Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka

Overall nutrition-specific expenditure in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka remains low, although substantial variation exists among these countries. Given the high rates of malnutrition in these countries, it is important to identify more fiscal...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	NUTRITION PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE MALNUTRITION
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spelling	okr-10986-366222021-11-30T05:10:41Z Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka World Bank NUTRITION PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE MALNUTRITION Overall nutrition-specific expenditure in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka remains low, although substantial variation exists among these countries. Given the high rates of malnutrition in these countries, it is important to identify more fiscal space for nutrition, and to prioritize funding of proven, high-impact interventions. The share of spending on nutrition-specific versus nutrition-sensitive interventions should be carefully balanced in relation to the expected impact of the interventions being funded. The cause of underutilization of nutrition-related allocations should be analyzed to improve utilization or free up funds for interventions that are high-impact and well-executed. There are substantial limitations to tracking nutrition expenditures within the current budget allocation records. Standardized systems of data collection are recommended for all countries in the region and beyond. Standardized global guidance is needed for defining nutrition-sensitive and nutrition-specific interventions to enhance comparability between studies in different countries. 2021-11-29T16:55:28Z 2021-11-29T16:55:28Z 2021-10 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/629191637561882270/Assessing-Public-Financing-for-Nutrition-in-Bhutan-India-Nepal-and-Sri-Lanka http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36622 English Health, Nutrition and Population Knowledge Brief; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief South Asia Bhutan India Nepal Sri Lanka
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description	Overall nutrition-specific expenditure in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka remains low, although substantial variation exists among these countries. Given the high rates of malnutrition in these countries, it is important to identify more fiscal space for nutrition, and to prioritize funding of proven, high-impact interventions. The share of spending on nutrition-specific versus nutrition-sensitive interventions should be carefully balanced in relation to the expected impact of the interventions being funded. The cause of underutilization of nutrition-related allocations should be analyzed to improve utilization or free up funds for interventions that are high-impact and well-executed. There are substantial limitations to tracking nutrition expenditures within the current budget allocation records. Standardized systems of data collection are recommended for all countries in the region and beyond. Standardized global guidance is needed for defining nutrition-sensitive and nutrition-specific interventions to enhance comparability between studies in different countries.
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title	Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka
title_short	Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka
title_full	Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka
title_fullStr	Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka
title_full_unstemmed	Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
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Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka

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