreferi g?al BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obe?ità tirreferi g?al BMI akbar minn 30kg/m².
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Adulti, 2002

Tip ta' st?arri?:Imkejjel
Età:15-64
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:1187
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, NCD Risk Factors STEPS Report 2002 (2007) available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/steps/2002_Marshall_Islands_STEPS-Report.pdf (last accessed 19.10.20)
Sakemm ma ji?ix indikat mod ie?or, il-pi? ?ejjed jirreferi g?al BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obe?ità tirreferi g?al BMI akbar minn 30kg/m².
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Tfal, 2020

Tip ta' st?arri?:Imkejjel
Età:15-16
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:1172
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:Marshall Islands Rapid Youth Survey 2020. https://www.pihoa.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/RMI-Rapid-Youth-Survey-2020-Final_05_21_21.pdf (Accessed 10.01.2023)
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):BMI percentiles were used to determine BMI categories for those students under 17 years old
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Tfal, 2017-2018

Tip ta' st?arri?:Imkejjel
Età:4-16
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:3271
Erja Koperta:Re?jonali
Referenzi:Passmore, E. and Smith, T., 2019. Dual Burden of Stunting and Obesity Among Elementary School Children on Majuro, Republic of Marshall Islands. Hawai'i Journal of Health & Social Welfare, 78(8), p.262.
Noti:Region: Majuro
Cutoffs:CDC
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0-5 years, 2017

Età:0-5
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:873
Referenzi:MICS-Style: Republic of the Marshall Islands Integrated Child Health and Nutrition Survey 2017, Final Report. Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands: RMI Ministry of Health and Human Services, RMI Economic, Policy Planning and Statistic Office, 2017
Noti:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):=>+2SD
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Pi? ?ejjed/obe?ità skont l-edukazzjoni

Adulti, 2017-2018

Tip ta' st?arri?:Imkejjel
Età:18+
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:2869
Erja Koperta:Re?jonali
Referenzi:Republic of Marshall Islands' 2017-2018 STEPS Hybrid Survey. https://extranet.who.int/ncdsmicrodata/index.php/catalog/742 (Accessed 06.10.20)
Noti:Although all islands were not surveyed, the islands included make up 83% of the overall population of the Republic of Marshall Islands. Despite this, sample size was exceptionally large and included approximately 10% of all adults residing in the Republic of Marshall Islands.
Sakemm ma ji?ix indikat mod ie?or, il-pi? ?ejjed jirreferi g?al BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obe?ità tirreferi g?al BMI akbar minn 30kg/m².
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Nisa, 2016-2017

Tip ta' st?arri?:Imkejjel
Età:15-49
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:673
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health and Human Services, RMI Economic, Policy Planning and Statistics Office and UNICEF. 2017. Republic of the Marshall Islands Integrated Child Health and Nutrition Survey 2017, Final Report. Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands: Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health and Human Services, RMI Economic, Policy Planning and Statistics Office
Noti:Demographic Health Survey data includes ever married women aged 15-49 years only and may include males aged 15-59.
Sakemm ma ji?ix indikat mod ie?or, il-pi? ?ejjed jirreferi g?al BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obe?ità tirreferi g?al BMI akbar minn 30kg/m².
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0-5 years, 2017

Id-daqs tal-kampjun:873
Referenzi:MICS-Style: Republic of the Marshall Islands Integrated Child Health and Nutrition Survey 2017, Final Report. Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands: RMI Ministry of Health and Human Services, RMI Economic, Policy Planning and Statistic Office, 2017
Noti:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):=>+2SD
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Pi? ?ejjed/obe?ità skont l-età

Adulti, 2017-2018

Tip ta' st?arri?:Imkejjel
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:2869
Erja Koperta:Re?jonali
Referenzi:Republic of Marshall Islands' 2017-2018 Hybrid Survey. https://extranet.who.int/ncdsmicrodata/index.php/catalog/742 (Accessed 06.10.20)
Noti:Although all islands were not surveyed, the islands included make up 83% of the overall population of the Republic of Marshall Islands. Despite this, sample size was exceptionally large and included approximately 10% of all adults residing in the Republic of Marshall Islands.
Sakemm ma ji?ix indikat mod ie?or, il-pi? ?ejjed jirreferi g?al BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obe?ità tirreferi g?al BMI akbar minn 30kg/m².
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Nisa, 2016-2017

Tip ta' st?arri?:Imkejjel
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:673
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health and Human Services, RMI Economic, Policy Planning and Statistics Office and UNICEF. 2017. Republic of the Marshall Islands Integrated Child Health and Nutrition Survey 2017, Final Report. Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands: Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health and Human Services, RMI Economic, Policy Planning and Statistics Office
Noti:Demographic Health Survey - Mothers or female caregivers
Sakemm ma ji?ix indikat mod ie?or, il-pi? ?ejjed jirreferi g?al BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obe?ità tirreferi g?al BMI akbar minn 30kg/m².
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Adulti, 2002

