Badigad Rural Municipality Declared First Nutrition-Friendly in Nepal
Summary
Badigad Rural Municipality in Baglung has been declared the first nutrition-friendly rural municipality in Nepal after all its wards met the required nutrition-friendly indicators.
Key Points
- Badigad Rural Municipality in Baglung has declared all its wards nutrition-friendly, making it the first such rural municipality in Nepal.
- The declaration followed the achievement of all 34 indicators required by the Nutrition-Friendly Local Governance Implementation Procedure-2080.
- Efforts included nutrition awareness, improving kitchen gardens, banning junk food in schools, and serving nutritious snacks to students.
- 69 toles within the rural municipality are fully sanitized, and all health institutions have become nutrition-friendly.
