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A7. Wmn/chldrn bear brunt of ⬆️#malnutrition. Everyone’s diets will suffer but those w specific dietary needs incl underlying health conditions, chldrn & pregnant wmn – where both mom & baby face increased risk of disability or death. (1/2) #NutritionCantWait #COVID19Nutrition
A7. Great blog post by Mandana Arabi, our VP of Technical Services, and Jennifer Bosch-Halen, Senior Technical Adviser on what #COVID19 means for girls and women: deliverforgood.org/what-covid-19-… (2/2) #NutritionCantWait #COVID19Nutrition
Pregnant wmn are especially at risk as a result of reduced ANC. The @NutritionIntl MMS Cost-Benefit Tool provides policy makers with evidence based cost-effectiveness to support the transition from IFAS to MMS More resources & tool here: nutritionintl.org/knowledge-cent… #NutritionCantWait
A5. #COVID19 = lost income for many which makes difficult to purchase food, esp. nutritious food. Will ‘cope’ by purchasing cheapest calories they can find. They will stop being hungry but could still be malnourished. #NutritionCantWait #COVID19Nutrition (1/3)
A5. Mothers may not have support to provide care for their babies, breastfeed them, etc. due to increased burden of care, stress and reduced healthy systems services. #MalnutritionCrisis underlies food crisis. (2/3) #NutritionCantWait #COVID19Nutrition @1000Days
A5. We "see” hunger, but malnutrition = #HiddenHunger & results in long-term devasting health impacts incl weaker immune sys, lowers disease resilience, and increases stunting and wasting. (3/3) #NutritionCantWait #COVID19Nutrition @CanadaDev
