Secretary Women’s Parliamentary Caucus Dr.Shahida Rehmani hosted meeting with representatives from UNICEF and FAFEN
UNICEF delegation comprised of Mr. Anteneh Girma Minas (Chief Nutrition), Dr. Saba Shuja (ECD Manager) & Ms. Fahmida (Gender & development Specialist) met with Secretary of the Women Parliamentary Caucus to deliberate on the malnutrition situation of children and women of Pakistan.
Malnutrition is the barriers in equity to the holistic development of all Pakistani children. Currently country is facing triple burden of malnutrition. 12 million children under five years of age are stunted, while 17.7 per cent (5million) suffer from wasting, while half of our young girls are anemic. The malnutrition epidemic is a vicious cycle and intergenerational and we need to break this cycle.
There are some legislations and policies that can enhance the enabling environment for mothers an...