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RSS | Central and South Asia | 06 August 2018

Gender and nutrition

More than 50 percent of households in Pakistan are food-insecure, out of which 98 percent are facing hunger, as per the National Nutrition Survey (NNS). Research has demonstrated links between higher levels of gender differences and higher levels of under-nutrition. The question that now arises is whether gender inequality is the main roadblock to achieving nutrition targets in Pakistan.

Source: 
The News International
Author(s): 
Rebecca Tariq