An additional 10,000 children per month may die this year from malnutrition due to COVID-19 pandemic, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. He added that he expects a 14% rise or 6.7 million more cases of severe child malnutrition, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia. He urged governments to work with the private sector to support sustainable food systems.
An additional 10,000 children per month may die this year from malnutrition due to COVID-19 pandemic, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. He added that he expects a 14% rise or 6.7 million more cases of severe child malnutrition, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia. He urged governments to work with the private sector to support sustainable food systems.