12. Micronutrients
and deworming
Health interventions
and counselling
Supplementation
Maternity benefits for
breastfeeding mothers
• IFA supplements for pregnant & breastfeeding women
• IFA supplements and deworming for adolescents
• Vitamin A
• ORS & therapeutic zinc supplements
• Iron supplements and deworming for children
• Treatment of severe acute malnutrition
• Counselling during pregnancy
• Counselling for breastfeeding
• Counselling for complementary feeding and handwashing
• Complementary food supplements
• Supplementary food rations
• Additional food rations for severely malnourished children
• Maternity benefits for breastfeeding mothers
Note: India Plus also includes insecticide-treated nets for pregnant women in malaria-endemic areas,
but this is not a core intervention for Rajasthan.
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13. Note: this methodology was developed by IFPRI; our 2016 calculations update their analysis using
updated prevalence estimates for conditions to be addressed by each intervention
Target population of
intervention
Unit cost for
intervention
Resources needed
for intervention
Micronutrients
and deworming
Health interventions
and counselling
Supplementation
Maternity benefits for
breastfeeding mothers
Total resources
needed
Each intervention
targets specific
population, e.g.
• 0-6 months
• 6-24 months
• 6-59 months
• Pregnant women
• Lactating mothers
• …
Populations based on
2011 census, adjusted
for population growth
Unit costs estimated
for each intervention
from best available
data sources, e.g.
• MHFW
• WCD
• Ministry of Law
and Justice
• Micronutrient
Initiative
• UNICEF
• …
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