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  • Child malnutrition and COVI...
    Fore, Henrietta H; Dongyu, Qu; Beasley, David M; Ghebreyesus, Tedros A

    The Lancet (British edition), 08/2020, Volume: 396, Issue: 10250
    Journal Article

    ...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.