The Australian Government and the World Bank have supported the Government of Balochistan to provide access to better nutrition for the mothers and children. Australia has committed AUD 17 million to make these services accessible in seven districts of Balochistan.
The project is providing nutrition services, including screening of children, setting up treatment centres, providing counselling and advice on child feeding practices at mother support groups, said a press release on Saturday. Under these services around 6,000 children and 5000 pregnant and lactating women were screened for signs of under-nutrition, a project review concluded this week ahead of Universal Children's Day (20 November).
The review, conducted with officials from the Balochistan Ministry of Health led by Balochistan Secretary Health, Noor Ul Haq Baloch and senior officials from the Australian High Commission and the World Bank, also noted that around 4000 mothers had received advice on improving infant and child nutrition. Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan Margaret Adamson said the Australian Government was assisting Pakistan in its fight against malnutrition through a total AUD39 million commitment to the Multi-Donor Trust Fund for Nutrition - supporting Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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