Benazir Nashonuma Program Reaches Over 659,500 Women And Children
Muhammad Irfan Published June 01, 2023 | 02:40 PM
ISLAMABAD, Jun 1 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 1st Jun, 2023 ) :The Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) has served over 659,500 women and children under the Benazir Nashonuma initiative until now through provision of health and nutrition services.
Among the total beneficiaries, a total of 320020 pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and 339480 children have been facilitated so far.
According to an official source, these beneficiaries had been served through the network of over 470 Nashonuma Centers across the country.
The Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) intervention of Benazir Nashonuma was designed in August 2020 to increase the uptake of Health and Nutrition services of its beneficiaries.
The Primary objectives of the program were to prevent stunting in children under two years of age, improve weight gain of pregnant women during pregnancy, reduce anemia and micronutrient deficiencies and prevent low birth weight.
World Food Programme (WFP) is the lead implementing partner for Ehsaas Nashonuma. The programme aims to address stunting among pregnant and lactating women (PLW) and their children less than two years of age through the provision of additional cash of Rs.
2,000 per quarter per PLW and boy child and PKR 2,500/- per quarter per girl child of BISP beneficiary families.
In return, mothers are required to attend regular antenatal health checks and awareness sessions during pregnancy, consume specialized nutritious food (SNF), and take their children for immunization and regular health checks.
According to the statistics, Pakistan's high rates of malnutrition (40.2 percent stunting, 28.9 percent underweight, and 17.7 percent wasting) are indicative of an ongoing child nutrition crisis.
Such levels of malnutrition rank Pakistan as the second-highest burden country in the region.
The first 1,000 days of a child's life are a window of opportunity to lay a strong foundation for later achievements.
This timeframe is a period of enormous change characterized by a high degree of plasticity in the child's neurological development.
Investments in the early years of life are the foundation of human capital, and human capital is a key driver of economic development in the modern economy.
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