MPAs seek involvement in health programmes
Unaware of district-wise health data, they demand to know real picture
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Alarmed at the disconcerting situation of health in Sindh, provincial lawmakers called on Wednesday for being taken on board during the launch of health programmes, especially in districts where their constituencies lie.
During a consultative dialogue, titled To Engage in Reprioritising Nutrition and organised by the Health And Nutrition Development Society (HANDS), data on health conditions such as stunting and wasting was shared with 35 MPAs of Sindh, of whom 15 had joined the session via video link.
The lawmakers were told that 45.5 per cent of children under the age of five in Sindh were stunted, 23.3 per cent of suffered wasting and 41.3 per cent were underweight.