Tuesday, 15 December 2020, 3:28 pm
A new report released by Save the Children today warns
that the world is on the brink of a nutrition crisis, with
pandemic-related malnutrition projected to kill an average
of 153 children a day over the next two years if action is
not taken.
The new report –
Nutrition
Critical – shows the impact of COVID-19 has led to
an increase in poverty, a loss of livelihoods, and reduced
access to health and nutrition services, pushing up rates of
hunger and malnutrition. Save the Children says the pandemic
could reverse years of progress made in the battle against
malnutrition, with children in Asia and sub-Sahara Africa