Tip ta' st?arri?:Imkejjel
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:1187
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:REPUBLIC OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, NCD Risk Factors STEPS Report 2002 (2007) available at https://www.who.int/ncds/surveillance/steps/2002_Marshall_Islands_STEPS-Report.pdf (last accessed 19.10.20)
Sakemm ma ji?ix indikat mod ie?or, il-pi? ?ejjed jirreferi g?al BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obe?ità tirreferi g?al BMI akbar minn 30kg/m².
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Tfal, 2017-2018

Tip ta' st?arri?:Imkejjel
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:3271
Erja Koperta:Subnazzjonali
Referenzi:Passmore, E. and Smith, T., 2019. Dual Burden of Stunting and Obesity Among Elementary School Children on Majuro, Republic of Marshall Islands. Hawai'i Journal of Health & Social Welfare, 78(8), p.262.
Noti:CDC Cut-offs
Cutoffs:CDC
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Pi? ?ejjed/obe?ità skont ir-re?jun

Nisa, 2016-2017

Tip ta' st?arri?:Imkejjel
Età:15-49
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:673
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health and Human Services, RMI Economic, Policy Planning and Statistics Office and UNICEF. 2017. Republic of the Marshall Islands Integrated Child Health and Nutrition Survey 2017, Final Report. Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands: Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health and Human Services, RMI Economic, Policy Planning and Statistics Office
Noti:Demographic Health Survey - Mothers or female caregivers
Sakemm ma ji?ix indikat mod ie?or, il-pi? ?ejjed jirreferi g?al BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obe?ità tirreferi g?al BMI akbar minn 30kg/m².
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Nisa, 2016-2017

Tip ta' st?arri?:Imkejjel
Età:15-49
Id-daqs tal-kampjun:673
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health and Human Services, RMI Economic, Policy Planning and Statistics Office and UNICEF. 2017. Republic of the Marshall Islands Integrated Child Health and Nutrition Survey 2017, Final Report. Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands: Republic of the Marshall Islands Ministry of Health and Human Services, RMI Economic, Policy Planning and Statistics Office
Noti:Demographic Health Survey - Mothers or female caregivers
Sakemm ma ji?ix indikat mod ie?or, il-pi? ?ejjed jirreferi g?al BMI bejn 25kg u 29.9kg/m², l-obe?ità tirreferi g?al BMI akbar minn 30kg/m².
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0-5 years, 2017

Id-daqs tal-kampjun:873
Referenzi:MICS-Style: Republic of the Marshall Islands Integrated Child Health and Nutrition Survey 2017, Final Report. Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands: RMI Ministry of Health and Human Services, RMI Economic, Policy Planning and Statistic Office, 2017
Noti:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):=>+2SD
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Pi? ?ejjed/obe?ità skont il-grupp so?joekonomiku

0-5 years, 2017

Id-daqs tal-kampjun:873
Referenzi:MICS-Style: Republic of the Marshall Islands Integrated Child Health and Nutrition Survey 2017, Final Report. Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands: RMI Ministry of Health and Human Services, RMI Economic, Policy Planning and Statistic Office, 2017
Noti:UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Joint Child Malnutrition Estimates Expanded Database: Overweight (Survey Estimates), May 2023, New York. For more information about the methodology, please consult https://data.unicef.org/resources/jme-2023-country-consultations/ Percentage of children under 5 years of age falling above 2 standard deviations (moderate and severe) from the median weight-for-height of the reference population.
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):=>+2SD
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Attività fi?ika insuffi?jenti

Adulti, 2016

Referenzi:Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7
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Ir?iel, 2016

Referenzi:Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7
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Nisa, 2016

Referenzi:Guthold R, Stevens GA, Riley LM, Bull FC. Worldwide trends in insufficient physical activity from 2001 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 358 population-based surveys with 1.9 million participants. Lancet 2018 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(18)30357-7
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Estimated per capita fruit intake

Adulti, 2017

Tip ta' st?arri?:Imkejjel
Età:25+
Referenzi:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Estimated per-capita fruit intake (g/day)
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Konsum stmat ta' la?am ippro?essat per capita

Adulti, 2017

Tip ta' st?arri?:Imkejjel
Età:25+
Referenzi:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Estimated per-capita processed meat intake (g per day)
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Estimated per capita whole grains intake

Adulti, 2017

Tip ta' st?arri?:Imkejjel
Età:25+
Referenzi:Global Burden of Disease, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation http://ghdx.healthdata.org/
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Estimated per-capita whole grains intake (g/day)
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% ta' trabi ta' bejn 0-5 xhur imreddg?a biss

