The impact of malnutrition on infant mortality and life expectancy in Africa

YF Djoumessi - Nutrition, 2022 - Elsevier
This study analyzes the impact of malnutrition on infant mortality and life expectancy in a
sample of 36 African countries during the 2003 to 2018 period. The economic implications of …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review of the direct and indirect COVID-19's impact on food security and its dimensions: pre-and post-comparative analysis

DT Gebeyehu, L East, S Wark, MS Islam - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Since its emergence, the COVID-19 pandemic has compromised the food
security both directly by impacting food supply chain and indirectly by overwhelming the …

Tackling child malnutrition and food security: assessing progress, challenges, and policies in achieving SDG 2 in India

OR Katoch - Nutrition & Food Science, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to evaluate the progress made in achieving sustainable
development goal-2 (SDG 2) in India, with a focus on ending hunger, ensuring food security …

[HTML][HTML] Governmental institutionalization of corporate influence on national nutrition policy and health: a case study of Ecuador

I Torres, JJ Villalba, DF López-Cevallos… - The Lancet Regional …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Corporate influence in policy and decision-making is an important public health concern.
This Health Policy paper reviews Ecuador's child malnutrition strategy instruments …

Economic growth and childhood malnutrition in low-and middle-income countries

N Büttner, M Heemann, JW De Neve… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Economic growth may reduce childhood malnutrition through improvements of
several contributing factors, but the empirical evidence is mixed. Identifying the most …

Causes and consequences of child growth failure in low-and middle-income countries

A Mertens, J Benjamin-Chung, JM Colford Jr, J Coyle… - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Child growth failure is associated with a higher risk of illness and mortality, which
contributed to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 2.2 to end malnutrition by …

[HTML][HTML] Causes and consequences of child growth faltering in low-resource settings

A Mertens, J Benjamin-Chung, JM Colford Jr, J Coyle… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Growth faltering in children (low length for age or low weight for length) during the first 1,000
days of life (from conception to 2 years of age) influences short-term and long-term health …

[HTML][HTML] Political Economy of Maternal Child Malnutrition: Experiences about Water, Food, and Nutrition Policies in Pakistan

F Ahmed, NI Malik, S Bashir, N Noureen, JB Ahmad… - Nutrients, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study examined access to water, food, and nutrition programs among marginalized
communities in Southern Punjab, Pakistan, and their effects on nutrition. Both qualitative and …

Exploring the relationship between expenditure on power and state finances: an empirical study in Jammu and Kashmir, India

OR Katoch - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2023 - Springer
Globally, there is a growing momentum toward achieving universal access to clean energy,
particularly electricity, as it plays a crucial role in improving the overall quality of life …

[HTML][HTML] Mapping stunted children in Ethiopia using two decades of data between 2000 and 2019. A geospatial analysis through the Bayesian approach

KA Atalell, MA Techane, B Terefe, TT Tamir - Journal of Health, Population …, 2023 - Springer
Background Childhood stunting is a major public health problem globally, resulting in poor
cognition and educational performance, low adult wages, low productivity, and an increased …