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An Investment Framework for Nutrition in Uganda: Reducing Stunting and Other Forms of Child Malnutrition

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dc.contributor.authorShekar, Meera
dc.contributor.authorHyder, Zia
dc.contributor.authorSubandoro, Ali
dc.contributor.authorDayton Eberwein, Julia
dc.contributor.authorPereira, Audrey
dc.contributor.authorAkuoku, Jonathan Kweku
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-11T16:33:47Z
dc.date.available2017-10-11T16:33:47Z
dc.date.issued2016-10
dc.description.abstractThis paper builds on global experience and Uganda's specific context to estimate costs,benefits, and cost-effectiveness of key nutrition interventions. It is intended to help guide theselection of the most cost-effective interventions as well as strategies for scaling these up. Thepaper considers both relevant "nutrition-specific" interventions, largely delivered through thehealth sector, and multisectoral "nutrition-sensitive" interventions, delivered through other sectors such as agriculture, education, and water and sanitation. We estimate that the costs and benefits of implementing 10 nutrition-specific interventions in all regions of Uganda would require a yearly public investment of $68 million. The expected benefits are enormous: annually over 8,000 lives would be saved, while at least 375,000 DALYs and 8,700 cases of stunting among children under five would be averted. Economic productivity could potentially increase by $280 million annually over the productive lives of the beneficiaries, with an impressive internal rate of return of 18 percent. However, because it is unlikely that the Government of Uganda or its partners will be able to find the $68 million necessary to reach full coverage, we also consider scale-up scenarios based on considerations of their potential for impact, burden of stunting, resource requirements, and implementation capacity. The most cost-effective scenario considered would provide a subset of key interventions in regions with the highest rates of stunting and would cost between $19 and $60 million, depending on how many regions are covered. We then identify and cost five nutrition sensitive interventions relevant to Uganda for which there is both evidence of positive impact on nutrition outcomes and some cost information. These findings point to a powerful set of nutrition specific interventions and a candidate list of nutrition-sensitive approaches that represent a highly cost-effective approach to reducing child malnutrition in Uganda.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/398611506524532904/An-investment-framework-for-nutrition-in-Uganda-reducing-stunting-and-other-forms-of-child-malnutrition
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/28499
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/28499
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHealth, Nutrition and Population Discussion Paper;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITION FINANCING
dc.subjectSTUNTING
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.titleAn Investment Framework for Nutrition in Ugandaen
dc.title.subtitleReducing Stunting and Other Forms of Child Malnutritionen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleAn Investment Framework for Nutrition in Uganda
okr.date.disclosure2017-09-27
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/398611506524532904/An-investment-framework-for-nutrition-in-Uganda-reducing-stunting-and-other-forms-of-child-malnutrition
okr.guid398611506524532904
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/28499
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b08501c46c_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum28011387
okr.identifier.report120101
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/398611506524532904/pdf/120101-WP-PUBLIC-ADD-SERIES-82p-InvestmentFrameworkforNutritioninUgandaFINAL.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryUganda
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Early Child and Children's Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Economics & Finance
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Nutrition
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Reproductive Health
okr.unitHNP Global Engagement (GHNGE)
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