The impact of poverty on child malnutrition and health in Lebanon: the need for multisectoral interventions
Our findings underscore the profound impact of poverty on child malnutrition and infections. To effectively and sustainably address these challenges, a holistic, multisectoral approach is needed, combining targeted nutritional programs, social protection programs, WASH initiatives and educational interventions to break the cycle of poverty and malnutrition.
Authors
- Gloria Safadi
- Carla A El-Mallah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2693-6603)
- Mohamed Mokdad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8198-3835)
- Fabian Rohner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0579-6952)
- Amirhossein Yarparvar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8459-6221)
- Firass Abiad
- Valeria Galetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7867-9960)
- Lahcen Jaafar
- James P. Wirth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4733-0379)
- Omar Obeid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7554-1296)
- Nicolai Petry
- Farah Asfahani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6592-048X)
- Yasmine Ibrahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8996-1550)
- Modibo Daou
- Diana Kobayter
- Joelle Najjar
- Nour El Houda Ezzeddine
Institutions
- World Bank (US)
- Ministry of Public Health (LB)
- City University (LB)
- World Health Organization - Lebanon (LB)
- American University of Beirut (LB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal for Equity in Health
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-025-02652-7
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- UNICEF