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Aiming for nutrition sovereignty in a post-ODA era
March 24, 2025
This policy brief provides an overview of major nutrition challenges in the Asia region and of the evolution and current status of national social protection policies and programs in selected Asian countries. By applying a standard framework of analysis and categorizing nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions, the brief identifies opportunities to advance better nutrition and address its underlying drivers among vulnerable groups, integrating both types of interventions with social protection. Focusing on cash and in-kind transfers, and school feeding programs, this brief makes recommendations for the design and implementation of social protection in Asia to combat malnutrition and improve health outcomes.