Aid budget cuts have dire consequences for malnutrition among the world’s most vulnerable children

Recent aid budgets announced by governments in the US and Europe could cut 2.3 million children off from lifesaving severe acute malnutrition treatment, resulting in 369,000 additional child deaths annually. The US government cuts alone will cause an estimated additional 163,500 annual child deaths...

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Autores principales: Standing Together for Nutrition, Osendarp, Saskia, Bhutta, Zulfiqar, Ahmed, Tahmeed, Brown, Molly, Bryan, Elizabeth, Campbell, Bruce M., Dinku, Tufa, Ekesa, B., Fanzo, Jess, Haddad, Lawrence, Ho, Melissa, Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María, Zougamoré, Robert
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Micronutrient Forum 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/173933
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Sumario:Recent aid budgets announced by governments in the US and Europe could cut 2.3 million children off from lifesaving severe acute malnutrition treatment, resulting in 369,000 additional child deaths annually. The US government cuts alone will cause an estimated additional 163,500 annual child deaths that could have been prevented with funding for adequate treatment.