Thailand's National Nutritional Program : Lessons in Management and Capacity Development

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dc.creatorHeaver, Richard
dc.creatorKachondam, Yongyout
dc.date2013-05-30T20:53:07Z
dc.date2013-05-30T20:53:07Z
dc.date2002-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:33:53Z
dc.descriptionThailand's community nutrition program has been the most successful in Asia. This paper looks at what made it work from a management and capacity development point of view. Key lessons are identified in the following areas: Building a strong consensus at national and local levels about the importance of nutrition as an investment in the country's future, rather than as a welfare expenditure; using community volunteers on a huge scale, to cut costs, involve and empower local people, instill self-reliance and communicate effectively with target groups; partially empowering communities by involving them in needs assessment, planning, beneficiary selection and program implementation, but keeping central government control over resource allocation, so as to ensure a coherent national program; Seeking local financial contributions to almost all interventions, so as to cut costs, involve communities, instill self-reliance, and increase the chances of sustainability; Making the most use of limited financial and managerial resources by targeting needy provinces, sub-districts and villages, and high risk population groups; Using national nutrition investment plans, rather than policy statements unlinked to resource commitments, as a way of generating a national vision, giving visibility to nutrition, and giving each implementing agency clear responsibilities; Managing the nutrition sector through a series of committees, rather than by a single agency, which encouraged a wide variety of interest groups to feel that nutrition was their business; Building a strong nutrition technical support organization, which also helped maintain commitment to nutrition; Using small amounts of aid for training and building program support capacity, rather than funding large scale service delivery projects. Also discussed is whether the approaches used in Thailand are replicable in other countries, and what nutrition problems and issues remain to be addressed in Thailand.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/01/6710264/thailands-national-nutritional-program-lessons-management-capacity-development
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/13729
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/13729
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/406215
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationHNP discussion paper series;
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectNUTRITION POLICY
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAPPLIED NUTRITION
dc.subjectBASIC HEALTH
dc.subjectBASIC NEEDS
dc.subjectBASIC SANITATION
dc.subjectCAPACITY CONSTRAINTS
dc.subjectCAPACITY-BUILDING
dc.subjectCARE CENTER WORKERS
dc.subjectCHILD GROWTH
dc.subjectCLEAN DRINKING WATER
dc.subjectCLEAN WATER
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY CONTROL
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY NUTRITION
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectCONDENSED MILK
dc.subjectCOOKING
dc.subjectDAY CARE
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectDISADVANTAGED GROUPS
dc.subjectDRY SEASON
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATION
dc.subjectEMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectEXTENSION AGENTS
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFEEDING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectFOOD FORTIFICATION
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOOD REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLEMENTS
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLY
dc.subjectGROWTH MONITORING
dc.subjectGROWTH PROMOTION
dc.subjectHEALTH
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectHOUSING
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHYGIENE
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectINCOME GENERATION
dc.subjectINFANT FEEDING
dc.subjectINFANT FEEDING PRACTICES
dc.subjectINFANT FORMULA
dc.subjectINFANTS
dc.subjectINFECTIOUS DISEASES
dc.subjectINJURIES
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectIODINE
dc.subjectIRON
dc.subjectIRON DEFICIENCY
dc.subjectLOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subjectMALNOURISHED CHILDREN
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectMILK
dc.subjectMODERATE MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectNEEDS ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITION EDUCATION
dc.subjectNUTRITION IMPROVEMENT
dc.subjectNUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectNUTRITION PROBLEMS
dc.subjectNUTRITION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectNUTRITION SECTOR
dc.subjectNUTRITION SERVICES
dc.subjectNUTRITION STATUS
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL CARE
dc.subjectPARASITES
dc.subjectPEM
dc.subjectPOOR FAMILIES
dc.subjectPOORER PROVINCES
dc.subjectPOSTERS
dc.subjectPOVERTY ALLEVIATION
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPRIMARY HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectPROTEIN
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LIFE
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectRISK GROUPS
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL HEALTH
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectSAFE WATER
dc.subjectSAFE WATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSEVERE MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectSUPERVISION
dc.subjectSUPPLEMENTARY FEEDING
dc.subjectSUSTAINABILITY
dc.subjectVILLAGE COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectVILLAGE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectVILLAGE LEVEL
dc.subjectVITAMIN A
dc.subjectVITAMIN A DEFICIENCY
dc.subjectVITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION
dc.subjectWATER SOURCES
dc.subjectWORKERS NUTRITION POLICY
dc.titleThailand's National Nutritional Program : Lessons in Management and Capacity Development

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