Out of 73 malnourished children, 12 had severe malnutrition and 61 had moderate malnutrition, according to Gorkha Health Office.
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12 children in the district are severely malnourished. In the last fiscal year 2081/082, 73 malnourished children were found during the monitoring of the growth of 2,731 children. Out of 73 children, 61 children were moderately malnourished and 12 children were severely malnourished, informed Navraj Khadka, public health officer of the Nutrition Branch of Health Office Gorkha.
He said that children suffering from severe malnutrition are being treated at the Malnutrition Integrated Management Center. "Some children have returned after recovery, some are undergoing treatment," he said. He said that children with moderate malnutrition were treated at home by paying attention to their diet.
Malnourished children were found in the municipality except Chumanuvri and Ajirkot. In the last fiscal year 2081/082, 25 malnourished children were found in Palungtar municipality. Among them, 1 person has severe and 24 people have moderate malnutrition. In Vimsen Thapa Rural Municipality, 4 people have severe malnutrition and 6 children have moderate malnutrition. In Gorkha Municipality, 4 people have severe malnutrition and 4 people have moderate malnutrition. Khadka said that 8 people of Shahid Lakhan Rural Municipality and 7 people of Gandaki Rural Municipality had moderate malnutrition. 3 children of Siranchok rural municipality have moderate malnutrition, 3 children of Arughat rural municipality have severe malnutrition and 4 children have moderate malnutrition. 3 And in Barpak Sulikot Rural Municipality, 2 children have moderate malnutrition, he said.
"It is found that children are malnourished because of food," he said, "Looking at the state of malnutrition among children in the district, it needs to be improved." "The mother is taking iron pills, not eating good calcium, and smoking, children are born with low weight," he said. In the last fiscal year 2081/082, 82 children were born with low birth weight, according to the data of the Health Office.
In the previous fiscal year 2080/081, 75 malnourished children were found. Malnutrition was seen in 79 children in 2078/079 and 63 children in 2079/080. The nutritional status of children from 6 months to 59 months has been accounted for.
