Shekar, MeeraLee, Yi-Kyoung2013-05-292013-05-292006-12https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13617This paper reviews 40 full poverty reduction strategy papers (PRSPs) with regard to whether these strategy papers (1) recognize under-nutrition as a development problem in the country, (2) whether they use nutrition information for poverty analysis, and (3) whether the PRSP includes specific nutrition activities (policies, strategies, and programs) to deal with the unique nutrition problems in each country. The review shows that three quarters of the PRSPs recognize that under-nutrition is a development problem that leads to loss of human capital and/or productivity. Also, many PRSPs, either explicitly or implicitly, include country nutrition profiles in their poverty analysis. Consequently, a majority of PRSPs include strategies and specific actions to mitigate the effects of malnutrition. However, there appears to be little prioritization or sequencing of proposed actions. More importantly, the strategies and actions included in PRSPs often do not reflect an appropriate response to the nature of the nutrition problem in the country. In a quarter of countries with macronutrient deficiencies and about 40% of countries with micronutrient deficiencies, the PRSPs fail to address these two problems. Moreover, tackling nutrition issues requires greater institutional capacity and budget allocations than currently seem to exist. Gross mismatches between the causes of malnutrition and responses to the nutrition problem inevitably lead to a lack of impact and a waste of resources, which will further contribute to the marginalization of nutrition in future PRSPs.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO FOODACCESS TO SERVICESAGEDAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITYAGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIESANEMIABABYBASIC HEALTHBASIC HEALTH SERVICESBEHAVIOR CHANGEBREASTFEEDINGBULLETINCAPACITY BUILDINGCHILD CARECHILD FEEDINGCHILD HEALTHCHILD MORTALITYCHILD NUTRITIONCHILDHOOD MALNUTRITIONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASESCOMMUNITY NUTRITIONCOMMUNITY NUTRITION INTERVENTIONSDEFINITIONS OF POVERTYDETERMINANTS OF MALNUTRITIONDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCEDEVELOPMENT PLANSDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIESDIARRHEADIETDIETARY ENERGYDIMENSIONS OF POVERTYDIRECT NUTRITION INTERVENTIONSDIVERSIFICATIONEARLY CHILDHOODECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC POLICIESECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITYEDUCATION PROGRAMSEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEMACIATIONEMERGENCIESENERGY CONSUMPTIONEPIDEMIOLOGYERADICATION OF POVERTYESSENTIAL HEALTH CAREEXTENSION AGENTSEXTREME POVERTYFAMILIESFOOD AIDFOOD AVAILABILITYFOOD INSECURITYFOOD POLICYFOOD PRODUCTIONFOOD PRODUCTSFOOD PROGRAMSFOOD SECURITYFOOD SECURITY PROBLEMSFOOD SUBSIDIESFOOD SUPPLEMENTATIONGENDER EQUALITYGLOBAL DEVELOPMENTGOITERGROWTH MONITORINGHEALTH CAREHEALTH EDUCATIONHEALTH PROBLEMSHEALTH SYSTEMSHEALTHY LIFEHIVHOSPITALSHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN CAPITAL FORMATIONHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEXHUMAN POVERTYHUMAN POVERTY INDEXHUNGERIDDIDENTIFICATION OF STRATEGIESILL HEALTHILLNESSILLNESSESINCOMEINCOME GROWTHINCOME POVERTYINDICATORS FOR POVERTYINFANTINFORMED DECISIONSINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYINTERVENTIONIODINEIODINE DEFICIENCYIODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERSIODINE SUPPLEMENTATIONIRONIRON DEFICIENCYLEVEL OF POVERTYLEVELS OF EDUCATIONLIFE EXPECTANCYLIVE BIRTHSLOSS OF PRODUCTIVITYLOW BIRTH WEIGHTLOW-INCOME COUNTRIESMACROECONOMIC STABILITYMALARIAMALNOURISHED CHILDRENMALNUTRITIONMALNUTRITION RATESMATERNAL HEALTHMATERNAL MORTALITYMICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIESMICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCYMICRONUTRIENT FORTIFICATIONMICRONUTRIENTSMIGRATIONMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALSMINISTRY OF HEALTHMORBIDITYNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNUTRIENTNUTRITIONNUTRITION COMPONENTSNUTRITION EDUCATIONNUTRITION IMPROVEMENTNUTRITION INDICATORSNUTRITION INFORMATIONNUTRITION INTERVENTIONSNUTRITION MONITORINGNUTRITION OUTCOMESNUTRITION POLICIESNUTRITION POLICYNUTRITION PROBLEMSNUTRITION PROGRAMMESNUTRITION PROGRAMSNUTRITION REHABILITATIONNUTRITION REHABILITATION CENTERSNUTRITION STATUSNUTRITION TRENDSNUTRITIONAL STATUSOBESITYORPHANSOVERNUTRITIONPACIFIC REGIONPEMPOORPOOR COUNTRIESPOOR HEALTHPOOR NUTRITIONPOOR PEOPLEPOVERTY ANALYSISPOVERTY INDICATORSPOVERTY RATESPOVERTY REDUCTIONPOVERTY REDUCTION EFFORTSPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIESPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGYPOVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPERSPOVERTY TARGETPREGNANT WOMENPRESCHOOL CHILDRENPREVENTION ACTIVITIESPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPROGRESSPROTEINPROTEIN ENERGY MALNUTRITIONPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMPUBLIC WORKSRESOURCE ALLOCATIONSRISK FACTORSRURALRURAL DEVELOPMENTSAFETY NETSAFETY NET PROGRAMSSANITATIONSAVINGSSCHOOL ATTENDANCESCHOOL FEEDINGSCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMSSCHOOLINGSECONDARY SCHOOLSOCIAL FUNDSSOCIAL ISSUESSOCIAL PROTECTIONSUSTAINABLE ACCESSSUSTAINABLE HUMAN DEVELOPMENTTARGETINGTHE GAMBIAUNDERNUTRITIONUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATIONVICIOUS CYCLEVITAMINVITAMIN AVITAMIN A DEFICIENCYVULNERABILITYVULNERABLE GROUPSWASTEWEAKNESSWORKERSWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG CHILDYOUNG CHILDRENWorld Bank10.1596/13617