231740 School Age Girls in Pakistan are hungry and uneducated, where is the justice in that?: Results of a large scale school feeding project

Wednesday, November 10, 2010 : 12:50 PM - 1:10 PM

Gregory Pappas, MD PhD , Aga Khan University, Washington, DC
Malnutrition and poor education attainment remain major problems for school age girl in Pakistan. In a large scale demonstration project of over 400,000 girls from the poorest Districts of Pakistan malnutrition was due in half and school enrollment doubled. Despite demonstrated success at a very low cost per girl (7 US cents per meal per girl) this Government of Pakistan program was cancelled. An analysis of poor governance by the Government of Pakistan and donor agencies are useful in understanding this case story. Social justice is the frame by which the actions of government must be judged

Learning Areas:
Advocacy for health and health education
Diversity and culture
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
1-Describe project to address malnutrition and education of girls in Pakistan's poorest districts. 2-Analyze project results in relation to conflict and social justice.

Keywords: Social Justice, International Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have worked and taught public health in Pakistan for a number of years and was involved in the project I will present.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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