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Learning in times of lockdown: How COVID-19 is affecting education and food security in India

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Food Security Alvi, M., Gupta, M. 2020-7-7
Article on the implications of lockdown-induced school and rural child-care center closures on education and health outcomes for the urban and rural poor. The article focuses on food and nutritional security of children who depend on school feeding and supplementary ...
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Teen pregnancies spike in Kenya as schools remain shuttered

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VOA News Yusuf, M. 2020-7-3
Video on rises in teenage pregnancies in Kenya, highlighting cases in Machakos County in Eastern Kenya.
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School closure, COVID-19 and lunch programme: Unprecedented undernutrition crisis in low-middle income countries

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Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health Mayurasakorn, K., Pinsawas, B. , Mongkolsucharitkul, P., Sranacharoenpong, K. , Damapong, S. N. 2020-7-3
Article on the COVID-19 pandemic, school closures, and child nutrition. The pandemic has affected nearly 70% of children and teenagers around the world due to school closure policies. These policies have been implemented widely in order to prevent viral transmission ...
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Early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on family planning utilisation and termination of pregnancy services in Gauteng, South Africa: March–April 2020

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Wits Journal of Clinical Medicine Adelekan, T., Mihretu, B., Mapanga, W., Nqeketo, S., Chauke, L., Dwane, Z., Baldwin-Ragaven, L. 2020-7-1
Article on the impacts of COVID-19-induced lockdown in Gauteng, South Africa on family planning and termination of pregnancy services utilization. Administrative data on clinical services utilization over the period 1 April 2018–30 April 2020 were analyzed, including five weeks following ...
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COVID-19 and the impacts on women

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NTS insight Nanthini, S., Nair, T. 2020-7-01
Article on the eradication of gender inequality even in the midst of COVID-19. Undoubtedly, COVID-19 has a disproportionate impact on people, especially as a result of their genders, disabilities, ethnicities, socio-economic class, race and even age. In addition, how these ...
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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