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Malnutrition and morbidity trends in Somalia between 2007 and 2016: Results from 291 cross-sectional surveys

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BMJ Open Martin-Canavaate, R., Custodio, E., Yusuf, A., Molla, D., Fasbender,D., Kayitakire. F. 2020-2-01
Article on malnutrition and morbidity trends in Somalia during the last decade, disaggregated by geographical zone and livelihood system. Data from 291 cross-sectional surveys conducted in children aged 6–59 months between 2007 and 2016 in Somalia was used. Wasting, morbidity ...
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Impacts of COVID-19 on food systems and poverty in Nigeria

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Elsevier Andam, K., Edeh, H., Oboh, V., Pauw, K., Thurlow, J. 2020-1-1
Chapter four of the book Advances in Food Security and Sustainability on Nigeria's eight-week lockdown (March–June 2020), as well as 'recovery' scenarios until the end of 2020. Simulations draw on information from official data, policy announcements, and interviews with government ...
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Food system resilience: Concepts & policy approaches

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Centre for Agriculture and food systems Harris, J., Spiegel, E. 2019-6-1
Report on providing food system advocates and policymakers with a primer on the current state of resilience thinking, especially as it applies to food systems. The second goal of the report is to present a suite of policy tools for ...
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Water, sanitation, and child health: Evidence from subnational panel data in 59 countries

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Demography Headey, D., Palloni, G. 2019-2-28
Article on water, sanitation, hygiene (WASH), and child health. WASH investments are widely seen as essential for improving health in early childhood. However, the experimental literature on WASH interventions identifies inconsistent impacts on child health outcomes, with relatively robust impacts ...
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What explains gender differences in food insecurity?

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Food Policy Broussard, N. 2019-2-01
Article on how women have a higher probability of being food insecure relative to men. The magnitude of the gender gap in food insecurity varies across regions and varies by the severity level of food insecurity. In the developed countries ...
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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