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Does Local System Strengthening Improve Nutrition Program Coverage and Child Growth: Evidence from a Large-Scale

Soyra Gune1, Harold Alderman2, Phuong Hong Nguyen3

  • 1Health Policy and Management Division, School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, United States.

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|June 5, 2026
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Summary

Targeted system strengthening improved nutrition intervention coverage and child growth in India. These models addressed implementation gaps, leading to better outcomes for mothers and young children.

Keywords:
Indiachildnutrition interventionssubnationalsystem strengtheningundernutrition

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Nutrition Science
  • Health Systems Strengthening

Background:

  • India's focus on the first 1,000 days necessitates effective nutrition interventions for mothers and children.
  • Implementation challenges at the district level hinder the scale-up of these vital programs.
  • System-strengthening models were introduced to enhance intervention delivery across districts from 2016-2020.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the effectiveness of system-strengthening models.
  • To assess improvements in intervention coverage and child growth metrics.
  • To analyze the impact of base and enhanced support packages.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized National Family Health Survey data (2015-16 and 2019-21).
  • Employed a difference-in-differences design comparing supported vs. usual programming districts.
  • Assessed impacts of base (human resources, community mobilization, technology) and enhanced (capacity building, finance, incentives, infrastructure) packages.

Main Results:

  • Significant improvements in coverage for nutrition-specific (5.8-14.5 pp) and nutrition-sensitive interventions (4.1-13.6 pp) in supported districts.
  • Children in supported districts showed faster height-for-age z-score improvements (0.18 SD).
  • Enhanced packages yielded additive benefits for nutrition-specific interventions, but not for sensitive interventions or child growth.

Conclusions:

  • District-level targeted support effectively addresses implementation challenges.
  • System strengthening leads to improved intervention coverage and child nutrition outcomes.
  • These findings highlight the potential of tailored support for public health initiatives.