PAHO: Children missing school are missing meals
PAHO director Dr Carissa F Etienne
Before the first reported covid19 in the Americas, one in three people in theregion did not have enough to eat, said director of the Pan American Health Organization director (PAHO) Dr Carissa F Etienne.
Today hundreds of millions of people across Latin America and the Caribbean do not know where their next meal will come from, Etienne said, adding that children are especially at risk. UNICEF (UN Children s Fund) has estimated that over 141 million children and teens are out of school in our region. For many of these kids, missing schools means missing meals, Etienne said on Wednesday.