America’s global development and nutrition strategy: A conversation with Rep. Joaquin Castro
Over the past 50 years, the United States has been a leader in global health, reducing preventable child deaths around the world by 56%. Despite these victories, 3.1 million children die from malnutrition in an average year — more than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to dramatically increase rates of malnutrition around the world, with experts predicting that pandemic-related disruptions to food and health systems could cause global malnutrition to rise by up to 50%, as well as ripple effects continuing for years to come. In many parts of the world, malnutrition related to the pandemic is projected to kill more people, especially children, than the pandemic itself.
Global Development Groups Urge U.S. Leadership To End Malnutrition Across Globe with Launch of Mobile Billboard In Nation’s Capital
Each year, Americans spend about $2.7 billion annually on Halloween candy. For a third of that amount, the U.S. could lead the next chapter of the child survival revolution.
LifePack Raises Over $10,000 with PUBG: Battlegrounds
PUBG Partners and Esports pros participated in the Taego Charity Showdown in September with all proceeds being donated to fight child malnutrition.
ECF and partners release Nourish the Future, a bold U.S. vision to combat malnutrition
Nourish the Future could help lead to one of the most dramatic global reductions in child deaths in over a decade.
ECF Launches LifePack to Help End Childhood Malnutrition
This first-of-its-kind campaign engages the multi-billion dollar video game industry in the effort to help a million children at risk.