Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Nepal (2011-2017)

Nepal reports better nutrition indicators than the South Asian average, though significant geographic and income-related inequalities remain in relation to nutrition outcomes. During the last decade, the government of Nepal has made proactive effor...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE NUTRITION NUTRITION POLICY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/626991637561387544/Assessing-Public-Financing-for-Nutrition-in-Nepal-2011-2017 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36623

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spelling	okr-10986-366232021-11-30T05:10:40Z Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Nepal (2011-2017) World Bank PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE NUTRITION NUTRITION POLICY Nepal reports better nutrition indicators than the South Asian average, though significant geographic and income-related inequalities remain in relation to nutrition outcomes. During the last decade, the government of Nepal has made proactive efforts to develop nutrition policy as a multisectoral priority. The total nutrition-related public spending in Nepal stood at 0.73 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in FY 2016-17, up from 0.57 percent of GDP in FY 2011-12. Nutrition-related expenditure is primarily driven by nutrition-sensitive interventions, which may not directly target malnutrition but do contribute to improving general nutritional status in synergy with nutrition-specific policies. On average between FY 2011-12 and FY 2017-18, 80 percent of nutrition-related allocations were spent, and spending of allocations was higher for nutrition-sensitive interventions than for nutrition-specific interventions. The country’s new federal structure and fiscal resource allocation can be an opportunity to improve nutrition-related financing, especially nutrition-specific financing, and reduce nutritional inequalities according to regional needs. 2021-11-29T17:00:32Z 2021-11-29T17:00:32Z 2021-10 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/626991637561387544/Assessing-Public-Financing-for-Nutrition-in-Nepal-2011-2017 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36623 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 Nepal
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description	Nepal reports better nutrition indicators than the South Asian average, though significant geographic and income-related inequalities remain in relation to nutrition outcomes. During the last decade, the government of Nepal has made proactive efforts to develop nutrition policy as a multisectoral priority. The total nutrition-related public spending in Nepal stood at 0.73 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in FY 2016-17, up from 0.57 percent of GDP in FY 2011-12. Nutrition-related expenditure is primarily driven by nutrition-sensitive interventions, which may not directly target malnutrition but do contribute to improving general nutritional status in synergy with nutrition-specific policies. On average between FY 2011-12 and FY 2017-18, 80 percent of nutrition-related allocations were spent, and spending of allocations was higher for nutrition-sensitive interventions than for nutrition-specific interventions. The country’s new federal structure and fiscal resource allocation can be an opportunity to improve nutrition-related financing, especially nutrition-specific financing, and reduce nutritional inequalities according to regional needs.
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title	Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Nepal (2011-2017)
title_short	Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Nepal (2011-2017)
title_full	Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Nepal (2011-2017)
title_fullStr	Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Nepal (2011-2017)
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
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Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Nepal (2011-2017)

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