Children and adolescents in Pakistan

Quotes

My dream is for my land and my people to cease fighting and allow our children to reach their full potential regardless of sex, status, or belief.
- Benazir Bhutto, "Reflections on Working Towards Peace" in Architects of Peace: Visions of Hope in Words and Images (2000) edited by Michael Collopy

Our country's healthcare spending is less than one per cent of GDP, even though the WHO recommends 6pc. And only 4pc of Pakistani children receive a 'minimally acceptable diet'. These poor healthcare and nutrition standards expose the flaws of the prime minister's reasoning that our youthful demography will protect us against the worst of the pandemic; malnourishment can hardly boost immunity.
- Huma Yusuf, Missing rights (04 May, 2020), Dawn

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