Covid-19 Nutrition Programmes 2020-04-29
2020-04-29
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Inquires about UK's Department for International Development efforts to integrate nutrition programmes into the global response against the pandemic.
Asks specifically how DFID supports partners in adapting nutritional programs and minimizing disruptions to supply chains that could lead to an increase in malnutrition cases due to economic contractions from the virus.
Acknowledges DFID's leadership role in nutrition, including work with UNICEF to supply life-saving supplies treating acute malnutrition. Mentions projections linking GDP contraction due to pandemic to increased cases of stunted children and acute malnutrition.
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