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Title: Floods as catalysts for malnutrition and maternal-child healthcare risks in Pakistan
Authors: Haseeb Khaliq
Journal: Anaesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care
Publisher: Faculty of Anaesthesia, Pain and Intensive Care, AFMS
Country: Pakistan
Year: 2025
Volume: 29
Issue: 7
Language: en
Keywords: PakistanMalnutritionFloodsChildsocioeconomic factorschild nutrition disorders
Floods will remain the primary cause of intergenerational malnutrition and growing health inequity, unless a resolution to the issue is enforced across the area. The diversity of climate change, malnutrition, and maternal-child health came into sharp focus with the 2022 floods in Pakistan. Meanwhile, the worsening infrastructure, as well as the epidemic outbreak, posed threats to pregnant women as well as newborn babies. It is obvious that the presence of socioeconomic inequalities, gender inequalities, and structural gaps is the main factor to aggravate these threats, yet the presence of community midwives in the local populations can be the key to mitigating the damage.
Keywords: Child; Floods; Malnutrition; Child nutrition disorders; Pakistan; Socioeconomic factors
Citation: Khaliq H. Floods as catalysts for malnutrition and maternal-child healthcare risks in Pakistan. Anaesth. pain intensive care 2025;29(7):660-662. DOI: 10.35975/apic.v29i7.2951
Received: May 09, 2025; Revised: October 26, 2024; Accepted: January 01, 2025
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