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Nutrition in Nepal: a national development priority [1]

Nepal has a very high rate of child malnutrition: half (49%) of children under five are stunted and one third (39%) are underweight. Maternal undernutrition is also a significant problem in Nepal: One in four (24%) women of reproductive age has chronic energy deficiency (Body Mass Index

Publication Date: 
01/05/2012
The World Bank [2]
Tags:
Nutrition [3], Nepal [4], Child Health [5], Children [6], South Asia [7], Poverty [8], Malnutrition [9], Women [10], Maternal Health [11], Health Effects [12]

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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nutrition
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nepal
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/child-health
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/children
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-asia
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poverty
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/malnutrition
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/women
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maternal-health
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects