Sarah Zeid, princess of Jordan arrived in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Sunday to increase awareness about the health requirements and vulnerabilities of women and children while witnessing the performance of the South Asian state in the area.
She arrived at the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi where she was received by Pakistan’s minister for poverty alleviation and social safety, Shazia Marri, and the administrator of the city, Murtaza Wahab.
Zeid who has been advising the United Nations World Food Program on mother and child health and nutrition along with their special needs in humanitarian and fragile settings, has met with the President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi, to appreciate the efforts of the Government in placing stunting prevention as a top priority.
The Princess of Jordan will also visit the Benazir Nashonuma program’s center in Badin apart from her meetings with Chief Minister Sindh and other officials. This program specifically deals with health and nutritional issues to address the problem of stunting among children under the age of 23 months.The government has set up 50 Nashonuma centers under the program in 15 districts of the country.
Fully funded by the federal government, the WFP has been hired by the Pakistani authorities as its implementation partner to carry out the activities of the program.
Like other Muslim nations, Pakistan shares deep-rooted and strong ties with Jordan which date back to the 1960s.
