The COVID-19 nutrition crisis: What to expect and how to protect
The COVID-19 pandemic has all the makings of a perfect storm for global malnutrition. The crisis will damage the nutritional status of vulnerable groups through multiple mechanisms. We can expect a dangerous decline in dietary quality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) stemming from the inc...
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| author | Headey, Derek D. Ruel, Marie T. |
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| description | The COVID-19 pandemic has all the makings of a perfect storm for global malnutrition. The crisis will damage the nutritional status of vulnerable groups through multiple mechanisms. We can expect a dangerous decline in dietary quality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) stemming from the income losses related to government-mandated shutdowns and de-globalization, as well as from the freezing of food transfer schemes such as school feeding programs and the breakdown of food markets due to both demand shocks and supply constraints. But malnutrition will also increase due to healthcare failures, as already strained healthcare systems are forced to divert resources from a range of nutritionally important functions — including antenatal care, immunization, micronutrient supplementation, and prevention and treatment of childhood diarrhea, infections, and acute malnutrition — toward combating COVID-19. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1431742025-11-06T04:10:26Z The COVID-19 nutrition crisis: What to expect and how to protect Headey, Derek D. Ruel, Marie T. maternal and child health gender child nutrition covid-19 health social protection economic crises malnutrition nutrition hygiene health services food security diet quality diet poverty social safety nets maternal nutrition The COVID-19 pandemic has all the makings of a perfect storm for global malnutrition. The crisis will damage the nutritional status of vulnerable groups through multiple mechanisms. We can expect a dangerous decline in dietary quality in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) stemming from the income losses related to government-mandated shutdowns and de-globalization, as well as from the freezing of food transfer schemes such as school feeding programs and the breakdown of food markets due to both demand shocks and supply constraints. But malnutrition will also increase due to healthcare failures, as already strained healthcare systems are forced to divert resources from a range of nutritionally important functions — including antenatal care, immunization, micronutrient supplementation, and prevention and treatment of childhood diarrhea, infections, and acute malnutrition — toward combating COVID-19. 2020-07-01 2024-05-22T12:12:23Z 2024-05-22T12:12:23Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143174 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133762 https://www.ifpri.org/blog/covid-19-nutrition-crisis-what-expect-and-how-protect Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Headey, Derek D.; and Ruel, Marie T. 2020. The COVID-19 nutrition crisis: What to expect and how to protect. In COVID-19 and global food security, eds. Johan Swinnen and John McDermott. Part Two: Diets and nutrition, Chapter 8, Pp. 38-41. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133762_08. |
| spellingShingle | maternal and child health gender child nutrition covid-19 health social protection economic crises malnutrition nutrition hygiene health services food security diet quality diet poverty social safety nets maternal nutrition Headey, Derek D. Ruel, Marie T. The COVID-19 nutrition crisis: What to expect and how to protect |
| title | The COVID-19 nutrition crisis: What to expect and how to protect |
| title_full | The COVID-19 nutrition crisis: What to expect and how to protect |
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| title_short | The COVID-19 nutrition crisis: What to expect and how to protect |
| title_sort | covid 19 nutrition crisis what to expect and how to protect |
| topic | maternal and child health gender child nutrition covid-19 health social protection economic crises malnutrition nutrition hygiene health services food security diet quality diet poverty social safety nets maternal nutrition |
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