AKU Institute for Global Health and Development, partnering with Collective for Social Sciences (CSS), and University of Agriculture Faisalabad (UAF), present a special scientific session at ANH2021 exploring key evidence and lessons learnt from the nutrition landscape in Pakistan. The session will be led by Professor Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Professor and Founding Director, AKU-IGHD, with speakers from CSS and UAF. The session will address key challenges being faced in the fields of nutrition within the context of Pakistan. Data from recent studies conducted in Pakistan will be used as the baseline to deliberate on this important national issue, with significance for countries across the region and world facing similar challenges. 

Learning outcomes

By attending this session, participants will be able to:

1. Enhance their understanding of innovative research in agriculture and food systems for improved nutrition and health.
2. Strengthen their knowledge about policies and programming in agriculture and food systems for improved nutrition and health.
3. Augment and improve their expertise in the field of agriculture, nutrition, food system and health issues.
4. Foster relationships with current and ongoing world-wide partners.

Session Chair

• Nicola Lowe, Professor of Nutritional Sciences, University of Central Lancashire

Speakers and presentations:

Check out our ANH2021 social media toolkit for each speaker's Twitter handles (go to the "Social Media Toolkit" tab).

• Muhammad Atif Habib, Director of Projects and Assistant Professor of Research, Center of Excellence in Women and Child Health at Aga Khan University
  Nutrition and food security in Pakistan; challenges and opportunities for multi sectoral interventions

• Aysha Kiran, Assistant Professor at the Botany Department, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
  Agriculture Interventions to address malnutrition challenges and some policy perspectives

• Haris Gazdar, Director and Senior Researcher at the Collective for Social Science Research (CSSR), Coordinator to the Chief Minister of Sindh on Social Protection
  The missing link between agriculture and nutrition evidence and action