Malnutrition
Report sees 10.6m Pakistanis needing humanitarian assistance in 2026.
Updated 17 Oct, 2026 07:27am
Alexander de Croo says many developing countries are responding to the current spike in energy prices with blanket subsidies, but successive crises have left them with limited resources to sustain them.
Published 15 Oct, 2026 10:37am
Economic instability erodes household purchasing power; heavy rains, floods trigger acute crop losses.
Updated 15 Oct, 2026 04:07pm
UN agency says over 60pc of citizens unable to afford healthy diet, calls for overhaul of agrifood system.
Updated 04 Oct, 2026 07:51am
According to Al Jazeera Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov tells his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin...
Published 08 Sep, 2026 04:38pm
For years, our nutritional problems have silently been chipping away at the country’s future.
Published 08 Sep, 2026 12:01pm
Global malnutrition and stunting rates have fallen, but that has not been the case in South Asia.
Published 07 Sep, 2026 11:30am
Cells created after the goals were adopted in 2015 first became dysfunctional and were eventually dissolved
Updated 07 Sep, 2026 07:46am
Women in rural areas face inequality in accessing healthcare, wholesome or nourishing food, and education for healthier growth and survival.
Published 04 Sep, 2026 11:31am
Expert says 20pc children in South Asia are stunted at birth.
Published 04 Sep, 2026 07:03am
Experts link nutrition with family planning, food security, healthcare and population management.
Updated 04 Sep, 2026 08:37am
Day 2 of the conference concludes; World Bank official calls for understanding WASH-related drivers of malnutrition.
Updated 03 Sep, 2026 06:27pm
Experts call for consistent policies and govt coordination to tackle nutrition challenges.
Updated 03 Sep, 2026 08:18am
"Stunting is an issue of inequality and affordability of food is very much there in countries," World Food Programme's Nora Hobbs says.
Updated 03 Sep, 2026 09:14am
Senator Rubina Khalid says that the country lacked integration among programmes related to the issues.
Updated 03 Sep, 2026 08:55am
Financing is the biggest obstacle in the way of reforms needed to make nutrition a major objective rather than treating food security as a question of producing enough calories.
Published 02 Sep, 2026 02:19pm
Gates Foundation official says nutrition should be framed as a GDP statistic; WHO official says “no bigger risk than lack of action”.
Updated 02 Sep, 2026 06:41pm
"Act For Nutrition" brings together govts and experts to find ways to combat Pakistan’s persistent stunting problem.
Updated 02 Sep, 2026 07:34am
In Pakistan, newborn care and developmental monitoring are often delivered through separate programmes, rather than through a single system.
Published 01 Sep, 2026 05:25pm
Seventy per cent of households are estimated to consume contaminated water, while around 25 million people still practice open defecation.
Published 01 Sep, 2026 12:18pm
Nutrient-rich foods are the first to be cut from diets due to a decrease in purchasing power.
Updated 31 Aug, 2026 03:51pm
Development and growth lost during early childhood can follow them into adulthood and, in many cases, into the next generation.
Published 29 Aug, 2026 05:32pm
The event will be held at the Serena Hotel, Islamabad, to shed light on “the emergency we can no longer ignore”.
Published 11 Aug, 2026 06:47am
Stunting Convergence Secretariat will coordinate annual work plans and address operational challenges, CM Murad tells WB country director.
Updated 04 Aug, 2026 08:35am
Working women share experiences, social challenges of motherhood at seminar.
Published 03 Aug, 2026 05:00am
A more honest political discourse focused on crucial issues is needed.
Updated 01 Aug, 2026 08:31am
Pakistan has handed its children five years of near continuous disruption.
Updated 30 Jul, 2026 08:08am
A pilot nutrition programme in schools found that adolescent girls quickly learned about healthy diets and iron supplements. What
Updated 26 Jul, 2026 02:50pm
Health dept transfers control of 700 BHUs to PPHI; PMA calls move worrisome
Published 05 Jul, 2026 06:52am
Pakistan cannot rely on international partners to compensate for weak governance and inconsistent implementation at home.
Updated 27 Jun, 2026 07:40am
