Table 2 Additional per-annum cost of interventions to mitigate COVID-related increases in malnutrition outcomes under various modelled scenarios

From: The COVID-19 crisis will exacerbate maternal and child undernutrition and child mortality in low- and middle-income countries

Outcome

Pessimistic

Moderate

Optimistic

Stunting (0–59 months)

1,258,000,000

930,000,000

545,000,000

Wasting (0–59 months)

454,000,000

310,000,000

215,000,000

Maternal anaemia (15–49 years)

14,000,000

6,000,000

3,000,000

Total

1,726,000,000

1,246,000,000

763,000,000

  1. All values are given in US$. Additional resources needed to address expected increases in stunting, wasting and maternal anaemia were calculated by multiplying the additional burden of each outcome (estimated using the LiST) by the cost of each case of stunting averted or severe wasting treated, as outlined in Supplementary Methodology 2.
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