Assessment of Malnutrition and Intestinal Parasitoses in the Context of Crisis-Hit Venezuela: A Policy Case Study
Venezuela is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis with a dangerous cocktail of hyperinflation, violence, minimal local food production, and policies that impact the nutrition for millions of Venezuelans. Independent data suggests that most Venezuelans are food insecure, with alarming rates of acute...
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| author | Isis E. Mejias-Carpio Isis E. Mejias-Carpio Alberto E. Paniz-Mondolfi Alberto E. Paniz-Mondolfi Alberto E. Paniz-Mondolfi Euler A. Mogollon-Rodriguez Euler A. Mogollon-Rodriguez Euler A. Mogollon-Rodriguez Lourdes A. Delgado-Noguera Lourdes A. Delgado-Noguera Lourdes A. Delgado-Noguera Emilia M. Sordillo Huniades A. Urbina-Medina Huniades A. Urbina-Medina Jesica Hayon Leonardo A. Vetencourt-Pineda Leonardo A. Vetencourt-Pineda Luis A. Perez-Garcia Luis A. Perez-Garcia Luis A. Perez-Garcia |
| author_facet | Isis E. Mejias-Carpio Isis E. Mejias-Carpio Alberto E. Paniz-Mondolfi Alberto E. Paniz-Mondolfi Alberto E. Paniz-Mondolfi Euler A. Mogollon-Rodriguez Euler A. Mogollon-Rodriguez Euler A. Mogollon-Rodriguez Lourdes A. Delgado-Noguera Lourdes A. Delgado-Noguera Lourdes A. Delgado-Noguera Emilia M. Sordillo Huniades A. Urbina-Medina Huniades A. Urbina-Medina Jesica Hayon Leonardo A. Vetencourt-Pineda Leonardo A. Vetencourt-Pineda Luis A. Perez-Garcia Luis A. Perez-Garcia Luis A. Perez-Garcia |
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| description | Venezuela is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis with a dangerous cocktail of hyperinflation, violence, minimal local food production, and policies that impact the nutrition for millions of Venezuelans. Independent data suggests that most Venezuelans are food insecure, with alarming rates of acute and chronic malnutrition, especially among children. A re-emergence of poverty-related intestinal parasitoses and anemia has aggravated their health. With little to no response from public authorities, Venezuela is now the lowest-ranked country in the world in deworming coverage. Modest independent and private epidemiological studies suggest prevalence rates as high as 60% in some regions. This article reviews public health policies regarding malnutrition and intestinal parasitoses and aims to provide a rational approach based on international recommendations for countries in crisis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e8a80eaa7c2343c78cf308989c8b90292022-12-21T22:22:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems2571-581X2021-03-01510.3389/fsufs.2021.634801634801Assessment of Malnutrition and Intestinal Parasitoses in the Context of Crisis-Hit Venezuela: A Policy Case StudyIsis E. Mejias-Carpio0Isis E. Mejias-Carpio1Alberto E. Paniz-Mondolfi2Alberto E. Paniz-Mondolfi3Alberto E. Paniz-Mondolfi4Euler A. Mogollon-Rodriguez5Euler A. Mogollon-Rodriguez6Euler A. Mogollon-Rodriguez7Lourdes A. Delgado-Noguera8Lourdes A. Delgado-Noguera9Lourdes A. Delgado-Noguera10Emilia M. Sordillo11Huniades A. Urbina-Medina12Huniades A. Urbina-Medina13Jesica Hayon14Leonardo A. Vetencourt-Pineda15Leonardo A. Vetencourt-Pineda16Luis A. Perez-Garcia17Luis A. Perez-Garcia18Luis A. Perez-Garcia19Infectious Diseases Division, Venezuelan Science Incubator and Emerging Pathogens Regional Collaborative Network, Barquisimeto, VenezuelaGlobal WASH, Houston, TX, United StatesInfectious Diseases Division, Venezuelan Science Incubator and Emerging Pathogens Regional Collaborative Network, Barquisimeto, VenezuelaInstituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Barquisimeto, VenezuelaDepartment of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-Based Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United StatesInfectious Diseases Division, Venezuelan Science Incubator and Emerging Pathogens Regional Collaborative Network, Barquisimeto, VenezuelaInstituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Barquisimeto, VenezuelaPrograma