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ArticleTropical medicine and health2021

Food security and COVID-19 in Afghanistan: a two-sided battlefront.

Attaullah Ahmadi, Georges Gandour, Hujjatullah Ghaffari, Heba Sati, Anthony Abou Mrad, Serena Semaan, Yasir Ahmed Mohammed Elhadi, Sayed Hamid Mousavi, Shamim Arif, Shekiba Madadi and 1 more

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Article in Tropical medicine and health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Attaullah AhmadiMedical Research Center, Kateb University, Kabul, Afghanistan. attaullah.ahmadi@kateb.edu.af.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6687-4526
Georges GandourFaculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Koura, Lebanon.
Hujjatullah GhaffariKabul University of Medical Sciences, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Heba SatiFaculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Koura, Lebanon.
Anthony Abou MradFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Balamand, Koura, Lebanon.
Serena SemaanFaculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Koura, Lebanon.
Yasir Ahmed Mohammed ElhadiDepartment of Health Administration and Behavioral Sciences, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
Sayed Hamid MousaviMedical Research Center, Kateb University, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Shamim ArifMedical Research Center, Kateb University, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Shekiba MadadiMedical Research Center, Kateb University, Kabul, Afghanistan.
Don Eliseo Lucero-PrisnoHarvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Food security is a major element for the sustainability, stability and development of a country. However, despite fundamental efforts in fighting poverty, Afghanistan continues to struggle with food insecurity with a large proportion of its population living below the poverty line. With extreme climates, protracted conflict, and now COVID-19, food insecurity has become rampant and is on the rise in the country. Efforts have been reinforced to mitigate this issue, but a spate of obstacles which seems not to come to an end, has contributed to the deterioration of the situation. With the collaboration and efforts of international organizations, there remains a glimmer of hope to potentially reduce the gravity of the food insecurity in the country. This paper aims to highlight the efforts of Afghanistan in alleviating food insecurity with a focus on the impact of COVID-19 on this issue. It also presents recommendations that may help ameliorate the country's food security status during and after the pandemic.

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