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Islamabad
Benazir Income Support Programme is launching a food programme to deal with the issue of stunted growth of children, as per the goal of Pakistan’s new government and World Health Organization, stated Secretary BISP Omar Hamid Khan. BISP is the largest social safety net of the country and it is also set to launch several new initiatives to support the poverty stricken women of the country. Pakistan had a stunted growth rate of 44 percent of total children and 9.6 million children experienced chronic nutrition deprivation in 2016. The new government had also taken notice of the of matter and committed to utilize all resources to reduce the rate of stunted growth in children.
Secretary BISP was informed that the set target for enrollment of children was achieved where 144,199 children have been enrolled under the Waseela-e-Taleem programme from January to September 2018 in Punjab region.
