Stunting (chronic under-nutrition) and wasting (acute under-nutrition), which are measured respectively by, height(length)-for-age and weight-for-height(length) z-scores are well-established indicators of nutritional status of a population. These statistics are widely used to assess progress in reducing under-nutrition and direct policies. We know, for example, that around half of all stunted children in the world and two thirds of all those who are wasted live in Asia alone. The rates of...
LANSA surveyors in Pakistan trained in conducting anthropometric measurements
Author : Sidra MazharPublished Date : Thursday, October 29, 2015
Making value chains work for little children
Author : Samar ZuberiPublished Date : Wednesday, October 28, 2015
In Pakistan, 44 per cent of children under the age of five are stunted while 15 per cent are wasted and 32 per cent are underweight (NNS, 2011). These statistics indicate that malnutrition is a serious problem in Pakistan - according to World Health Organisation classifications Pakistan falls in the ‘very high’ range for severity of malnutrition for all three figures. The occurrence of micronutrient deficiency is also alarmingly high with half of the population of children...
Aarong dairy - breaking the poverty cycle and empowering women in Bangladesh
Author : Md. Abid-Ul-KabirPublished Date : Friday, October 16, 2015
Lack of permanent market, low quantities of milk production, poor breeding, limited veterinary services and shortages in cow feed were the challenges in dairy sector in Bangladesh till the nineties. To overcome these problems BRAC launched its dairy initiative in 1998 in the country.What started as a social business effort soon became a brand - Aarong Dairy - one that soon gained the trust and respect few businesses manage to gather.BRAC's artificial insemination programme came into play,...
Millets in Public Distribution System in India could address hidden hunger
Author : Raju S and Bhavani R VPublished Date : Friday, October 16, 2015
Undernutrition and hidden hunger are major public health challenges in India. According to NFHS 3 (2005-06), about 40 percent of children under 3 years of age are underweight; 45 percent are stunted and 23 percent are wasted. About 70 percent of children under 5 years and 55 percent of (15 to 49 years) adolescent girls and women are anemic. India does have several social protection measures in operation like the ICDS, MDM and PDS to address food and nutrition insecurity, but the problem exists....
