COVID-19 will mostly spare young children; the economic crisis will not

In a pair of commentaries published in The Lancet in August 2020, we and our colleagues in the Standing Together for Nutrition Consortium (STfN) and the leaders of four UN agencies called for immediate action to address the escalating problems of child malnutrition and excess mortality triggered by...

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Autores principales: Ruel, Marie T., Headey, Derek D.
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127796
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description In a pair of commentaries published in The Lancet in August 2020, we and our colleagues in the Standing Together for Nutrition Consortium (STfN) and the leaders of four UN agencies called for immediate action to address the escalating problems of child malnutrition and excess mortality triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic (Fore et al. 2020; Headey et al. 2020). Although child mortality from the virus itself is low compared to other age groups, the social, economic, and health systems crises it has prompted pose a serious threat to young children’s nutrition, health, and survival in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
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spelling CGSpace1277962025-11-06T03:56:08Z COVID-19 will mostly spare young children; the economic crisis will not Ruel, Marie T. Headey, Derek D. covid-19 food security poverty agricultural production value chains nutrition health social protection policies children economic crises malnutrition agricultural products In a pair of commentaries published in The Lancet in August 2020, we and our colleagues in the Standing Together for Nutrition Consortium (STfN) and the leaders of four UN agencies called for immediate action to address the escalating problems of child malnutrition and excess mortality triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic (Fore et al. 2020; Headey et al. 2020). Although child mortality from the virus itself is low compared to other age groups, the social, economic, and health systems crises it has prompted pose a serious threat to young children’s nutrition, health, and survival in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). 2022-03-07 2023-01-22T18:18:58Z 2023-01-22T18:18:58Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127796 en https://www.ifpri.org/blog/covid-19-virus-will-mostly-spare-young-children-economic-crisis-will-not https://www.ifpri.org/interactive/covid2022 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Ruel, Marie T.; and Headey, Derek D. 2022. COVID-19 will mostly spare young children; the economic crisis will not. In COVID-19 and global food security: Two years later, eds. John McDermott and Johan Swinnen. Part Three: Nutrition, Health and Social Programs, Chapter 19, Pp. 122-124. https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896294226_19.
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food security
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agricultural production
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nutrition
health
social protection
policies
children
economic crises
malnutrition
agricultural products
Ruel, Marie T.
Headey, Derek D.
COVID-19 will mostly spare young children; the economic crisis will not
title COVID-19 will mostly spare young children; the economic crisis will not
title_full COVID-19 will mostly spare young children; the economic crisis will not
title_fullStr COVID-19 will mostly spare young children; the economic crisis will not
title_full_unstemmed COVID-19 will mostly spare young children; the economic crisis will not
title_short COVID-19 will mostly spare young children; the economic crisis will not
title_sort covid 19 will mostly spare young children the economic crisis will not
topic covid-19
food security
poverty
agricultural production
value chains
nutrition
health
social protection
policies
children
economic crises
malnutrition
agricultural products
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