Scotland. The University of Aberdeen has shown interest in the research, exploration and manpower capacity development of Nepal's third multi-sectoral nutrition plan (2023-2030).

Recently, in a seminar including high-level officials who came to the UK to share the experience of the plan, University of Aberdeen, Research Lead of the Institute of Applied Health Sciences, Dr. Rosalind Adam said that she is willing to support the assessment and capacity building of Nepal's multi-sectoral nutrition plan.

In a seminar held at the Ravet Institute, a world leader in nutrition research, Prakash Dahal, Joint Secretary of the Government of Nepal, said that Nepal has made positive efforts in the field of nutrition and progress is being made as per the target. Similarly, another joint secretary, Rudrasinh Tamang, mentioned that although the nutrition manpower capacity development of local bodies is challenging, the nutrition plan for children under five years old is effective.  Submitting the work paper in the

program, Deputy Secretary Resham Kandel said that although 30 percent of the budget for the plan was allocated based on international support, the US and UK cut the overall foreign support  He said it could affect the plan.

Similarly, officials of Nepal government Janakraj Sharma, Yamaprasad Dhungana, Prakash Panthi, Dipesh Kattel also expressed their views. By the end of the plan, the stunting rate among children under the age of five is to be reduced from 25 percent to less than 15 percent, malnutrition rate from 8 percent to 4 percent and underweight rate from 19 percent to 9 percent. Similarly, by making quality nutrition easier, the aim has been taken to effectively improve the rate of low birth weight babies, the rate of obesity, anemia, etc.