Summary
The people of Tharparkar are facing a humanitarian crisis where many women and children suffer from acute malnutrition. The crisis is driven by a combina on of factors including development challenges.
The drought in Tharparkar is a recurring issue resulting from the natural arid climate and topography of the district, which has been exacerbated in recent years due to climate change. This situation, coupled with lack of basic services and few opportuni es for development, has evolved into a humanitarian crisis where children and women in par cular are su ering.
The mission observed that while there was a lack of protein in diets, most cases of clinical malnutri on were due to secondary factors such as poor feeding/weaning practices and infec ous diseases.
Malnutri on in Tharparkar is a multi-dimensional phenomena linked to abject poverty, lack of access to health facilities, unavailability of safe drinking water, high levels of illiteracy, lack of family planning, and climate change. There is a humanitarian crises in Tharparkar due to development challenges.
