13 interventions were chosen for this costing study, supported by the latest scientific evidence and were agreed to by the majority of the international nutrition community

The thirteen interventions fall into three broad groups:

1.Behavior change interventions

•Breastfeeding

•complementary feeding

•hygiene promotion, specifically hand-washing

2.Micronutrient and de-worming interventions

•periodic vitamin A supplements

•therapeutic zinc supplements for management of diarrhea

•multiple micronutrient powders,

•de-worming drugs for children

•iron-folic acid (IFA) supplements for pregnant women as well as

•iodized oil capsules where iodized salt is not available

•iron fortification of staple foods, and salt iodization

3.Complementary and therapeutic feeding interventions

•including provision of effective fortified complementary foods and related products for prevention/treatment of moderate malnutrition

•treatment of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) with ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF)