गृहपृष्ठ ∕ International ∕ China’s nutrition improvement program benefits over 11 mln children International China’s nutrition improvement program benefits over 11 mln children KathmanduPati May 03, 2021 BEIJING – A total of 11.2 million Chinese children had benefited from the country’s nutrition improvement program by the end of 2020, according to the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention. As of the end of last year, the program had covered all the country’s 832 impoverished counties since its launch in 2012, the center said. As part of the program, free nutrition packages are provided to infants aged six to 24 months in places around areas with extreme poverty. The rates of anaemia and growth retardation among children aged between 6 and 24 months in the areas being monitored were 16.3 percent and 3.2 percent, respectively, which decreased by 50.5 percent and 68.3 percent compared with figures for 2012, the center said. Write your comments RELATED NEWS Huawei Unveils 83 Global Showcases and 10 Industry Solutions at… Trump hints Zelenskyy “won’t be around very long” Trump fires USAID inspector general Trump says will impose 25% tariffs on US steel, aluminum… Mexico deploys the first of 10,000 National Guard troops to… Israel defence minister orders army to plan for ‘voluntary’ departures… Top Headlines Scrutinizing Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah´s Thoughts and Strategy1 Relevance of Prithivi Narayan Shah in Contemporary Nepal2 Photo exhibition at Nepal Army Headquarters3 NA team sets out on Gorakha-Kathmandu march to promote ‘unification route’4 Ncell is the FIRST Nepali Telecom Company to receive ISO 27001 and ISO 27701 certifications for information security and data privacy5 PM Oli, Sri Lankan’s former President meet6 PM Oli extends New Year greetings7 Gold price ups Rs 2,000 per tola8 TRENDING UPAYA CITY CARGO LAUNCHES Version 3.0 Govt Making Preparations to Reduce the Tenure of Armed Police Force’s IG to Three Years Bamdev Gautam’s appointment as National Assembly member challenged in Supreme Court Kulman Ghising’s reappointment issue stirs conflict between Prime Minister Oli, Energy Minister Pun Prime Minister’s Dashain greeting card using old map without Limpiyadhura sparks outrage in social media DIG Bishwaraj Pokharel recommended for Nepal Police AIG promotion Bill Gates applauds Nepal for tackling stunting Nepal Army vows to complete Kathmandu-Terai Fast Track project in time
