Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Sri Lanka (2014–2018)

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 dis...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2020
Subjects:	PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW NUTRITION MALNUTRITION HEALTH EXPENDITURE MATERNAL HEALTH CHILD HEALTH
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/250481583207938898/PER-for-Nutrition-in-Sri-Lanka-Assessing-Public-Financing-for-Nutrition-2014-2018 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33419

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spelling	okr-10986-334192021-09-16T16:24:42Z Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Sri Lanka (2014–2018) World Bank PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW NUTRITION MALNUTRITION HEALTH EXPENDITURE MATERNAL HEALTH CHILD HEALTH 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. 2020-03-05T21:32:15Z 2020-03-05T21:32:15Z 2020-02-29 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/250481583207938898/PER-for-Nutrition-in-Sri-Lanka-Assessing-Public-Financing-for-Nutrition-2014-2018 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33419 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Public Expenditure Review South Asia Sri Lanka
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description	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.
format	Report
author	World Bank
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title	Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Sri Lanka (2014–2018)
title_short	Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Sri Lanka (2014–2018)
title_full	Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Sri Lanka (2014–2018)
title_fullStr	Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Sri Lanka (2014–2018)
title_full_unstemmed	Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Sri Lanka (2014–2018)
title_sort	assessing public financing for nutrition in sri lanka (2014–2018)
publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/250481583207938898/PER-for-Nutrition-in-Sri-Lanka-Assessing-Public-Financing-for-Nutrition-2014-2018 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33419
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Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Sri Lanka (2014–2018)

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