0-5 years, 2007-2022

Referenzi:Republic of the Marshall Islands Integrated Child Health and Nutrition Survey 2017, Final Report. Majuro, Republic of the Marshall Islands: RMI Ministry of Health and Human Services, RMI Economic, Policy Planning and Statistic Office, 2017
Noti:Full details are available. Original citation United Nations Children’s Fund, Division of Data, Analysis, Planning and Monitoring (2023). Global UNICEF Global Databases: Infant and Young Child Feeding: Exclusive breastfeeding, New York, October 2023.
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Pressjoni g?olja tad-demm

Adulti, 2015

Referenzi:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).
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Ir?iel, 2015

Referenzi:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).
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Nisa, 2015

Referenzi:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A875?lang=en
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Age Standardised estimated % Raised blood pressure 2015 (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90).
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Kolesterol g?oli

Adulti, 2008

Referenzi:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).
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Ir?iel, 2008

Referenzi:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).
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Nisa, 2008

Referenzi:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A885
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):% Raised total cholesterol (>= 5.0 mmol/L) (age-standardized estimate).
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Zokkor fid-demm g?oli waqt is-sawm

Ir?iel, 2014

Referenzi:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).
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Nisa, 2014

Referenzi:Global Health Observatory data repository, World Health Organisation, http://apps.who.int/gho/data/node.main.A869?lang=en
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Age Standardised % raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L or on medication).
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Prevalenza tad-dijabete

Adulti, 2021

Età:20-79
Erja Koperta:Nazzjonali
Referenzi:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation.  IDF Diabetes Atlas, 10th edn. Brussels, Belgium:International Diabetes Federation, 2021. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Age-adjusted comparative prevalence of diabetes, %
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Adulti, 2019

Età:20-79
Referenzi:Reproduced with kind permission International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 9th edn. Brussels,Belgium: 2019. Available at: https://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).
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Adulti, 2017

Referenzi:Reproduced with kind permission of IDF, International Diabetes Federation. IDF Diabetes Atlas, 8th edition. Brussels, Belgium: International Diabetes Federation, 2017. http://www.diabetesatlas.org
Definizzjonijiet (disponibbli bl-Ingli? biss):Diabetes age-adjusted comparative prevalence (%).
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Policies, Interventions and Actions

GNPR 2016-17 (q7) Breastfeeeding promotion and/or counselling

WHO Global Nutrition Policy Review 2016-2017 reported the evidence of breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling (q7)

Categories:Evidence of Breastfeeding promotion or related activity
Target age group:Adulti
Organisation:Ministry of Health (information provided by the GINA progam)
Find out more:extranet.who.int
References:Information provided with kind permission of WHO Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA): https://extranet.who.int/nutrition/gina/en Please note the GINA website has been replaced by the GIFNA database and the GINA link will no longer work. You will find this document by searching this new database: https://gifna.who.int/

No actions could be found for the above criteria.

Contextual factors

Disclaimer: These contextual factors should be interpreted with care. Results are updated as regularly as possible and use very specific criteria. The criteria used and full definitions are available for download at the bottom of this page.

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Labelling

Is there mandatory nutrition labelling?Absent
Front-of-package labelling?Absent
Back-of-pack nutrition declaration?Absent
Color coding?Absent
Warning label?Absent

Regulation and marketing

Are there fiscal policies on unhealthy products?Absent
Tax on unhealthy foods?Absent
Tax on unhealthy drinks?Absent
Are there fiscal policies on healthy products?Absent
Subsidy on fruits?Absent
Subsidy on vegetables?Absent
Subsidy on other healthy products?Absent
Mandatory limit or ban of trans fat (all settings)?Absent
Mandatory limit of trans fats in place (all settings)? Absent
Ban on trans-fats or phos in place (all settings)? Absent
Are there any mandatory policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children?Absent
Mandatory restriction on broadcast media?Absent
Mandatory restriction on non-broadcast media?Absent
Voluntary policies/marketing restrictions on the promotion of unhealthy food/drinks to children?Absent
Are there mandatory standards for food in schools?Absent
Are there any mandatory nutrient limits in any manufactured food products?Absent
Nutrition standards for public sector procurement?Absent

Political will and support

National obesity strategy or nutrition and physical activity national strategy?Absent
National obesity strategy?Absent
National childhood obesity strategy?Absent
Comprehensive nutrition strategy?Absent
Comprehensive physical activity strategy?Absent
Evidence-based dietary guidelines and/or RDAs?Absent
National target(s) on reducing obesity?Absent
Guidelines/policy on obesity treatment?Absent
Promotion of breastfeeding?Present

Monitoring and surveillance

Monitoring of the prevalence and incidence for the main obesity-related NCDs and risk factors?Present
Within 5 years?Present

Governance and resource

Multi-sectoral national co-ordination mechanism for obesity or nutrition (including obesity)?Absent

Key

Present
Present (voluntary)
Incoming
Absent
Unknown

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