Optima Nutrition : An Allocative Efficiency Tool to Reduce Childhood Stunting by Better Targeting of Nutrition-Related Interventions

Child stunting due to chronic malnutrition is a major problem in low- and middle-income countries due, in part, to inadequate nutrition-related practices and insufficient access to services. Limited budgets for nutritional interventions mean that available resources must be targeted in the most cost...

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Main Authors: Pearson, Ruth, Killedar, Madhura, Petravic, Janka, Kakietek, Jakub J., Scott, Nick, Grantham, Kelsey L., Stuart, Robyn M., Kedziora, David J., Kerr, Cliff C., Skordis-Worrall, Jolene, Shekar, Meera, Wilson, David P.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31366
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Summary:Child stunting due to chronic malnutrition is a major problem in low- and middle-income countries due, in part, to inadequate nutrition-related practices and insufficient access to services. Limited budgets for nutritional interventions mean that available resources must be targeted in the most cost-effective manner to have the greatest impact. Quantitative tools can help guide budget allocation decisions.