Nestlé, Zindagi Trust join hands

Karachi:  Nestle’ Healthy Kids (NHK) programme in collaboration with Zindagi Trust conducted a four-day training for 42 teachers who will further reach out to 3,200 children between the ages of 4-18 years covering the essentials of nutrition and healthy living, a statement said on Tuesday.

“Through their teachers, children and adolescents learnt the basics of nutrition, how to develop a positive approach to food, and received practical advice on improving eating and drinking habits,” it added.

According to the National Nutrition Survey 2011, one-third of all children are underweight, nearly 44 percent are stunted, 15 percent are wasted and half of them are anemic. According to a maternal and child nutrition study group published by Lancet in 2013 these rates have seen little improvement.