de Medicina, Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado, Barquisimeto, VenezuelaInfectious Diseases Division, Venezuelan Science Incubator and Emerging Pathogens Regional Collaborative Network, Barquisimeto, VenezuelaInstituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Barquisimeto, VenezuelaPrograma de Medicina, Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado, Barquisimeto, VenezuelaDepartment of Pathology, Molecular and Cell-Based Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United StatesAcademia Nacional de Medicina, Caracas, VenezuelaSociedad Venezolana de Puericultura y Pediatría, Caracas, VenezuelaInfectious Diseases Department, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, United StatesInfectious Diseases Division, Venezuelan Science Incubator and Emerging Pathogens Regional Collaborative Network, Barquisimeto, VenezuelaInstituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Barquisimeto, VenezuelaInfectious Diseases Division, Venezuelan Science Incubator and Emerging Pathogens Regional Collaborative Network, Barquisimeto, VenezuelaInstituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Barquisimeto, VenezuelaPrograma de Medicina, Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado, Barquisimeto, VenezuelaVenezuela is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis with a dangerous cocktail of hyperinflation, violence, minimal local food production, and policies that impact the nutrition for millions of Venezuelans. Independent data suggests that most Venezuelans are food insecure, with alarming rates of acute and chronic malnutrition, especially among children. A re-emergence of poverty-related intestinal parasitoses and anemia has aggravated their health. With little to no response from public authorities, Venezuela is now the lowest-ranked country in the world in deworming coverage. Modest independent and private epidemiological studies suggest prevalence rates as high as 60% in some regions. This article reviews public health policies regarding malnutrition and intestinal parasitoses and aims to provide a rational approach based on international recommendations for countries in crisis.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2021.634801/fullVenezuelamalnutritionpolicycrisisparasitoseswash |
| spellingShingle | Isis E. Mejias-Carpio Isis E. Mejias-Carpio Alberto E. Paniz-Mondolfi Alberto E. Paniz-Mondolfi Alberto E. Paniz-Mondolfi Euler A. Mogollon-Rodriguez Euler A. Mogollon-Rodriguez Euler A. Mogollon-Rodriguez Lourdes A. Delgado-Noguera Lourdes A. Delgado-Noguera Lourdes A. Delgado-Noguera Emilia M. Sordillo Huniades A. Urbina-Medina Huniades A. Urbina-Medina Jesica Hayon Leonardo A. Vetencourt-Pineda Leonardo A. Vetencourt-Pineda Luis A. Perez-Garcia Luis A. Perez-Garcia Luis A. Perez-Garcia Assessment of Malnutrition and Intestinal Parasitoses in the Context of Crisis-Hit Venezuela: A Policy Case Study Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems Venezuela malnutrition policy crisis parasitoses wash |
| title | Assessment of Malnutrition and Intestinal Parasitoses in the Context of Crisis-Hit Venezuela: A Policy Case Study |
| title_full | Assessment of Malnutrition and Intestinal Parasitoses in the Context of Crisis-Hit Venezuela: A Policy Case Study |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of Malnutrition and Intestinal Parasitoses in the Context of Crisis-Hit Venezuela: A Policy Case Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of Malnutrition and Intestinal Parasitoses in the Context of Crisis-Hit Venezuela: A Policy Case Study |
| title_short | Assessment of Malnutrition and Intestinal Parasitoses in the Context of Crisis-Hit Venezuela: A Policy Case Study |
| title_sort | assessment of malnutrition and intestinal parasitoses in the context of crisis hit venezuela a policy case study |
| topic | Venezuela malnutrition policy crisis parasitoses wash |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2021.634801/full |
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