Expert­s call for attent­ion in improv­ing health, nutrit­ion status of women in the provin­ceKARACHI: Globally, 1.62 billion people in developing and developed countries are affected by anaemia, of which iron deficiency anaemia is the most common. ‘Prevalence of anaemia rising among women’The health and nutrition status of women is considered the defining status of the health of a nation. The National Nutrition Survey (NNS), 2011, revealed the least progress in nutritional status of mothers and children in Pakistan. Similar trends were seen for pregnant mothers in all of Pakistan. “Anaemia bears consequences for generations to come in terms of poor pregnancy outcomes for both mother and newborn.

Source: The Express Tribune December 23, 2017 14:15 UTC