Briefing Papers Number 20, November 2012 | Page 13

Table 5  A Variety of Definitions of Nutrition-Sensitive and Nutrition-Specific Interventions
(Based on publicly available information)
Table 5 summarizes the definitions of both nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions that are now in use by major
multilateral and bilateral government nutrition stakeholders. (continues on next page)

Nutrition-Sensitive

Nutrition-Specific

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Union (EU)91

Nutrition-sensitive interventions (such as food security and agriculture,
social protection, education, and promotion of water, sanitation, and
hygiene) aim to address the less direct, underlying environmental and
socioeconomic factors that contribute to malnutrition.

Interventions such as promotion of good nutrition practices,
increase of micronutrient intake in pregnant and lactating
women and in children, micronutrient fortification, and
treatment of acute malnutrition are the most cost-effective.
Their goal is to ɕ