A study has found that Achham, Kapilvastu and Parsa districts have higher underweight prevalence among the children under five years  age than the national average. 

The report entitled “Pathways to Better Nutrition” published on Wednesday shows that prevalence of underweight among children in Achham is 36 percent; in Kaplivastu it is 46.4 percent; and in Parsa it is 34 percent. The national average of underweight prevalence is 29 percent. 

“All three districts will need to make double-digit improvements in nearly all of their children nutrition indicator to meet the 2017 Multi-sector Nutrition Plan (MSNP) targets,” the report states.

The report also found that there has been a significant understanding among community people on MSNP that aims to dramatically decrease the maternal and child under-nutrition status in Nepal.

The report has recommended the government to hire more human resources 

for the task by providing incentives to the staff to work in remote VDCs.