Institutional Arrangements for Nutrition in India : An Assessment of Capacity

The report consists of the following seven chapters. The present chapter provides the context and the rationale for the study, and outlines the methodology. Chapter two describes the nutrition system in detail and discusses the capacity issues related to the division of labor (DoL) between the two primary programs of the nutrition system and within the Integrated Child Development Services, or ICDS. Chapter three delves into the factors that constrain leadership capacity at all levels chapter four discusses the key capacity constraints related to HR that limit the effective delivery of nutrition services. Chapter five discusses the training system as a sub-system of HR and its capacity constraints, and Chapter six covers the capacity assessment pertaining to monitoring, evaluation and management of information in the nutrition system. Chapter seven discusses the capacity constraints related to General Management Practices, or GMPs in the ICDS, especially focusing on supervision, accountability and work practices and procedures.

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Main Authors:	Kathuria, Ashi Kohli, Orbach, Eliezer, Anand, Deepika
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014-03
Subjects:	ACUTE MALNUTRITION, ADOLESCENT GIRLS, AGRICULTURE, ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES, ANEMIA, ANTENATAL CARE, BABIES, BEHAVIOR CHANGE, BREASTFEEDING, BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION, BROADCASTING, CARE FOR CHILDREN, CHILD CARE, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILD FEEDING, CHILD FEEDING PRACTICES, CHILD HEALTH, CHILD HEALTH PROGRAMS, CHILD HEALTH SERVICES, CHILD MORTALITY, CHILD NUTRITION, CHILD NUTRITION OUTCOMES, CHILD PROTECTION, CHILDHOOD ILLNESSES, CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITY HEALTH, COMPLICATIONS, COUNSELLING, CURRICULUM, DIARRHEA, DISABILITY, DISSEMINATION, DISTRIBUTION OF CONTRACEPTIVES, DRINKING WATER, EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD, EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, EQUIPMENT, FAMILY PLANNING, FAMILY WELFARE, FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS, FOLIC ACID, FOOD SECURITY, FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION, GOVERNMENT POLICIES, HEALTH ACTIVISTS, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CENTERS, HEALTH EDUCATION, HEALTH FACILITIES, HEALTH INTERVENTIONS, HEALTH SECTOR, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH SYSTEM, HEALTH WORKERS, HOME VISITS, HOSPITAL, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, HUMAN RIGHTS, HYGIENE, ILLNESSES, IMMUNIZATION, IMPACT OF POLICIES, INFANT, INFANT MORTALITY, INFANT MORTALITY RATE, INFANTS, INFECTION, INFORMATION RESOURCES, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS, IODINE, IODINE DEFICIENCY, IODINE DEFICIENCY DISORDERS, IRON, IUD, JOB TRAINING, KEY HEALTH INTERVENTIONS, LACK OF COMMUNICATION, LBW, LEADERSHIP, LEARNING, LEGAL STATUS, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, MALNOURISHED CHILDREN, MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, MATERNAL HEALTH, MATERNAL MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE, MATERNAL NUTRITION, MICRONUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES, MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION, MIDWIFE, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MORTALITY, MOTHER, NATIONAL COUNCIL, NATIONAL GOVERNMENT, NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS, NATIONAL LEVEL, NATIONAL LEVELS, NEEDS ASSESSMENT, NEWBORNS, NURSE, NURSING, NUTRITION, NUTRITION EDUCATION, NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS, NUTRITION PROGRAMS, NUTRITION STATUS, NUTRITIONAL STATUS, ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION, ORS, PARADIGM SHIFT, PNC, POLICY DISCUSSIONS, POLICY FRAMEWORK, POLICY MAKERS, POLITICAL PARTY, PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION, PREGNANCY, PREGNANT WOMEN, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, PRODUCTIVITY, PROGRESS, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC SERVICE, QUALITATIVE INFORMATION, QUALITY ASSURANCE, QUALITY OF SERVICES, QUALITY SERVICES, REFERRAL SERVICES, REPRODUCTIVE TRACT, REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, RESOURCE MOBILIZATION, RESPECT, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, RURAL POPULATION, SAFE DRINKING WATER, SAFETY NETS, SANITATION, SCHOOL HEALTH, SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAMS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVIDER, SERVICE PROVISION, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, SKILL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL WELFARE, STATE GOVERNMENTS, STATUS OF WOMEN, STUNTING, TETANUS, TRAINING CENTERS, UNDERNUTRITION, URBAN DEVELOPMENT, USE OF RESOURCES, VITAMIN A, VITAMIN A SUPPLEMENTATION, WORKERS, WORKFORCE, YOUNG CHILD, YOUNG CHILDREN,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/03/19374099/india-institutional-arrangements-nutrition-india-assessment-capacity https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17797
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