Child malnutrition and COVID-19: the time to act is now

[...]investments are needed to improve maternal and child nutrition through pregnancy, infancy, and early childhood by protecting breastfeeding and preventing the inappropriate marketing of infant formula in the context of COVID-19;6 securing children and women's access to nutritious and divers...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 396; no. 10250; pp. 517 - 518
Main Authors: Fore, Henrietta H, Dongyu, Qu, Beasley, David M, Ghebreyesus, Tedros A
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Elsevier Ltd 22.08.2020
Elsevier Limited
Published by Elsevier Ltd
Subjects:
Betacoronavirus
Breast feeding
Breastfeeding & lactation
Caregivers
Child
Child Nutrition Disorders - diagnosis
Child Nutrition Disorders - epidemiology
Child Nutrition Disorders - prevention & control
Children
Children & youth
Comment
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Developing Countries - statistics & numerical data
Families & family life
Food
Food Supply
Fortified foods
Health risks
Households
Human nutrition
Humans
Infants
Lifesaving
Malnutrition
Nutrient solutions
Nutrition
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Pregnancy
SARS-CoV-2
Social protection
Trade restrictions
United Nations
Vitamin A
Vulnerable Populations - statistics & numerical data
ISSN:0140-6736, 1474-547X, 1474-547X
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Summary:[...]investments are needed to improve maternal and child nutrition through pregnancy, infancy, and early childhood by protecting breastfeeding and preventing the inappropriate marketing of infant formula in the context of COVID-19;6 securing children and women's access to nutritious and diverse foods; and providing accurate information on infant feeding to caregivers. [...]services for the early detection and treatment of child wasting need to be re-activated and scaled up while maintaining and expanding prevention and other nutrition services, including vitamin A supplementation for children, and micronutrient supplementation and nutritional support for pregnant and breastfeeding women, and minimising the risk of infection. [...]social protection to safeguard access to nutritious diets and essential services among the poorest households, including access to fortified foods, needs to be expanded.
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ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31648-2