{"id":368871,"date":"2023-11-19T07:49:26","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T02:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=368871"},"modified":"2023-11-19T07:49:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T02:49:26","slug":"in-pakistan-four-out-of-ten-under-five-years-of-age-are-stunted-dg-sfa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/in-pakistan-four-out-of-ten-under-five-years-of-age-are-stunted-dg-sfa\/","title":{"rendered":"In Pakistan, four out of ten under five years of age are stunted: DG SFA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> KARACHI<br \/>\nDirector General Sindh Food Authority Agha Fakhar Hussain has said that Children in Pakistan especially in Sindh Province are confronted with a triple burden of wasting, stunting and overweight and obesity.<br \/>\nThe country must therefore move away from vertical programming of malnutrition towards the coordinated management children who are not growing well. This he said as a key speaker in a workshop \u201cGlobal Action Plan on Children Wasting Framework\u201d at a local hotel in Islamabad.<br \/>\nHe added, \u2018 In Pakistan, four out of ten children under five years of age are stunted while 17.7% suffer from wasting. The double burden of malnutrition is becoming increasingly apparent, with almost one in three children underweight (28.9%) alongside a high prevalence of overweight (9.5%) in the same age group \u2018.<br \/>\nDG SFA Agha Fakhar Hussain said that in this regard SFA is also working on Fortification programmes especially on Flour oil and salt fortification programs calories Count initiative, and school going kids awareness programmes.<br \/>\nHe assured that we would do all our efforts to make the programme successful in Sindh. On this occasion Dr. Khawaja Masuood Ahmed, National Coordinator, Nutrition &#038; National Fortification Alliance, Dr. Baseer Khan Achakzai DG Health, Dr. Saba Shuja, ECD Manager, UNICEF Pakistan and others also spoke.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KARACHI Director General Sindh Food Authority Agha Fakhar Hussain has said that Children in Pakistan especially in Sindh Province are confronted with a triple burden of wasting, stunting and overweight and obesity. The country must therefore move away from vertical programming of malnutrition towards the coordinated management children who are not growing well. 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