Costed Plan for Scaling Up Nutrition : Nigeria

This paper estimates country-specific costs and benefits of scaling up key nutrition investments in Nigeria. Building on the methodology established in the global report scaling up nutrition: what will it cost? Authors first estimate the costs and...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2015
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ARI
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/09/24364584/nigeria-costed-plans-scaling-up-nutrition
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21808
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topic ACCESS TO FOOD
ACUTE MALNUTRITION
ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
AGED
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
ANEMIA
ANTENATAL CARE
ARI
BASIC HEALTH
BASIC HEALTH SERVICES
BLINDNESS
BREASTFEEDING
CALCIUM
CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
CAPACITY-BUILDING
CHILD CARE
CHILD CARE PROGRAMS
CHILD FEEDING
CHILD FEEDING PRACTICES
CHILD GROWTH
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD MALNUTRITION
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD NUTRITION
CHILD NUTRITION OUTCOMES
CHILD STUNTING
CHILDHOOD DISEASES
CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES
CHRONIC UNDERNUTRITION
CLASSROOM
CLINICS
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
COGNITIVE OUTCOMES
COGNITIVE SKILLS
COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT
COMMUNITY NUTRITION
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING
COMPLEMENTARY FOODS
CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS
COST EFFECTIVENESS
COST-EFFECTIVENESS
DETERMINANTS OF MALNUTRITION
DIARRHEA
DIARRHEAL DISEASES
DISABILITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS
EARLY YEARS OF LIFE
ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY
EDUCATION SECTOR
ENROLLMENT
FAMILIES
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
FAMILY MEMBERS
FARMER
FARMERS
FLOUR
FOLIC ACID
FOOD BASKET
FOOD INTAKES
FOOD SUPPLIES
GEOGRAPHIC REGION
GLOBAL CHILD SURVIVAL
GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
GROUNDNUTS
GROWTH MONITORING
GROWTH PROMOTION
HEALTH POLICY
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH STATUS
HIV/AIDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
HUNGER
HYGIENE
HYGIENE PRACTICES
IMCI
INFANT MORTALITY
INFANT MORTALITY RATE
INFECTION
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INTERVENTION
IODINE
IODINE SUPPLEMENTATION
IRON
IRON DEFICIENCY
LEADERSHIP
LEARNING
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVE BIRTHS
LIVER CANCER
LIVER CIRRHOSIS
MALARIA
MALNOURISHED CHILDREN
MALNUTRITION IN CHILDREN
MALNUTRITION RATES
MATERNAL MORTALITY
MEASLES
MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY
MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION
MINERAL
MINERALS
MODERATE MALNUTRITION
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
NTDS
NUTRIENT
NUTRIENTS
NUTRITION
NUTRITION INDICATORS
NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
NUTRITION OUTCOMES
NUTRITION POLICY
NUTRITION PROGRAMS
NUTRITION SERVICES
NUTRITION STATUS
NUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
PARASITES
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
POOR HEALTH
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POVERTY ANALYSIS
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY MAP
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS
PREGNANCY
PREGNANT WOMEN
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
REGIONAL AVERAGE
REGIONAL VARIATION
RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
RICE
RISK FACTORS
SAFETY NETS
SALT IODIZATION
SANITATION
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL HEALTH
SCHOOL READINESS
SCHOOL TEACHERS
SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
SCHOOLING
SOCIAL PROTECTION
STAPLE FOODS
STUNTED CHILDREN
STUNTING
SUGAR
SWEET POTATO
TARGET POPULATIONS
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TRAINING MATERIALS
UNDERNUTRITION
VITAMIN
VITAMIN A
VITAMIN A DEFICIENCIES
VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY
VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION
VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTS
VITAMINS
WASTING
WORKERS
YOUNG CHILD
YOUTH
spellingShingle ACCESS TO FOOD
ACUTE MALNUTRITION
ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
AGED
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR
ANEMIA
ANTENATAL CARE
ARI
BASIC HEALTH
BASIC HEALTH SERVICES
BLINDNESS
BREASTFEEDING
CALCIUM
CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
CAPACITY-BUILDING
CHILD CARE
CHILD CARE PROGRAMS
CHILD FEEDING
CHILD FEEDING PRACTICES
CHILD GROWTH
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD MALNUTRITION
CHILD MORTALITY
CHILD NUTRITION
CHILD NUTRITION OUTCOMES
CHILD STUNTING
CHILDHOOD DISEASES
CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES
CHRONIC UNDERNUTRITION
CLASSROOM
CLINICS
COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
COGNITIVE OUTCOMES
COGNITIVE SKILLS
COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT
COMMUNITY NUTRITION
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING
COMPLEMENTARY FOODS
CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS
COST EFFECTIVENESS
COST-EFFECTIVENESS
DETERMINANTS OF MALNUTRITION
DIARRHEA
DIARRHEAL DISEASES
DISABILITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS
EARLY YEARS OF LIFE
ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY
EDUCATION SECTOR
ENROLLMENT
FAMILIES
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
FAMILY MEMBERS
FARMER
FARMERS
FLOUR
FOLIC ACID
FOOD BASKET
FOOD INTAKES
FOOD SUPPLIES
GEOGRAPHIC REGION
GLOBAL CHILD SURVIVAL
GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
GROUNDNUTS
GROWTH MONITORING
GROWTH PROMOTION
HEALTH POLICY
HEALTH SERVICES
HEALTH STATUS
HIV/AIDS
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX
HUNGER
HYGIENE
HYGIENE PRACTICES
IMCI
INFANT MORTALITY
INFANT MORTALITY RATE
INFECTION
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INTERVENTION
IODINE
IODINE SUPPLEMENTATION
IRON
IRON DEFICIENCY
LEADERSHIP
LEARNING
LIFE EXPECTANCY
LIVE BIRTHS
LIVER CANCER
LIVER CIRRHOSIS
MALARIA
MALNOURISHED CHILDREN
MALNUTRITION IN CHILDREN
MALNUTRITION RATES
MATERNAL MORTALITY
MEASLES
MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES
MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY
MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION
MINERAL
MINERALS
MODERATE MALNUTRITION
MORBIDITY
MORTALITY
NTDS
NUTRIENT
NUTRIENTS
NUTRITION
NUTRITION INDICATORS
NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
NUTRITION OUTCOMES
NUTRITION POLICY
NUTRITION PROGRAMS
NUTRITION SERVICES
NUTRITION STATUS
NUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
PARASITES
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
POOR HEALTH
POOR HOUSEHOLDS
POVERTY ANALYSIS
POVERTY ESTIMATES
POVERTY LINE
POVERTY MAP
POVERTY RATE
POVERTY RATES
POVERTY REDUCTION
POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS
PREGNANCY
PREGNANT WOMEN
PRIMARY HEALTH CARE
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
REGIONAL AVERAGE
REGIONAL VARIATION
RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS
RICE
RISK FACTORS
SAFETY NETS
SALT IODIZATION
SANITATION
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
SCHOOL HEALTH
SCHOOL READINESS
SCHOOL TEACHERS
SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
SCHOOLING
SOCIAL PROTECTION
STAPLE FOODS
STUNTED CHILDREN
STUNTING
SUGAR
SWEET POTATO
TARGET POPULATIONS
TEACHERS
TEACHING
TRAINING MATERIALS
UNDERNUTRITION
VITAMIN
VITAMIN A
VITAMIN A DEFICIENCIES
VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY
VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION
VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTS
VITAMINS
WASTING
WORKERS
YOUNG CHILD
YOUTH
World Bank
Costed Plan for Scaling Up Nutrition : Nigeria
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Nigeria
relation Health, nutrition and population discussion paper;
description This paper estimates country-specific costs and benefits of scaling up key nutrition investments in Nigeria. Building on the methodology established in the global report scaling up nutrition: what will it cost? Authors first estimate the costs and benefits of a nationwide scale up of ten effective nutrition-specific interventions. This will require an annual public investment of $837 million and would yield enormous benefits: over 8.7 million DALYs and 183,000 lives would be saved annually, while more than 3 million cases of stunting among children under five will be averted. As it is unlikely that the Government of Nigeria or its partners will find the $837 million necessary to reach full national coverage, authors also consider five potential scale-up scenarios based on considerations of burden of stunting, potential for impact, resource requirements and capacity for implementation in Nigeria. Using cost-benefit analyses authors propose scale-up scenarios that represent a compromise between the need to move to full coverage and the constraints imposed by limited resources and capacities. This analysis takes an innovative approach to nutrition costing by not only estimating the costs and benefits of nutrition-specific interventions, but also exploring costs for a selected number of nutrition-sensitive interventions implemented outside of the health sector. We identify and cost four candidate nutrition-sensitive interventions with impact potential in Nigeria, including bio-fortification of cassava, aflatoxin control, school-based deworming, and school-based promotion of good hygiene. Overall, these findings point to a candidate list of nutrition-sensitive approaches that represent a cost-effective approach to reducing child malnutrition in Nigeria. Moving forward, these results are intended to help guide decision makers as they plan future efforts to scale-up action against malnutrition in Nigeria and develop nutrition financing plans that bring to bear resources from the health, social protection, education, and agriculture sectors.
