‘Wawa Mum’ is an instant nutrition for young children and ‘Acha Mum’ is a supplementary food for malnourished children. Wawa Mum is designed to protect children from malnutrition.

“We are using these products in the Community based Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) program in selected districts of Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It helped to treat nearly half a million malnourished children,” Amjad Jamal, spokesperson of WFP Pakistan, told Arab News.

Amjad Jamal, who is in Dubai to attend Dubai International Humanitarian Aid & Development Conference & Exhibition (DIHAD), said they are making efforts to improve the deteriorating nutritional status among children and pregnant and lactating women in Pakistan through CMAM.

“This is the first time WFP Pakistan participating DIHAD. Our aim is to display what we are doing for the distressed and to seek partnership with other humanitarian agencies and suppliers for the cause”, he continued. 

“Malnutrition is a serious issue in several areas of Pakistan.  Currently, WFP is working on Zero Hunger program with the Pakistani government. The program is for five years and Pakistan Ministry of Food Security and Research (MFSR) will donate annually up to 500,000 metric tons of wheat to WFP to combat malnutrition and improve food security among vulnerable groups, he added. 

“We transform the wheat as high energy biscuits and to nutritious food commodities. The specialized commodities also include mineral and vitamin fortified wheat flour, fortified pastes for the treatment and prevention of malnutrition among infants and young children. Through donors’ help, including from Saudi Arabia, we produce ‘Wawa Mum and’ ‘Acha Mum’ from the wheat supplied by the government,” he explained.

Since the entire production is from Pakistan, it also creates a lot of job opportunities. We started with one factory and currently we have the four, says Amjad, who has been with WFP in Pakistan over eight years.