Author: Marie McGrath, Dr Baseer Khan Achakzai
FEX 63 South Asia Special Edition: Thoughts on Pakistan’s approach to wasting management from Dr Baseer Khan Achakzai, Nutrition Director for the Ministry of National Health, Service, Regulation and Coordination, Pakistan.
As part of the special edition of Field Exchange on wasting in South Asia, we feature an article that examines how wasting prevention and treatment is central to stunting reduction in Pakistan. We're delighted to have had the opportunity to interview Dr. Baseer Khan Achakzai, Nutrition Director of the nutrition wing of the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination for the Government of Pakistan to discuss the details of the article further.