Jorge Pernillo
Jorge Pernillo is a professor at the School of Nutrition at the Universidad Panamericana (Upana) in Guatemala. He has been vocal about the challenges facing food security in the country, particularly criticizing the low execution rates of programs by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Food (MAGA). Pernillo has raised concerns about the impact of delayed assistance to vulnerable families amid the seasonal hunger crisis, emphasizing the need for effective identification of at-risk households and urgent action to address rising levels of acute malnutrition.
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Guatemala:
Jorge Pernillo, catedrático de la Escuela de Nutrición de la Universidad Panamericana, considera que la proyección de la CIF 'es muy conservadora y peligrosa'.
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Guatemala:
Jorge Pernillo, a professor at the School of Nutrition at the Universidad Panamericana, emphasizes the importance of the MAGA's involvement in delivering fortified foods to families facing food insecurity.
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Guatemala:
Jorge Pernillo, a professor at the School of Nutrition at the Universidad Panamericana, mentions that cases with signs of Kwashiorkor can be identified by clinical symptoms.
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Guatemala:
Jorge Pernillo criticizes the government's handling of health priorities.
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Guatemala:
Jorge Pernillo, a professor at the School of Nutrition at the Universidad Panamericana, expresses concern over the low execution of MAGA's food assistance actions for vulnerable families.
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