The COVID-19 crisis is the worst crisis that has plagued the world since the Great Depression. It is continuously devastating economies, people’s lives, jobs, and businesses around the globe.
While malnutrition is a global plague, it is a more acute problem in Asia. According to a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and World Bank Group published last year, more than half of all stunted children, almost half of all overweight children and more than two-thirds of all wasted children live in the region.Zooming into Southeast Asia, the results are, unfortunately, not too surprising. The report titled ‘Level
