A decade of nutrition gains at risk as US-funded systems vanish in Nepal

Genmati Kahar’s daughter Rohi died from severe acute malnutrition. Now, Ruhi’s twin sister Aarohi is also malnourished, experiencing repeated cycles between severe and moderate acute malnutrition. Photo by: Sunita Neupane

The USAID-backed nutrition system that once reached some of Nepal’s most vulnerable districts has collapsed, halting screening and straining health posts already short on staff and supplies.