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ArticlePublic health nutrition2025

Evaluation of the implementation of governmental policies and actions to create healthy food environments in Burkina Faso.

Viviane Aurélie Tapsoba, Ella Wr Compaore, Augustin Nawidimbasba Zeba, Jerome Winbetourefa Some, Julien Soliba Manga, Adama Diouf, Jean-Claude Moubarac, Stefanie Vandevijvere, Mamoudou H Dicko

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Viviane Aurélie TapsobaUniversite Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.ORCID 0009-0009-7714-2430
Ella Wr CompaoreUniversite Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.ORCID 0000-0003-4364-7632
Augustin Nawidimbasba ZebaInstitut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.ORCID 0000-0002-0271-7414
Jerome Winbetourefa SomeInstitut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.ORCID 0000-0001-5955-9747
Julien Soliba MangaUniversite de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
Adama DioufUniversite Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Dakar, Sénégal.
Jean-Claude MoubaracUniversite de Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
Stefanie VandevijvereSciensano, Belgium.
Mamoudou H DickoUniversite Joseph KI-ZERBO, 03 BP 7021, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.ORCID 0000-0003-1212-5946

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe creation of a healthy food environment is highly dependent on the policies that governments choose to implement. The objective of this study is to compare the level of implementation of current public policies aimed at creating healthy food environments in Burkina Faso with international good practice indicators.

designThis evaluation was carried out using the Food-EPI tool. The tool has two components (policy and infrastructure support), thirteen domains and fifty-six good practice indicators adapted to the Burkina Faso context.

settingBurkina Faso.

participantsExpert evaluators divided into two groups: the group of independent experts from universities, NGO and civil society and the group of experts from various government sectors.

resultsAmong the fifty-six indicators, it was assessed the level of implementation as 'high' for six indicators, 'medium' for twenty-four indicators, 'low' for twenty-two indicators and 'very low' for four indicators. High implementation level indicators include strong and visible political support, targets on exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding, strong and visible political support for actions to combat all forms of malnutrition, monitoring of exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding indicators, monitoring of promotion and growth surveillance programmes and coordination mechanism (national, state and local government). The indicators on menu labelling, reducing taxes on healthy foods, increasing taxes on unhealthy foods and dietary guidelines are the indicators with a 'very low' level of implementation in Burkina Faso.

conclusionsThe general results showed that there is a clear need for further improvements in policy and infrastructure support to promote healthy food environments.

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Diet, HealthyHealth PromotionNutrition PolicyBreast FeedingBurkina FasoHumansFood environmentFood-EPIFood systemPolicy implementationPublic policies

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