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BACKGROUND
Pakistan is facing triple burden of malnutrition, with very high levels of undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies as well as increasing trends of overweight/obesity, and diet related Non-Communicable Diseases. With high prevalence of wasting among young children affecting one in six children (17.7%), above the internationally agreed upon emergency threshold of (15%) and has wasting treatment program coverage of less than five percent, it is evident that the high correlation between wasting and mortality results in significant contribution to under-five mortality in Pakistan.
This is likely to be compounded in the longer term as results of the natural disasters due to climate change and given the global food crisis which is equally impacting Pakistan. There is a dire need to review the National CMAM guidelines and update it accordingly with latest national and global recommendations on the subject and as a result ensure the quality and effectiveness of CMAM protocols, strategies, and implementation.