Summary

As part of the special edition of Field Exchange on wasting in South Asia, we feature an article that examines how wasting prevention and treatment is central to stunting reduction in Pakistan. We're delighted to have had the opportunity to interview Dr. Baseer Khan Achakzai, Nutrition Director of the nutrition wing of the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination for the Government of Pakistan to discuss the details of the article further.

For more information on the work being done in Pakistan, read: 

• Integration of essential nutrition interventions into primary healthcare in Pakistan to prevent and treat wasting: A story of change
• Wasting prevention and treatment - central to stunting reduction in Pakistan