Alvi urges media, ulema to help address malnutrition Islamabad January 19, 2021 Islamabad:With President Arif Alvi recommending a multi-stakeholder response to arrest malnutrition in Pakistan, the PM’s Special Assistant on Health Dr. Faisal Sultan happily announced the development of a comprehensive PC1 of Rs312 billion to address all forms of malnutrition among women and children, with a focus on prevention of stunting and management of wasting. The plan has been endorsed by the Council of Common Interests and will be in the field for a period of five years starting July 2021. The occasion was an advocacy seminar on breastfeeding, organised by the Nutrition Wing of the Ministry of Health here at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Monday. The august gathering was apprised of the salient features of a mega-project that can potentially become a game changer in the struggle to arrest malnutrition.