The Cost of Malnutrition in Lao PDR study is produced by the Centre of Nutrition under the Ministry of Health, with technical support from Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ and Mahidol University. The study provides evidence on the economic cost of malnutrition in Lao PDR, using an economic model developed by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean and Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ. The model has been applied in multiple countries across Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean.