UNICEF
UNICEF
2020-12-17
Article on the use of MUAC tapes by parents and caregivers monitor their children’s nutritional status. In Indonesia, 6.2 million children under five – about 10. 2 % – are wasted, or acutely malnourished, the third highest number in the Asia-Pacific region. In East Nusa Tenggara Province where Jevan and his family live, more than 12% of children suffer from wasting, while 42 % suffer from stunting, or chronic malnutrition. During the pandemic, UNICEF is working with health authorities in Kupang to provide MUAC tapes and support to parents and caregivers so they can “Even before COVID-19, severe wasting was a persistent threat to millions of Indonesian children,” said Blandina Rosalina Bait, UNICEF Indonesia Nutrition Officer. “With the pandemic putting malnourished children at an ever-high risk, it is critical to strengthen the capacity of families with tools like the MUAC tape for early detection of child wasting to prevent a deterioration in children’s nutrition status.”
- COVID-19 Pandemic
- Health
- Nutrition
- Asia
- Indonesia
- Southeast Asia
- Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs)
- Children (boys and/or girls 1-10 years old)
- Children <5 years old
- Research
- Article
- Journal article
