By 2023, the Government of Ghana will develop and implement food-based dietary guidelines that define context-specific sustainable healthy diets; and by 2024, enact policies to eliminate industrially-produced trans-fatty acids and reduce the impact of marketing of foods and beverages high in saturated fats, trans-fatty acids, free sugars, or salt on children; and reduce the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages from 32.4 g/d to 15 g/d sodium from 3.2 g/d to 2.2 g/d by 2030.
Beyond The Dialogues
Commitment 5
Indicators
- (5.1a) Volume of SSB imported. No visual
- (5.1b) Volume of SSB locally produced. No visual
- (5.1c) Volume of SSB sold. No visual
- (5.2) Policy to restrict marketing of unhealthy foods formulated. View infographics
- (5.3) Policy to reduce industrially produced TFAs developed. View infographics
- (5.4) Launch of the FBDGs. View infographics
- (5.5) Existence of tax on foods high in fat, sugars or salt. View infographics
- (5.6) NCD-Protect. No visual
- (5.7) NCD-Risk. No visual
- (5.8) % Sugar-sweetened soft drink consumption (adults). No visual
- (5.9) Nutrition literacy scores among target populations (based on national surveys). No visual
- (5.11) MDD among adolescents 15–19 years. View infographics
- (5.12) Population who cannot afford a healthy diet. View infographics
- (5.13) Proportion of the population with access to diverse and nutritious foods (Global Diet Quality Indicator – Food Group Diversity Score) (#/10; target is >5). View infographics
- (5.14) Zero fruit or vegetable consumption (adults). View infographics
- (5.15) Zero fruit or vegetable consumption (children 6–23 months). View infographics
- (5.16) All-5: % adult population consuming all 5 food groups. View infographics