Busia County Nutrition Investment Case 2020

Abstract

Despite progress, malnutrition in Busia remains a severe public health problem. However, the County government has demonstrated political commitment for preventing malnutrition by investing in the scale-up of nutrition interventions. With the support of Nutrition International, county leadership and policymakers developed the Busia County Nutrition Action Plan (CNAP) 2019-2023, which sets ambitious targets for the scale-up of nutrition interventions over a five year period. The plan identifies priority multi-sectoral nutrition actions for each sector, defines targets for each intervention, and provides a monitoring and accountability framework as well as costing of interventions, which the county can use for subsequent planning and budgeting. This Investment Case highlights the potential health impacts and economic benefits of scaling up the high-impact preventative nutrition-specific interventions included in the Busia County