In January 2016 the Government of Bangladesh requested technical assistance from the World Bank and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to estimate the cost of implementing nutrition actions considered for the inclusion in the country’s Second National Plan of Action for Nutrition...

This paper builds on global experience and the DRC’s specific context to identify an effective nutrition approach along with costs and benefits of key nutrition interventions. It is intended to help guide the selection of the most cost-effective interventions as well as strategies for scaling...

This paper builds on global experience and Zambia's specific context to identify aneffective nutrition approach along with costs and benefits of key nutrition interventions. It isintended to help guide the selection of the most cost-effective interventions as well as strategiesfor scaling these...

This paper builds on global experience and Uganda's specific context to estimate costs,benefits, and cost-effectiveness of key nutrition interventions. It is intended to help guide theselection of the most cost-effective interventions as well as strategies for scaling these up. Thepaper...

This paper builds on global experience and Kenya’s specific context to identify an effective approach to scaling up nutrition and provide an estimate of costs and benefits of key nutrition interventions. It is intended to help guide the selection of the most cost-effective interventions as...

The demographic transition in the Sahel region has been slower than that in the rest of the world. Although child mortality rates have declined in recent decades, they are still higher in West Africa than in other regions. Furthermore, the fertility decline has progressed very slowly, with some...