HERD Nepal published its Monthly Media Monitoring Report on Nutrition

Health Research and Social Development Forum (HERD) Nepal has published its Monthly Media Monitoring Report on Nutrition, an aggregate of 29 media stories concerning nutrition and food security. HERD Nepal is a Nepalese NGO, promoting evidence informed policies and practices for sustainable development in health, environment and social sectors to improve quality of life.

This media monitoring was done through a systematic investigation of several print and online media sources, to understand the current nutritional scenario and the actions made to improve the situation. Through this study, HERD attempted to recognize the current trends and issues related to malnutrition as illustrated by the various media sources. The report attempt to capture a valid picture of nutrition in Nepal with respect to the current nutritional situation, nutritional vulnerabilities, issues, efforts and progress made in the Nepal to tackle the problem of malnutrition.

This media monitoring study was carried out for a period of one month from January 14 to February 11, 2017 (covering the stories of Magh 2073 BS). It collected various media stories by conducting daily media monitoring of 19 national mainstream and online sources – The Himalayan Times, Republica, The Kathmandu Post, Kantipur, Naya Patrika, Nagarik, Rajdhani, Annapurna Post, The Rising Nepal, Gorkhapatra, Nepali Times, Himal Khabarpatrika, Online Khabar, Setopati, Pahilopost Nepal Khabar, RSS News, Dhamaka Daily, Mountain Today and others.

Download the Monthly Media Monitoring Report on Nutrition