by nipn2024 | Jun 23, 2025 | latestpublication
Lao PDR has adopted a multi-sectoral approach in addressing the high prevalence of malnutrition in the country. However, more evidence is needed to understand better how the multi-sectoral approach and nutrition coordination operate at both central and sub-national...
by nipn2024 | Jun 23, 2025 | latestpublication
Despite impressive gains in economic growth over the past decades and improvements in nutrition, Lao PDR has one of the highest rates of chronic malnutrition in Southeast Asia. This brief highlights findings from a “Qualitative assessment on the determinants of...
by nipn2024 | Jun 23, 2025 | latestpublication
The high prevalence of malnutrition remains a significant challenge in Lao PDR. Despite impressive gains in economic growth over the past decade, Lao PDR still has one of the highest rates of chronic malnutrition in Southeast Asia. The purpose of the assessment is to...
by nipn2024 | Jun 20, 2025 | latestpublication
The multi-sectoral coordination approach involves engaging multiple sectors in the same locations to address malnutrition’s immediate and underlying causes. Evidence from international experience suggests that this combined strategy can successfully tackle...
by nipn2024 | Jun 20, 2025 | latestpublication
The link between nutrition and economic development is well documented. Malnutrition, in all its forms, brings huge costs to individuals, families and to the entire nation. This micro-simulation estimates the economic loss due to malnutrition as part of evidence for...