Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) is one of the hardest forms of malnutrition in children. There is increasing concern that COVID-19 will lead to an economic downturn and that current poverty will lead to a worsening of the country's malnutrition levels. India currently has 9.3 million children under the age of five with SAM.
The Micronutrient Premix industry has played a key role in meeting the challenge of supplying premix to countries to help national fortification initiatives and ensuring that staple foods can be fortified. However, COVID-19 has threatened food production and international trade. Lockdown and quaran... (more)
Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) is one of the hardest forms of malnutrition in children. There is increasing concern that COVID-19 will lead to an economic downturn and that current poverty will lead to a worsening of the country's malnutrition levels. India currently has 9.3 million children u... (more)