By MICHAEL KIPTOO More by this AuthorThere is sufficient evidence that immunity against diseases is boosted by good nutrition, hence the need for conscious strategies for public education on the need to use nutrition to tame Covid-19. Notably, the Ministry of Health has developed guidelines for nutrition management of patients and health workers in Covid-19 treatment and isolation centres. The detailed document provides a step-by-step account of what health workers should feed patients at different stages of recovery. President John Magufuli was quoted as saying his Tanzanian compatriots are active and resilient enough to fight the coronavirus. COMPROMISE IMMUNITYMore than 62 million children under five suffer from malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, compromising immunity and, hence, putting them at the risk of coronavirus.

Source: Daily Nation June 15, 2020 20:30 UTC