US to provide funds to carry out a micronutrient survey in Nepal

The study, planned to be carried out within the ongoing fiscal year, was halted indefinitely after the new Trump administration decided to suspend nearly all assistance worldwide.

Nepal government had planned a micronutrient survey to take place nationwide within the ongoing fiscal year with the financial assistance of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Officials had said the study would determine the status of vitamin A, iron, folic acid, iodine, and zinc and the condition of anaemia among Nepalis.