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Risks to the delivery of essential nutrition services in Eastern and Southern Africa in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

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The Pan African Medical Journal Moloney, G., Volege, M., Odhiambo, F., Bekele, H., Nyawo, M., Chimanya, K., Rudert, C., Onyango, A. 2022-5-02
Article on the analysis of routine nutrition data from HMIS, comparing continuity of essential nutrition services in Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) before and during COVID-19. Two online questionnaires were also administered to UNICEF staff in all the 21 ESA ...
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Cost and affordability of nutritious diets in Malawi and the role of cash transfers

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Save the Children International Save the Children International 2022-5-01
Article on cost of the diet (CotD) analysis conducted in May 2022 to inform the design of the new Maziko – Maternal and Child Cash Grant pilot project. The aim of the CotD analysis was to estimate the minimum cost ...
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Joint global database on child malnutrition

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UNICEF UNICEF, WHO, World Bank 2022-5-01
Database on child malnutrition provides country-level trends of 4 core child malnutrition indicators by UNICEF, WHO & World Bank’s . All publicly available MICS and DHS with anthropometric data for the full age range of 0 to 59 months have ...
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COVID-19: Measuring impacts and prioritizing policies for recovery

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IFPRI IFPRI 2022-5-1
Resource page on evaluating the economic costs of COVID-19 in developing countries, and identifying policy and public investment priorities for relief and recovery periods, and over the longer-term . Working at national and sector levels, the program is assessing the ...
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Ethiopian drought leading to ‘dramatic’ increase in child marriage, Unicef warns

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The Guardian Davies, L. 2022-4-30
Article on increases of early marriage across the Horn of Africa where drought, hunger, and children out of school drive ‘desperate’ parents to push more girls into early marriage.
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Asia and the Pacific regional overview of food security and nutrition 2022: Urban food systems and nutrition – Launch recording, Key messages & Full report

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2023-01-24
Press release on the launch and key messages of the fifth annual Asia-Pacific regional SOFI report. The report’s highlights capture the challenges and system-level determinants of unhealthy diets in urban areas, both regarding undernutrition and overweight. It presents, among others, data on food security and affordability and the state of progress on achieving the global nutrition targets. The findings profile various urban environments, interventions, experiences, and opportunities to innovate at multiple levels to transform urban areas into sustainable cities. A link to the report's virtual launch event is available including the recording, key messages, and full report. View Source

Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on diets, nutrition services & nutrition practices in UNICEF’s Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESAR): Evidence from remote surveys

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2023-01-01
Report on the impact of the COVID pandemic on diets, services, and practices in the Eastern and Southern Africa region. The report presents findings from remote surveys in six ESAR countries with data on breastfeeding, diet diversity, food consumption and insecurity, drivers of dietary changes, and disruptions to nutrition services. The survey provides important learning for the future use of remote methods for collecting nutrition data. Technical brief, pull report, and six country briefs are available. View Source

Economic shocks predict increases in child wasting prevalence

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2022-04-20
Article on the impact of severe negative economic shock on child acute malnutrition (wasting), a major risk factor for under-5 mortality. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) macroeconomic volatility is common, and severe negative economic shocks can substantially increase poverty and food insecurity. Less well understood are the implications of these contractions for child wasting. This study explores the nutritional impacts of economic growth shocks over 1990–2018 by linking wasting outcomes collected for 1.256 million children from 52 countries to lagged annual changes in economic growth. Estimates suggest that a 10% annual decline in national income increases moderate/severe wasting prevalence by 14.4–17.8%. An exploration of possible mechanisms suggests negative economic shocks may increase risks of inadequate dietary diversity among children. Applying these results to the latest economic growth estimates for 2020 suggests that COVID-19 could put an additional 9.4 million preschoolers at risk of wasting, net of the effects of preventative policy actions. View Source