Operationalizing Multisectoral Nutrition Programs to Accelerate Progress : A Nutrition Governance Perspective
Malnutrition continues to be one of the world's most critical health and human development challenges, threatening countries' Universal Health Coverage (UHC) goals and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Given the...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/716431640257867136/Discussion-Paper http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36802 |
| Summary: | Malnutrition continues to be one of
the world's most critical health and human development
challenges, threatening countries' Universal Health
Coverage (UHC) goals and the achievement of the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs). Given the complex, multifactorial,
and interlinked determinants of nutritional status and
well-being, multisectoral nutrition programming has been
widely promoted as the most effective way to address the
direct and indirect determinants of malnutrition and to
improve nutrition outcomes. Robust governance systems are
essential for implementing multisectoral nutrition
interventions and creating cost-effective and sustainable
programs. The objectives of this report are to (i) document
and synthesize implementation experiences, challenges, and
opportunities from seven countries supported by the World
Bank and Global Financing Facility (GFF) in operationalizing
large-scale multisectoral nutrition projects that emphasize
and strengthen governance (Cambodia, the Democratic Republic
of Congo, Guatemala, Indonesia, Malawi, Nigeria, and
Rwanda); and (ii) facilitate cross-country learning. Given
that the seven countries used as examples in this report are
still implementing their multisectoral programs, the report
focuses on documenting progress and lessons learned on
implementation modalities and innovations, rather than
highlighting impact at this stage. The report uses a
multisectoral governance framework, adapted from Gillespie,
Van Den Bold, and Hodge (2019), to synthesize the
implementation experiences across the World
Bank/GFF–financed multisectoral nutrition projects. The
report provides eight lessons learned, organized under three
broad categories: (1) Advocacy, leadership, and
institutional support for multisectoral nutrition; (2)
Management capacity and financing; and (3) Results
measurement, monitoring, and accountability. |
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