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2- Nutrition Status in Pakistan.pptx
1. Nutrition Status in Sindh
Dr Dure Shahwar Khan
Provincial Nutrition Focal Person
Health Department
Government of Sindh
2. Nutrition โ Basic Human Right
โข Freedom from hunger and malnutrition is a basic
human right
โข According to UN Article 24, states are mandated
to provide medical assistance & health care to all
children, combat disease & malnutrition through
provision of adequate nutritious foods, safe
drinking water & adequate sanitation and provide
families with information about the advantages
of breast feeding
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3. Situation in Pakistan
โข In Pakistan, the nutritional status of children
under five years of age is extremely poor
โข Child Malnutrition rates in Pakistan, significantly
high
โข NNS (2002) reveals 13% global acute malnutrition
(GAM)
โข At a national level almost 40% of children < 5 are
underweight. Over half the children are affected
by stunting and about 9% by wasting
โข Significant provincial variations in malnutrition
rates
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4. Situation โฆ
โข Anthropometric deficits are systematically
higher in rural areas
โข In the Pakistani diet cereals remain the main
staple food providing 62% of total energy
โข Milk consumption is significant in Pakistan while
the consumption of fish, meat, vegetables and
fruits remains very low
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5. Factors affecting nutritional status
โข Poverty
โข Shortage of food
โข Food consumption
โข Morbidity
โข Poor health infrastructure
โข And other socio-economic factors
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6. Indicators
Sr. Indicator PC-1/
NNS 85-87
Human
Condition
Report โ02
NNS
2001-02
1. Low Birth Weight %(Less than 2500gm) 25% 30%
2. Wasting % (Low Weight for Height) 15.3% 11.7% 11.6%
3. Stunting%(low Height for Age) 46.3% 61.9% 31.%
4. Under Weight%(Low Weight for Age) 51.5% 44.6% 41.5%
5 Anemia (Children) 42% 42% 50.9%
6. Anemia (Women) 45% 60% 29.4%
7. Iron Deficiency Anemia (Children) - - 35.6%
8. Iron Deficiency Anemia (Women) - - 25.5%
9. Vitamin A Def (Children) (Serum Retinol
Level)
- - 12.5%
10. Vitamin A Def (Mothers) (Serum Retinol
Level)
- - 5.9%
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7. Situation in Sindh
โข Flood Affected Nutrition Survey (FANS)
โข Northern & Southern Sindh
โข Objectives:
โ Provide updated information on the nutritional
situation of children 6-59 months in flood affected
villages
โ Assess coverage of Vitamin A supplementation and
measles and polio vaccination
โ Recommend immediate and medium/ long-term
interventions to save lives and support livelihoods
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