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Project/Programme 2019
United Nations Maternal and Child Stunting Reduction Programme in three target Districts in Sindh, Pakistan
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United Nations Children's Fund

Overview

Childhood stunting is the consequence of maternal and child inadequate dietary intake (poor maternal health and nutrition, inadequate infant and young child feeding practices, micronutrients deficiencies), repeated bouts of infections and/or combination of both. Underlying these immediate causes are socio-economic factors including poverty, gender inequalities, food insecurity, inadequate care of mothers and children, low women literacy and poor availability and quality of water, sanitation, hygiene and health services.
The nutritional status of the children and women in Pakistan denotes both a chronic long-term problem and an acute on-going emergency. A large proportion of Pakistan‘s children are stunted (one in every three children), which represents an estimated 6% of the global stunting caseload. Sindh is the worst hit province in Pakistan in terms of malnutrition and food insecurity, with a prevalence of 49.9% for stunting, 16.1% for wasting and 4.4% for severe wasting. In the given context of Sindh province, UNICEF with support of USAID designed and implemented integrated nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive programme to complement Government of Sindh (GoS) efforts in stunting reduction. The interventions focused on improving the nutritional status of children from conception until age 2, pregnant & lactating women (PLW), adolescent girls and women of reproductive age.
There exists a knowledge gap in Pakistan on how Nutrition-Specific interventions and Nutrition-Sensitive approaches can be integrated to combat the menace of stunting. The objective of the evaluation was to identify good practices and draw lessons from the cash transfer pilot project regarding overall relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and equity of the design and implementation of the project. This evaluation will use mixed method approach.

Report Details

Year Published 2019
Type Project/Programme
Joint No
Partner/s N/A
Consultant name
Dr. Asmatullah, Dr. Javeria Majeed Sawati
Agency Focal Point Shamshad Begum
Focal Point Email shamsbegum@unicef.org
Managed by Independent Evaluation Office No
Geographic Scope Country
Country/ies Pakistan

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