{"id":1298,"date":"2020-09-02T20:47:11","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T15:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=1298"},"modified":"2020-09-02T20:47:11","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T15:02:11","slug":"bill-gates-applauds-nepal-for-tackling-stunting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.kathmandupati.com\/?p=1298","title":{"rendered":"Bill Gates applauds Nepal for tackling stunting\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Washington- The world\u2019s second-richest person Bill Gates has applauded Nepal\u2019s efforts in reducing stunting in a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=H2sbVX3Wp0E\">video<\/a> titled \u201cWhy do some countries excel at saving lives?\u201d The video focuses on Nepal\u2019s progress in tackling stunting.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/nutrition\/healthygrowthproj_stunted_videos\/en\/\">According<\/a> to the World Health Organization (WHO), \u201cstunting is the impaired growth and development that children experience from poor nutrition, repeated infection, and inadequate psychosocial stimulation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cNepal has done a better job in reducing stunting than other countries,\u201d Gates stated. \u201cIn 2001, 57% of their kids were stunted, but by 2016, it was down to 36%.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added that \u201c[Nepal] has invested in their health system and driven up births in health facilities. They also changed their sanitation practices. They discouraged open defecation, and so the exposure in the environment to human waste that causes diarrheal diseases was greatly reduced.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gates also talked about Nepal\u2019s increasing school attendance and growing income.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatesfoundation.org\/\">Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation<\/a> had <a href=\"https:\/\/myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com\/news\/bill-gates-foundation-supported-nutrition-project-to-kick-off-today\/\">supported a project of Baliyo Nepal<\/a> to improve the nutritional status and reduce hunger in Nepal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was found by the duo in 2000. It is reported to be the largest private foundation in the world, holding $46.8 billion in assets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Aashish Sunar, Sub-Editor and Writer for Kathmandu Pati English, covers issues on politics, marginalized communities, international relations, economics, and sports. He is pursuing an undergraduate degree in International Studies and Economics at Soka University of America. He tweets @imAashishSunar.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington- The world\u2019s second-richest person Bill Gates has applauded Nepal\u2019s efforts in reducing stunting in a recent video titled \u201cWhy do some countries excel at saving lives?\u201d The video focuses on Nepal\u2019s progress in tackling stunting. 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