Tuesday, 23 October 2012

Around 33.2 percent children underweight in FATA

ISLAMABAD - Around 33.2 percent children were underweight and 16.3 percent were severely underweight in the age groups 0-59 months in the Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA).
According to the report ‘The State of Children in Pakistan’, launched by the Children Complaint Office (CCO), nutritional indicators in FATA varied significantly by gender.
Prevalence of malnutrition was much higher in males at 36.8 percent, as compared to 29.5 percent in females.
In rural areas, 33.7

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