IS NUTRITIONAL HEALTH OF NEPAL GETTING STRONGER ?
IS THE NUTRITIONAL HEALTH OF NEPAL GETTING STRONGER? BY SUMITRA ADHIKARI Although Nutritional health in Nepal is steadily rising, many people of Nepal are suffering from food insecurities and are struggling day to day to eat their meals. According to Global Hunger Index 2021, Nepal ranks 76th out of the 116th countries. Nepal is an agricultural country where 66% of people are directly engaged in farming, yet food is in low supply for Nepali citizens. Limited farming space, low-quality seeds & poor soil management & low quality infrastructure contribute to this low productivity. And this low productivity contribute to the malnutrition. According to Nepal Demographic & Health Survey 2006, the reduction of under-five malnutrition is very minimum & in remote & rural areas, the prevalence of some of the diseases associated with food & micro nutrients is a major problem. Out of 28.5 million of population of Nepal, 36% of children under 5 are stunted & 25% of peopl...