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July 25, 2019

Nearly half of Sindh’s under-fives stunted: survey

Nearly five of every 10 children of five-year age or less in Sindh are stunted, while two of them suffer from wasting illnesses.This has been revealed in the results of the National Nutrition Survey 2018, which were formally announced at the provincial level by the Sindh government during an event on Wednesday.According to the survey, over 40 per cent of children under five years are underweight in Sindh while more than 5 per cent are overweight.The survey assessed the nutrition status of...