Karnali failing to curb malnutrition in children

A total of 152 infants have already died in the province so far this fiscal year, according to the Karnali Provincial Health Directorate.

Kopila BK, aged 21, of ward 3 in Darma Rural Municipality of Salyan district, gave birth to a baby girl two years ago. The newborn weighed just 1.7 kg. The health workers advised the BK family to take the infant to Nepalgunj immediately for treatment. But the family members could not manage the funds.