Kathmandu, June 18 -- Nutrition conditions have deteriorated sharply in Nepal, as more than 200,000 children under five years of age are suffering from acute malnutrition, a recent study carried out by the Ministry of Health and Food Safety shows.

According to the preliminary report of the National Nutrition Assessment carried out in all 77 districts in May, nine percent of children aged between six and 59 months were found to be suffering from wasting. The figure was eight percent in 2021, according to the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey.

The assessment, which covered more than 1.068 million children under five years of age, also found that 26 percent of children are suffering from stunting. The NDHS-2022 report showed that 25 perc...