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Evidence of impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diet quality, food security and nutrition in low-and middle-income countries

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Nutrition Research Facility Nutrition Research Facility 2021-5-01
Article on how COVID-19 pandemic has increased food and nutrition insecurity in LMICs, mainly through income reductions linked to containment measures; but also that policy responses may have limited some of the adverse effects of the sanitary crisis on malnutrition.
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UNICEF-WHO-The World Bank: Joint child malnutrition estimates- levels and trends-2021 edition

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UNICEF UNICEF, World Bank, WHO 2021-5-1
Database on joint global and regional estimates of malnutrition among children under 5 years of age each year by UNICEF, WHO and the World Bank inter-agency team. These estimates of prevalence and numbers affected for child stunting, overweight, wasting and ...
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Impact of COVID-19 on child malnutrition, obesity in women and household food insecurity in underserved urban settlements in Sri Lanka: A prospective follow-up study

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Public Health Nutrition Jayatissa, R., Herath H. P., Perera, A. G., Dayaratne, T. T., De Alwis, N. D., Nanayakkara, H. P. 2021-4-27
Article on the changes and factors associated with child malnutrition, obesity in women, and household food insecurity before and after the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka. This was a prospective follow-up study conducted in 2019 in 603 ...
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Second round of the national pulse survey on continuity of essential health services during COVID-19: January- March 2021

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WHO WHO 2021-4-23
Report on global findings from the 135 countries and territories that participated in the second round of the survey during January-March 2021. The findings offer critical insight from country key informants into the extent of impact of COVID-19 on essential ...
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A double duty food systems stimulus package to build back better nutrition from COVID-19

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Nature Hawkes, C., Squires, C. 2021-4-21
Article on emerging evidence indicating that the changes brought about by COVID-19 have raised the risk of unhealthy weight gain, food insecurity and undernutrition. Building back better nutrition demands a double-duty approach where actions to aid recovery synergistically reduce the ...
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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