Child Malnutrition in Nepal Reaches Alarming Levels After US Aid Cuts

A recent survey indicates that child malnutrition in Nepal has reached alarming levels following cuts in aid from the United States.

26 Jun, 07:00 — 26 Jun, 07:00

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Child malnutrition in Nepal has reached ‘alarming’ levels since aid cuts, survey finds

Fears hard-won gains in reducing child mortality over 20 years are at risk after end of USAID funding for nutrition programmes Child malnutrition in Nepal has reached “alarming” levels, according to the largest ever survey of under-fives in the country. The new figures came just over a year after USAID, the former US flagship agency closed by the Trump administration in 2025, stopped funding work on child nutrition in Nepal. Continue reading...

By Kat Lay, Global health correspondent

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Child Malnutrition in Nepal Reaches Alarming Levels After US Aid Cuts

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Child malnutrition in Nepal has reached ‘alarming’ levels since aid cuts, survey finds

Pothranjenost djece u Nepalu "na alarmantnoj razini" nakon ukidanja pomoći iz SAD-a

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