Khan Amir Ullah, Bali Vinita
MCRHRDI of the Government of Telangana, Telangana, India.
CDPP, Telangana, India.
J Soc Econ Dev. 2021;23(Suppl 2):332-341. doi: 10.1007/s40847-021-00153-1. Epub 2021 Mar 18.
As infection rates rise, job losses increase and workers leave cities to walk back home, and there is a silent hunger and nutrition crisis striking the country. Those who will bear the brunt of this are the already vulnerable-namely, children, adolescent girls, nursing and expectant mothers-now denied even basic calories. Among these are some who are also suffering huge weight losses because of the 15 days of high fever. This tragedy will play out in various horrifying ways in the future and must be addressed with urgency. Our stimulus package promises loans, which will take time to reach the poor, and a meager ration of cereals and pulses, while hunger and insufficient nutrition are immediate problems as Raghuram Rajan pointed out recently.
随着感染率上升、失业增加，工人们离开城市步行返乡，一场无声的饥饿与营养危机正在该国肆虐。首当其冲的是那些本就脆弱的人群——儿童、少女、哺乳期及孕期女性，如今就连基本热量都无法保证。其中一些人还因为持续15天的高烧体重锐减。这场悲剧在未来将以种种可怕的方式显现，必须立即加以应对。我们的经济刺激计划承诺提供贷款，但贷款到达穷人手中尚需时日，同时还会配给少量谷物和豆类，然而正如拉古拉姆·拉詹最近指出的，饥饿和营养不足是燃眉之急。
