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9.6 million Children have experienced chronic nutrition deprivation in Pakistan Regular monitoring and accountability is critical if Pakistan is to break the logjam for addressing malnutrition. There is a need to ensure regular data on nutrition indicators with more discrete regional or district level information. The situation is ripe for change with greater current emphasis on nutrition and formulation of various national and provincial nutrition focused strategies. Also, there is need for integrating various different sectors and programs to achieve the desired results effectively and efficiently as many of the determinants and influencing factors are outside the health sector. Policymakers need to recognise the importance of improved child health and nutrition for national development — also a key contributor to achieving Pakistan’s sustainable development goals.

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Joint Efforts stressed to deal with Malnutrition, Dawn News

Speakers at a consultative meeting on implementation of Multi-Sectoral Nutrition strategy of KP here stressed the need of joint efforts by all the stakeholders to deal with the issue of malnutrition. the meeting was held under the aegis of intercooperation, collaboration with the Scaling Up Nutrition-Civil Society Alliance (SUN-CSA).

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