Impact of COVID-19 on childhood malnutrition in India and the north-eastern states

Is expected that the COVID-19 pandemic will increase the risk of all forms of malnutrition. Since the period of this crisis is unknown, and its full impacts on food, health, and social protection systems are yet to be realized. With the global concerning the status of India and along with one of the most malnutrition burdened state in the north-eastern part of India, Assam, it is a big-time to “think local with the locals”. Assam with its long history of early childhood malnutrition crisis since generations needs a rapid change in the implementation of the malnutrition mitigation programs. Without adequate action, the profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on early life nutrition could have intergenerational consequences for child growth and development and life-long impacts on education, chronic disease risks, and overall human capital formation.