A year after Pakistan's floods, 44% of children have stunted growth. What can be done about it?
- Written by Michael Toole, Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
The extensive flooding in Pakistan in August 2022 submerged one-third of the country. This affected 33 million people, half of them children. Some 9.4 million acres of crops were destroyed, and more than 1.1 million farm animals perished.
One year later, the rate of child undernutrition has increased by 50% and an estimated 44% of children under...
















