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Surveys show that COVID-19 has gendered effects in Asia and the Pacific

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UN Women UN Women 2020-4-29
Article on report 'Unlocking the lockdown: The gendered effects of COVID-19 on achieving the SDGs in Asia and the Pacific' that lays out the gendered consequences of the pandemic across Asia and the Pacific through conducting rapid assessment surveys in ...
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Kenya: COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes, practices and needs- Responses from second round of data collection in five informal settlements (Kibera, Huruma, Kariobangi, Dandora, Mathare)

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Population Council Population Council 2020-4-22
Article on utilizing rapid phone-based surveys to collection information on knowledge, attitudes and practices among ~2,000 heads of household sampled from existing prospective cohort studies across five Nairobi urban slums. Iterations of the survey will be conducted every 1-2 weeks. ...
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Nutrition amid the COVID-19 pandemic: A multi-level framework for action

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European Journal of Clinical Nutrition Naja, F., Hamadeh, R. 2020-4-20
Article on enhancing the physical and mental health of individuals vis a vis COVID-19. The article discusses a framework and recommendations for action to maintain optimal nutrition at the individual, community, national and global levels using an adapted version of ...
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Gender dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic

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World Bank Group de Paz, C., Muller, M., Boudet, A., Gaddis, I. 2020-4-16
Policy Note on the impact of COVID-19 on women and girls. Experiences from previous pandemics show that they can be especially active actors for change, while they can also experience the effects of the crisis in different (and often more ...
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Don’t let children be the hidden victims of COVID-19 pandemic

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UNICEF Fore, H. 2020-4-9
Article on how COVID-19 is severely impacting children. Unless action is taken now to address the pandemic’s impacts on children, the echoes of COVID-19 will permanently damage their shared future. According to the analysis, 99 % of children and young ...
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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