Micronutrient Supplementation for Children in Food Insecure Districts – Baseline Survey

2010

WFP

Micronutrient Power (MNP) supplementation program was launched WFP together with Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) in selected districts of Mid and Far-west development regons of Nepal. This study was for document the situation of malnutrition and underlying factors particularly anemia levels among target population in the areas of WFP’s intervention. The study assesses prevalence of anemia and the nutritional status among the target group. The study also examined the knowledge of mothers about infant and young child feeding practices besides assessing household food security.