Regarding the Lancet’s latest series on Maternal and Child Under-nutrition Progress recently published, Aga Khan University (AKU) faculty members Prof. Zulfiqar A. Bhutta and Dr Jai K. Das, said Pakistan, like many developing countries, faced the challenge of the triple burden of malnutrition where stunted growth and deficiencies of essential nutrients were prevalent alongside a trend of rising overweight and obesity. Prof. Bhutta and Dr Das are lead authors of two papers in the series which conclude that despite modest progress in some areas, maternal and child undernutrition remains a major global health concern, particularly as recent gains may be offset by the Covid-19 pandemic.