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We are pleased to share the joint call to Protect the Nutritional Status of the Most Vulnerable Women and Children across Eastern and Southern Africa from the effects of COVID-19  published on July 22, 2020, reaching out to All partners in the nutrition sector including Government, UN agencies, development partners, CSOs and researchers to come together to protect the nutrition status of vulnerable women and children across the region. 

The key messages include:

  • Ensure inclusion of key preventive and curative nutrition actions in national response plans on COVID-19
  • Ensure adequate resourcing for the scale up of key nutrition actions
  • Scale up promotion and protection of the key recommendations for infant feeding in the context of COVID-19
  • Adopt context-specific programme adaptations where necessary that reduce the risk of transmission and enable early identification and referral of wasted children as well as access to treatment for those who need it
  • Ensure food systems support access to affordable nutritious food for the most vulnerable women and children throughout the year

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