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Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on health service utilization across regions of Ethiopia: An interrupted time series analysis of health information system data from 2019-2020

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Plos Global Public Health Mebratie, A., Nega, A., Gage, A., Mariam, D., Eshetu, M., Arsenault, C. 2022-9-12
Article on disruptions in health service utilization during the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic across 10 regions in Ethiopia. We analyzed utilization of 21 different health services across all of Ethiopia . Data were extracted from the Ethiopian ...
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No time to waste: UNICEF’s acceleration plan 2022-2023

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  • Climate Shocks
  • COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Food Insecurity
  • Nutrition
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UNICEF UNICEF 2022-9-1
Report on the increasing number of children living in food and nutrition security in 2022. This number is rising because of the intersecting crisis of conflict, climate induced drought and the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic. The aim is to ...
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Large-scale humanitarian assistance is needed to prevent further deterioration in food security

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Famine Early Systems Network FEWS NET 2022-9-1
Brief on extreme levels of acute food insecurity persisting in northern conflict-affected areas and drought-affected pastoral areas in southern and southeastern areas of Ethiopia. In southern and southeastern areas, the ongoing historic drought continues to lead to widespread livestock deaths, ...
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Healthcare utilization and maternal and child mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic in 18 low-and middle-income countries: An interrupted time-series analysis with mathematical modelling of administrative data

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  • Restricted Mobility
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Plos Medicine Ahmed, T., Robertson, T., Vergeer, P., Hansen, P., Peters, M., Ofusu, A. , Mwansambo, C., Nzelu, C., Wesseh, C., Smart, F., Alfred, J., Diabate, M., Baye, M., Yansane, M., Wendrad, N., Mohamud, N., Mbaka, P., Yuma , S., Ndiaye, Y., Sadat, H., Uddin, H., Kiarie, H., Tsihory, R., Mwinnyaa, G., Rusatira, J., Fernandez, P., Muhoza, P., Baral, P., Drouard, S., Hashemi, T., Friedman, J., Shapira, G. 2022-8-30
Article on changes in health services utilization during the pandemic and the associated consequences for maternal, neonatal, and child mortality. An interrupted time-series design was used to estimate the percent change in the volumes of outpatient consultations and maternal and ...
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Are Asia’s social protection systems ready for the shock of climate change?

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Asian Development Blog Jilani, A. 2022-8-26
Article on Asia and the pacific climate crisis. Asia and the Pacific is the most disaster-prone region in the world. It also happens to be the most populous, leaving it disproportionately vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. In fact, ...
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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