Fatima Memorial Hospital (FMH) organised a Nutrition Policy Round Table
Meeting for The Maternal and Newborn Health Programme Research Advocacy Fund
Pakistan, a component of DFID and AusAID, committed to achieve MDGs 4 and 5.
Nur Center for Research & Policy (NCRP), the technical arm of the
Fatima Memorial Hospital (FMH) implemented the nutrition research project in
Chakwal and Kohat districts of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa respectively. The
evidence-generated is expected to make a compelling case for prioritizing and
strengthening nutritional aspects of health and other programs. The project
hereby has policy implications and was undertaken at an opportune time as the
provinces are working on their nutritional strategies.
The seminar was attended by Khwaja Imran Nazir - Parliamentary Secretary
for Health Punjab, Mrs. Shahima Rehman – Chariman FMH, Dr. Zafar Ikram – PPC
MNCH Department, Dr. Zahida Sarwar – Additional Director (Tech) PSPU, Dr.
Haroon Ihsan – CEO NCRP Dr. Tasleem Akhtar – Senior Technical Advisor NCRP, academicians,
members of governmental departments and donor agencies, consultants, public
health experts and the members of the media.
The subjected roundtable meeting served as a forum to review the
research findings and challenges confronting Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in
improving the nutritional status of adolescent girls. The recommendations from
the participants will be shared with policy-makers, development partners,
academicians and researchers.
Nur Center for Research & Policy (NCRP), endowed by Nur is a policy
think tank that offers research, policy advice, technical assistance and
capacity enhancement across the health, education and social sectors through a
consortium of consultants and public health experts