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title Costed Plan for Scaling Up Nutrition : Nigeria
title_short Costed Plan for Scaling Up Nutrition : Nigeria
title_full Costed Plan for Scaling Up Nutrition : Nigeria
title_fullStr Costed Plan for Scaling Up Nutrition : Nigeria
title_full_unstemmed Costed Plan for Scaling Up Nutrition : Nigeria
title_sort costed plan for scaling up nutrition : nigeria
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2015
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/09/24364584/nigeria-costed-plans-scaling-up-nutrition
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21808
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spelling okr-10986-218082021-04-23T14:04:05Z Costed Plan for Scaling Up Nutrition : Nigeria World Bank ACCESS TO FOOD ACUTE MALNUTRITION ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AGED AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ANEMIA ANTENATAL CARE ARI BASIC HEALTH BASIC HEALTH SERVICES BLINDNESS BREASTFEEDING CALCIUM CAPACITY CONSTRAINTS CAPACITY-BUILDING CHILD CARE CHILD CARE PROGRAMS CHILD FEEDING CHILD FEEDING PRACTICES CHILD GROWTH CHILD HEALTH CHILD MALNUTRITION CHILD MORTALITY CHILD NUTRITION CHILD NUTRITION OUTCOMES CHILD STUNTING CHILDHOOD DISEASES CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES CHRONIC UNDERNUTRITION CLASSROOM CLINICS COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT COGNITIVE OUTCOMES COGNITIVE SKILLS COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY NUTRITION COMMUNITY PROGRAMS COMPLEMENTARY FEEDING COMPLEMENTARY FOODS CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS COST EFFECTIVENESS COST-EFFECTIVENESS DETERMINANTS OF MALNUTRITION DIARRHEA DIARRHEAL DISEASES DISABILITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS EARLY YEARS OF LIFE ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY EDUCATION SECTOR ENROLLMENT FAMILIES FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN FAMILY MEMBERS FARMER FARMERS FLOUR FOLIC ACID FOOD BASKET FOOD INTAKES FOOD SUPPLIES GEOGRAPHIC REGION GLOBAL CHILD SURVIVAL GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP GROUNDNUTS GROWTH MONITORING GROWTH PROMOTION HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH STATUS HIV/AIDS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX HUNGER HYGIENE HYGIENE PRACTICES IMCI INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATE INFECTION INFECTIOUS DISEASES INTERVENTION IODINE IODINE SUPPLEMENTATION IRON IRON DEFICIENCY LEADERSHIP LEARNING LIFE EXPECTANCY LIVE BIRTHS LIVER CANCER LIVER CIRRHOSIS MALARIA MALNOURISHED CHILDREN MALNUTRITION IN CHILDREN MALNUTRITION RATES MATERNAL MORTALITY MEASLES MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCY MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION MINERAL MINERALS MODERATE MALNUTRITION MORBIDITY MORTALITY NTDS NUTRIENT NUTRIENTS NUTRITION NUTRITION INDICATORS NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS NUTRITION OUTCOMES NUTRITION POLICY NUTRITION PROGRAMS NUTRITION SERVICES NUTRITION STATUS NUTRITIONAL OUTCOMES NUTRITIONAL STATUS PARASITES PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT POOR HEALTH POOR HOUSEHOLDS POVERTY ANALYSIS POVERTY ESTIMATES POVERTY LINE POVERTY MAP POVERTY RATE POVERTY RATES POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY REDUCTION PROGRAMS PREGNANCY PREGNANT WOMEN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY SCHOOLS REGIONAL AVERAGE REGIONAL VARIATION RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS RICE RISK FACTORS SAFETY NETS SALT IODIZATION SANITATION SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL HEALTH SCHOOL READINESS SCHOOL TEACHERS SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN SCHOOLING SOCIAL PROTECTION STAPLE FOODS STUNTED CHILDREN STUNTING SUGAR SWEET POTATO TARGET POPULATIONS TEACHERS TEACHING TRAINING MATERIALS UNDERNUTRITION VITAMIN VITAMIN A VITAMIN A DEFICIENCIES VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTS VITAMINS WASTING WORKERS YOUNG CHILD YOUTH This paper estimates country-specific costs and benefits of scaling up key nutrition investments in Nigeria. Building on the methodology established in the global report scaling up nutrition: what will it cost? Authors first estimate the costs and benefits of a nationwide scale up of ten effective nutrition-specific interventions. This will require an annual public investment of $837 million and would yield enormous benefits: over 8.7 million DALYs and 183,000 lives would be saved annually, while more than 3 million cases of stunting among children under five will be averted. As it is unlikely that the Government of Nigeria or its partners will find the $837 million necessary to reach full national coverage, authors also consider five potential scale-up scenarios based on considerations of burden of stunting, potential for impact, resource requirements and capacity for implementation in Nigeria. Using cost-benefit analyses authors propose scale-up scenarios that represent a compromise between the need to move to full coverage and the constraints imposed by limited resources and capacities. This analysis takes an innovative approach to nutrition costing by not only estimating the costs and benefits of nutrition-specific interventions, but also exploring costs for a selected number of nutrition-sensitive interventions implemented outside of the health sector. We identify and cost four candidate nutrition-sensitive interventions with impact potential in Nigeria, including bio-fortification of cassava, aflatoxin control, school-based deworming, and school-based promotion of good hygiene. Overall, these findings point to a candidate list of nutrition-sensitive approaches that represent a cost-effective approach to reducing child malnutrition in Nigeria. Moving forward, these results are intended to help guide decision makers as they plan future efforts to scale-up action against malnutrition in Nigeria and develop nutrition financing plans that bring to bear resources from the health, social protection, education, and agriculture sectors. 2015-04-28T17:26:08Z 2015-04-28T17:26:08Z 2014-09 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/09/24364584/nigeria-costed-plans-scaling-up-nutrition http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21808 English en_US Health, nutrition and population discussion paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa Nigeria