Publication: Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Sri Lanka (2014–2018)
Date
2020-02-29
ISSN
Published
2020-02-29
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
This study aims to assess the public
financing for nutrition in Sri Lanka. The primary purpose is
to understand the size and share of public investments in
nutrition relative to the overall level of public
expenditure in the country. Second, it discusses whether the
nutrition interventions in which the government budget is
spent are in line with the global evidence base and
priorities set out in national policies. It also provides
some recommendations on how such assessments could be
improved from challenges and difficulties faced in
undertaking this exercise. This report begins with
background and contextual information of nutrition in Sri
Lanka (chapter two). It then provides an overview of
globally practiced nutrition interventions and policies and
programs that have been implemented in the country (chapter
three). Chapter four describes the approach used for the
analysis followed by results and findings in chapter five.
The report concludes with brief discussions on key findings,
challenges, and recommendations in chapter six.
Citation
“World Bank. 2020. Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Sri Lanka (2014–2018); Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Sri Lanka (2014–2018). © Washington, DC: World Bank. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/33419 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”