Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diets, nutrition services and nutrition practices in Lesotho
Evidence from remote surveys
Highlights
The COVID-19 pandemic and related economic crisis have impacted food systems and delivery of health services with negative consequences to the nutrition of the most vulnerable women and children worldwide. The Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) nutrition section undertook research in 2021 to understand the impact of the pandemic on the diets, services and practices in the Eastern and Southern Africa region.
Following this, remote surveys were undertaken in six countries in ESAR to reveal the extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on diets, services and practices. Results of a remote survey in 2021 revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic led to changes in the diets of infants, children, adolescents, and pregnant and lactating women in Lesotho.
Read full regional report here.
