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ANZOLA, Marianella  y  PENA-ROSAS, Juan Pablo. World Health Organization’s global targets on maternal, infant and young child nutrition. An Venez Nutr [online]. 2014, vol.27, n.1, pp.26-30. ISSN 0798-0752.

The World Health Assembly is the supreme decision-making body of the World Health Organization. It meets every year in May in the city of Geneva and is attended by delegations of Member States. The 65th World Health Assembly held from the 21st to 26th of May 2012, approved the Comprehensive Implementation Plan on Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition, which includes six key global targets to achieve improvements in: the stunting (low height for age) in children, anemia in women of reproductive age, low birth weight, overweight in children, exclusive breastfeeding, and wasting in children under five years by the year 2025. These goals were endorsed by the Member States of the World Health Organization who pledged to monitor and track the progress for achievements. The goals help to identify priority areas for action and foster global change. This article describes the six global goals and the tools that are available for adaptation at the national level and for monitoring progress indicators proposed by the Member States. The results of the monitoring tool developed by WHO will be incorporated in the world nutrition report which is being prepared by an independent group of experts.

Palabras clave : WHO; global targets 2025; maternal; infant; child; nutrition.

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