Expert discuss urgent need to improve maternal nutrition strategies

Experts in Islamabad on Sunday discussed the urgent need for improved maternal nutrition strategies, focusing on Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS).

Pakistan is ranked among four countries — together with Nigeria, India and Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) — that accounted for nearly half of the estimated 260,000 maternal deaths worldwide in 2023, according to UN data released that has prompted stark warnings about the impact of cuts to aid funding by the US and the UK.