India

Although food security is improving, the world’s largest democracy still has a lot to do to tackle its high malnutrition levels.
Much of the population of Bangladesh live in poverty. The country is extremely vulnerable to climate disasters and hosts a large number of refugees from neighbouring countries.
Millions of children under the age of five are suffering from life-threatening hunger. Poorly developed water resources, inadequate sanitation and poor hygiene further undermine the country’s public health. As a low-lying, densely populated country, recurring natural disasters such as cyclones and seasonal floods – made worse by climate change – have a devastating impact here.
Bangladesh has also faced significant challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic. Restricted access to health and nutrition services has led to an increase in rates of severe acute malnutrition – the most life-threatening form of hunger – by 14%. Violence against women and children has also increased by almost a third.
Action Against Hunger's programmes reached over 1.7 million people in Bangladesh in 2020.
Bangladesh has a population of 163 million people.
Over 30% of Bangladeshi children under five suffer from malnutrition.
We’ve been working in Bangladesh since 2007. Our work focuses on:
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