Deepak Adhikari is an independent journalist based in Kathmandu. His journalism has appeared in his native Nepal and in international outlets. https://www.newsdeeply.com/malnutrition/contributor/deepak-adhikari/rss en Innovation Stunting Mon, 08 Jan 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Deepak Adhikari https://www.newsdeeply.com/malnutrition/articles/2018/01/08/how-nepal-managed-to-curb-its-stunting-problem https://www.newsdeeply.com/malnutrition/articles/2018/01/08/how-nepal-managed-to-curb-its-stunting-problem Nepal once had the highest rate of stunting in the world. To bring those numbers down, officials first recognized that stunting is not a problem to be solved on its own.