Health Ministry urges aid agencies to boost nutrition funding
Summary
Nepal's Health Ministry has urged international aid agencies to increase funding for nutrition as over 200,000 children under five suffer from acute malnutrition, with wasting rates rising to 9 percent.
Key Points
- Nepal's nutrition conditions have deteriorated sharply with over 200,000 children under five suffering from acute malnutrition.
- The Health Ministry has requested aid agencies like UNICEF, FHI 360, Helen Keller International, World Vision, and Care Nepal to increase investment in nutrition.
- Wasting among children aged six to 59 months has risen to 9 percent, surpassing the previous 8 percent recorded in 2021.
- The government is deploying health worker teams to provinces to coordinate immediate interventions and has urged prioritization of nutrition in local budgets to meet Sustainable Development Goals targets.
