WFP will provide food assistance for three months to more than 433,000 people who may struggle to feed themselves in eight provinces (Batha, Bahr el Gazel, Guéra, Kanem, Lac, Logone oriental, Logone Occidental and Wadi Fira) as measures to help contain the spread of COVID-19 affects livelihoods, limit access to food and disrupt supply chains.   

“COVID-19 is more than a health crisis - and requires swift, coordinated, determined and ground-breaking action from all sectors,” said Eric Perdison, WFP’s Deputy Country Director in Chad. “The Government of Chad, the World Bank and WFP are acting together to protect those who are most vulnerable to the disruptions that this may bring to people’s access to diversified and nutritious food.”

Full text available here: https://www.wfp.org/news/wfp-ramps-support-people-affected-socio-economic-fallout-coronavirus-chad