Malnutrition Costs Pakistan $17 Billion Annually.
Malnutrition in Pakistan has started causing a loss of seventeen (17) billion dollars annually. According to a report by the non-governmental organization Nutrition International, the serious problem of malnutrition in Pakistan is causing a loss of seventeen billion dollars annually to the national economy, which is 4-6 percent of the country’s gross national income.
According to the report, millions of children, women, and young girls in Pakistan are suffering from malnutrition, especially anemia.
According to Dr. Shabina Raza, Country Director of Nutrition International Pakistan, investing in the nutrition sector is important to break the cycle of poverty.
According to the report, 34 percent of children under the age of five in Pakistan are stunted, 22 percent of newborns are underweight at birth, and 53 percent of children between the ages of 6 months and 59 months are anemic.
As a result of these problems, children’s intellectual abilities are declining, school dropout rates are increasing, and productivity is declining.
Stunting, or stunting, in children, costs the economy $16 billion annually.
The Federal Ministry of Health says the Cost of Action Tool shows that 855,000 children could be saved from stunting every year if Pakistan achieves global nutrition targets.
The report warns that the situation could worsen without timely action.
According to the World Health Organization’s goals, stunting must be reduced by 40 percent by 2025.
According to the report, 53 percent of children under the age of 5 and 41 percent of women of reproductive age are anemic.
