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| Kathmandu, Saturday February 22, 2003 Falgun 10, 2059. |
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NRH celebrates 5th anniversary
Post Report
KATHMANDU, Feb 21 : Nutritional Rehabilitation
Home (NRH), an organisation launched by Nepalese Youth Opportunity Foundation (NYOF) to
aid the government policy for reducing child mortality rate in Nepal, celebrated its fifth
anniversary at a function here today.
Addressing the anniversary programme, Minister
for Health, Dr Upendra Devkota, pinpointed illiteracy and deprivation as the leading
causes of death of young children in Nepal. "Poor nutrition is the result of poverty,
so we need to teach people how to use the foodstuffs they have," he said.
Highlighting the need to improve the income-
generating resources Dr Devkota said, "The number of malnourished children can be
improved only when the income-generating prospects of their parents can be improved."
Established in 1998, NRH has already restored
650 malnourished children to health with an average treatment to 180 malnourished children
each year since its establishment around five years ago. Along with treating children, NRH
also has given training to their parents and guardians. An NRH centre consists of 20 beds
along with playing rooms.
"We have succeeded to transform the lives
of children who have no other hope," said Sarada Pandey, head of Nutrition Unit of
Child Health Division. "The NRH restores the health of severely malnourished children
along with teaching their mothers, or parents, or guardians about childcare and nutrition
for helping children to stay healthy."
Only the children referred by hospitals and
health clinics come to the NRH accompanied by their parents or other guardian. "While
the child is restored to normal weight and health, the guardians are trained by an NRH
representative and a nutritionist to understand the nutritional value, before they return
home", said Dr Laxmi Lata Karmacharya, a consultant of NRH.
Also we encourage parents to share their
knowledge with other family members and with their neighbours in the community, added
Karmacharya.
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