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The potential impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on maternal and child undernutrition in low and middle income countries
Saskia Osendarp
Micronutrient Forum
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The COVID-19-related economic crisis and food- and health-system disruptions threaten to exacerbate undernutrition in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). We used three modelling tools (MIRAGRODEP, Lives Saved Tool, and Optima Nutrition Tool) to estimate impacts on child stunting, wasting, and mortality, maternal anemia, children born to low BMI women, and future productivity losses for three scenarios across 2020–2022 (n = 118 LMICs). We also estimated the additional cost of mitigation for six nutrition interventions to maximize non-stunted and alive children. By 2022 COVID-19 could result in an additional 9.3 million wasted and 2.6 million stunted children, 168,000 additional child-deaths 2.1 million maternal anemia cases, 2.1 million children born to low BMI women and US$29.7 billion future productivity losses due to excess stunting and child mortality. An additional $1.2 billion per year is needed to mitigate these effects. Governments and donors must maintain nutrition as a priority, continue to support resilient systems, and ensure efficient use of new and existing resources.
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Economic Crisis, Food Disruption, Health-system Disruption, MIRAGRODEP, Lives Saved Tool, Optima Nutrition Tool, Child Stunting, Child Mortality
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I am horrified by the pandemic. I want to do everything that I can to stoop it.. Please let me know how to do that... Thanks you Darryl
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The potential impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on maternal and child undernutrition in low and middle income countries
Saskia Osendarp
Micronutrient Forum
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3847-5584
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The COVID-19-related economic crisis and food- and health-system disruptions threaten to exacerbate undernutrition in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). We used three modelling tools (MIRAGRODEP, Lives Saved Tool, and Optima Nutrition Tool) to estimate impacts on child stunting, wasting, and mortality, maternal anemia, children born to low BMI women, and future productivity losses for three scenarios across 2020–2022 (n = 118 LMICs). We also estimated the additional cost of mitigation for six nutrition interventions to maximize non-stunted and alive children. By 2022 COVID-19 could result in an additional 9.3 million wasted and 2.6 million stunted children, 168,000 additional child-deaths 2.1 million maternal anemia cases, 2.1 million children born to low BMI women and US$29.7 billion future productivity losses due to excess stunting and child mortality. An additional $1.2 billion per year is needed to mitigate these effects. Governments and donors must maintain nutrition as a priority, continue to support resilient systems, and ensure efficient use of new and existing resources.
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Darryl Lloyd
commented on 02 January, 2021
I am horrified by the pandemic. I want to do everything that I can to stoop it.. Please let me know how to do that... Thanks you Darryl