Sri Lanka's Maternal and Early Childhood Nutrition Services Project (WB-P180886)

Countries
  • Sri Lanka
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Financial Institutions
  • World Bank (WB)
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Project Status
Proposed
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Bank Risk Rating
C
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Voting Date
Aug 31, 2026
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Borrower
Government of Sri Lanka
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Sectors
  • Education and Health
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Investment Type(s)
Loan
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Investment Amount (USD)
$ 3.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 3.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 106.25 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Bank Documents
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ WB website

Updated in EWS Aug 22, 2026

Disclosed by Bank Nov 15, 2023

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Project Description
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According to the WB, the objective of the Project is to increase access to selected community-based nutrition interventions by pregnant and lactating women and children under-five in Selected Vulnerable Districts.

The proposed project will empower the communities by strengthening the community platforms to deliver quality nutrition services to pregnant and lactating women and children under 5 years of age. The project will cover 4 vulnerable districts across all provinces of Sri Lanka (Nuwara Eliya, Rathnapura, Polonnaruwa, and Trincomalee). These vulnerable regions contain roughly 8 percent of the population in the country. The direct beneficiaries of the proposed project are pregnant and lactating mothers (approximately 29,793) and children under the age of five (approximately 196,309). The project will be implemented by the Ministry of Health and Mass Media, Government of Sri Lanka. The project is expected to be implemented over 28 months (2026 - 2028) with a proposed investment of US$3.0 million ($2.73 million Recipient Grant and $0.27 million Bank Supervision Grant). The project will support the following activities, identified in consultation with the Ministry of Health: (i) Community mobilization and capacity development; (ii) Promotion of nutrient-rich diet and nutrient-dense food supplement; and (iii) Project management and administration, monitoring and evaluation.

Investment Description
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World Bank
Contact : Deepika Eranjanie Attygalle Title : Senior Health Specialist
Telephone No : 5723+8222 / Email :
Contact : Di Dong Title : Senior Economist, Health
Telephone No : 8261 / 94-11 Email :

Borrower/Client/Recipient
Borrower : The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Contact : Janaka Chandraguptha Title : Secretary
Telephone No : 94112698411 Email : secretary@health.gov.lk
Implementing Agencies

Implementing
Agency :
Ministry of Health
Contact : Lakshmi Somatunga Somatunga Title : Additional Secretary
Telephone No : 94112698512 Email : addsecphs@gmail.com

 

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