{
  "id": 5266501,
  "title": "Act for Nutrition conference: Govt official says nutritional challenges cannot be addressed without acknowledging population dynamics",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/act-for-nutrition-conference-govt-official-says-nutritional",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-03T06:47:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2027116/act-for-nutrition-conference-govt-official-says-nutritional-challenges-cannot-be-addressed-without-acknowledging-population-dynamics"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On the second day of the international conference 'Act For Nutrition: The Emergency We Can No Longer Ignore', held at Islamabad's Serena Hotel, a government official emphasized the importance of acknowledging population dynamics in addressing Pakistan's nutritional challenges. Dr Shabana Haider, member (population) in the Planning Commission of Pakistan, stressed that nutritional challenges could not be addressed without acknowledging population dynamics, stating that demographic dividends could not be reaped without investing in nutrition. She lamented that while Pakistan had done well on the policy side, the documents themselves were not enough and that the country had neglected population as a subject. The official pointed out that 40 percent of children under five were stunted, and that malnutrition was costing Pakistan nearly $17 billion annually. She added that the lack of a cohesive national narrative on malnutrition hindered collective efforts to address the issue.",
  "summary": "The second day of a two-day international conference, ‘Act For Nutrition: The Emergency We Can No Longer Ignore’, is being held at Islamabad’s Serena Hotel. The conference aims to address Pakistan’s persistent nutrition and stunting crisis. On the first day , experts at the conference warned that more than four in 10 children under five were stunted and malnutrition was costing Pakistan close to…",
  "key_points": [
    "Government official stresses acknowledging population dynamics for Pakistan's nutritional challenges",
    "40% of children under five are stunted, malnutrition costs Pakistan $17 billion annually",
    "Lack of cohesive national narrative on malnutrition hinders collective efforts"
  ],
  "editors_take": "The government's acknowledgement of population dynamics as crucial to addressing nutritional challenges signals a potential shift in approach, highlighting the need for investment in nutrition to reap demographic dividends.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "2nd day of Act for Nutrition conference begins",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/2nd-day-of-act-for-nutrition-conference-begins",
        "published": "2026-09-03T05:24:37.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}