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Impact of the 2008 economic and financial crisis on child health: A systematic review

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International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Rajmil, L., Sanmamed, M., Choonara, I., Faresjo, T., Hjern, A., Kozyrskyj, A., Luas, P., Raat, H., Seguin, L., Spencer, N., Taylpr-Robinson, D. 2014-6-23
Article on overview of studies in which the impact of the 2008 economic crisis on child health was reported. Structured searches of PubMed, and ISI Web of Knowledge, were conducted. Quantitative and qualitative studies reporting health outcomes on children, published ...
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Maternal and child undernutrition and overweight in low-income and middle-income countries

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Maternal & Child Nutrition Black, R., Victoria, C., Walker, S., Bhutta, Z., Christian, P., Onis, M., Ezzati, M., Grantham-McGregor, S., Katz, J., Martorell, R., Uauy, R. 2013-8-3
Article on child and maternal malnutrition encompassing of both undernutrition and a growing problem with overweight and obesity. Low body-mass index, indicative of maternal undernutrition, has declined somewhat in the past two decades but continues to be prevalent in Asia ...
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Ten lessons from the largest scale up of cash transfers in history

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World Bank Group Gentilini, U. 2013-7-13
Article on a summary of learnings from the paper cash transfers in pandemic times: evidence, practices and implications from the largest scale up history. It combines combines analysis of large datasets with a review of about 300 pandemic papers, evaluations, ...
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Rethinking the measurement of food security: From first principles to best practice

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Food Security Headey, D., Ecker, O. 2013-4-7
Article on the measurement of food security. It has set out a list of criteria that an ideal food security measurement system should satisfy. In addition to standard issues of cross-sectional validity, the criteria include inter-temporal validity (the ability to ...
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Gendered impacts of the 2007-2008 food price crisis: Evidence using panel data from rural Ethiopia

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Food Policy Kumar, N., Quisumbing, A. 2013-2-01
Article on the gendered impact of the 2007–2008 food price crisis using panel data on 1,400 households from rural Ethiopia that were initially surveyed before the onset of the crisis, in 1994–1995, 1997, and 2004, and after food prices spiked, ...
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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