Effect of Sudan armed conflicts on under-five children and pregnant women malnutrition: An updated Comprehensive article

ahmad, Tagwa kalool fadlalla and Elbashir, Roaa Mohamed Ali and Hamdoon, Tasneem Adam and Yousif, Saida Osman Hassan and Babikr, Mohammed Elhade Osman and Khalafalla, Alaa Eldirdiri Ali (2025) Effect of Sudan armed conflicts on under-five children and pregnant women malnutrition: An updated Comprehensive article. GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 31 (3). pp. 238-243. ISSN 2581-3250

Malnutrition is the major cause of mortality and morbidity globally with undernutrition contributing about 45% of all deaths of under five children and pregnant women . Besides the direct effects of protracted conflicts, the macroeconomic crisis that has greatly increased the national inflation rate hence devastating the purchasing power, the COVID-19 outbreak, flooding, and the Desert Locusts have contributed to a food security emergency. Women are critical actors in most low and middle-income countries food production systems, but they and their children endure disproportionate burdens of malnutrition.Due to their increased nutrition needs, pregnant women are frequently at particularly high risk of experiencing acute malnutrition as a result of armed conflict. Reduction of child malnutrition in conflict settings is on top of the international agenda on sustainable development.This association between child malnutrition and armed conflict has been hypothesised in the academic literature but not rigorously examined empirically till recently.in this review paper we describe the malnutrition in under-five childrens and pregnant womens during armed conflicts in Sudan and how violent events are associated with reduction of nutritional status. Limitations are also highlighted.As efforts to prevent children and pregnant women malnutrition continue, there is a critical need for strategies that effectively supplement the diets in transitional, highly food insecure settings.Federal and state development frameworks should ensure a comprehensive multi-sectoral nutrition policy with strong political commitment and allocation of adequate resources to ensure integrated and quality implementation.