#PIDSInfoBits: Did you know that international aid* for nutrition to the Philippines was one of the lowest among South and Southeast Asian countries with high stunting prevalence?
From 2014 to 2018, total international aid to the Philippines was only USD 3.7 million, while Indonesia, which has similar stunting prevalence, received USD 92 million.
*including loans
Know more about the government's expenditures for nutrition by reading the PIDS study titled “A Review of Public Expenditures for Nutrition in National Government Agencies of the Philippines (2017–2019)” available here: https://pidswebs.pids.gov.ph/CDN/PUBLICATIONS/pidsdps2212.pdf.
