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Table 3 Coalition dimension after the emergence of the National Nutrition Policy

From: Emergence of National Nutrition Policy in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic: an analysis of collaborations between governmental and external actors

Coalition leader

Ministry of Health

Coalition members

Government

Development partners

UN agencies

Bi/multilateral cooperation

NGOs

Transactions

Assets

• Provider of authorisation to external actor to conduct activities

• Provider of local human resources for collaborators

• Providing the legitimised coordination between coalition members

• Experience

• Funds

• Technical expertise

• Funds

• Technical expertise

• Experience

• Technical expertise

Expected benefits

• Training of government staff

• Technical and financial support

• Fulfilling mandates

• Human resources for implementing the activities

• Fulfilling mandates

• Budget

• Access to target populations

Intangible factors

• Interpersonal relationship

• One-party state ideology

Control

• Formal delegation of leadership by the Prime Minister to the Minister of Health