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FEX 63 South Asia Special Edition: Reflections from Purnima Menon on Child Wasting in South Asia

By Purnima Menon on 20 October 2020

In this short podcast, Purnima Menon explores why the burden of wasting is so high in South Asia and the current priority areas of action for the treatment and prevention of wasting in the region. Purnima Menon is a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute, and is based in New Delhi, India.

This podcast accompanies Field Exchange 63 Special issue on Child wasting in South Asia.

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