Assessing Public Financing for Nutrition in Nepal (2011-2017)
Nepal reports better nutrition indicators than the South Asian average, though significant geographic and income-related inequalities remain in relation to nutrition outcomes. During the last decade, the government of Nepal has made proactive effor...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/626991637561387544/Assessing-Public-Financing-for-Nutrition-in-Nepal-2011-2017 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36623 |
| Summary: | Nepal reports better nutrition
indicators than the South Asian average, though significant
geographic and income-related inequalities remain in
relation to nutrition outcomes. During the last decade, the
government of Nepal has made proactive efforts to develop
nutrition policy as a multisectoral priority. The total
nutrition-related public spending in Nepal stood at 0.73
percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in FY 2016-17, up
from 0.57 percent of GDP in FY 2011-12. Nutrition-related
expenditure is primarily driven by nutrition-sensitive
interventions, which may not directly target malnutrition
but do contribute to improving general nutritional status in
synergy with nutrition-specific policies. On average between
FY 2011-12 and FY 2017-18, 80 percent of nutrition-related
allocations were spent, and spending of allocations was
higher for nutrition-sensitive interventions than for
nutrition-specific interventions. The country’s new federal
structure and fiscal resource allocation can be an
opportunity to improve nutrition-related financing,
especially nutrition-specific financing, and reduce
nutritional inequalities according to regional needs. |
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