Investing in human development and building state resilience in fragile contexts: A case study of early nutrition investments in Burkina Faso.

ABSTRACT: Maternal and early malnutrition have negative health and developmental impacts over the life-course. Consequently, early nutrition support can provide significant benefits into later life, provided the later life contexts allow. This study examines the limits of siloed investments in nutrition and illustrates how ignoring life-course contextual constraints limits human development benefits and exacerbates inequality, particularly in fragile contexts. This case study focuses on Burkina Faso, a country with high rates of early malnutrition and a fragile state. We modelled the impact of scaling up 10 nutrition interventions to 80% coverage for a single year cohort on stunting, nationally and sub-nationally, using the Lives Saved Tool (LiST), and the consequent impact on earnings, without and

SUBMITTER: Desmond C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10058088 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature