Tackling a nutrition crisis in southern Sindh
Sindh, Pakistan: Child receives nutrition treatment at a centre in Tharparkar.
© WFP/Amjad Jamal
A severe drought and limited access to health services has led to a nutrition crisis in the Tharparkar region of south-east Pakistan. This year alone, more than 200 people including many children have died due to malnutrition-related causes in the region. An estimated 44 per cent of children under five are suffering from chronic malnutrition.
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