Over 1,500 flood-hit children suffer acute malnutrition

Thirteen children have severe acute malnutrition, while experts warn that delayed intervention could push more children into life-threatening conditions.

More than 1,500 children in the flood-hit districts of Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading have been found suffering from moderate acute malnutrition following the August 26 Bhotekoshi catastrophe, according to a study by the Ministry of Health and Food Safety.