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Evidence Aid's latest bulletin is now available here: https://evidenceaid.org/evidence-aid-newsletter-30-april-2024/
In Gaza, the number of children under the age of five who are acutely malnourished is proceeding at a record rate (1). In Yemen, an estimated 2.7 million children suffer from acute malnutrition, with hundreds of thousands of children facing severe acute malnutrition (2). Finally, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, over 1.1 million children aged 6 to 59 months are facing elevated levels of acute malnutrition (3).
Though the term ‘malnutrition’ has no universally accepted definition, it is used to describe a deficiency, excess or imbalance of a wide range of nutrients, and is likely to result in a measurable adverse effect on the body’s composition, function and clinical outcome (4). Associations between malnutrition and environmental conditions, conflict, and vulnerability are endless. As such, this newsletter focusses on a variety of interventions, impacts, and interconnections related to malnutrition.
1.
https://www.wfp.org/news/famine-imminent-northern-gaza-new-report-warns
2.
https://www.unicef.org/emergencies/yemen-crisis#:~:text=Around%202.7%20m....
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https://www.ipcinfo.org/ipc-country-analysis/details-map/en/c/1156760/#:....
4.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4951875/
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Sumra
Sumra Ali, Assistant to the Operations Director
Evidence Aid: Championing evidence-based humanitarian action.
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HIFA profile: Sumra Ali is a Personal Assistant at Evidence Aid, and is based in the United States. Professional interests: Humanitarian aid, global health, evidence-based decision-making Sali AT evidenceaid.org