Despite efforts, malnutrition is taking tolls on Karnali kids

Among the many development indices in which the Karnali province lags behind, the poverty rate of the region (i.e. 51 per cent) has been a major concern. Needless to say, Karnali is an economically deprived and socially backward region.

Meanwhile, in some recent government statistics, the rate of malnutrition in children under the age of five has been alarming, with 47.8 per cent. Similarly, 17.6 per cent of children are suffering from wasting, 37.4 per cent have low weight at birth, and 48 per cent are suffering from anaemia.