The ‘Golden 1000 Days Public Awareness Campaign’ partnership between the Government of Nepal (National Planning Commission and Ministry of Health/National Health Education Information Communication Centre), The European Union (EU) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for improving the nutrition situation of …
Q. What is meant by the first 1000 days?
The first 1,000 days refers to a child’s life from the moment they are conceived until they have reached 2 years of age (24 months). This is a time when their brain, body and immune system grows and develops significantly.
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Q. How old is a child at 1000 days?
The 1,000 days between a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s 2nd birthday offer a unique window of opportunity to build healthier and more prosperous futures. The first 1,000 days are a time of tremendous potential and enormous vulnerability.
Q. What is the first 1000 days and why is it important?
The first 1,000 days of life – the time spanning roughly between conception and one’s second birthday – is a unique period of opportunity when the foundations of optimum health, growth, and neurodevelopment across the lifespan are established.
Q. What is golden 1000days?
In Nepali, “Sunaula Hazar Din” means, “Golden 1000 Days” – which is a critical window of opportunity between conception and the age of two years that, with good health and nutrition, can mitigate the risks of malnutrition that hamper a child’s long-term physical and cognitive development.
Q. Why is golden 1000 days considered as the effective health program for the infants?
The Golden 1000 Days awareness program seeks to increase awareness about the importance of the first 1000 days in a child’s life, ultimately reducing the maternal and child mortality through improved health and nutritional status of adolescents, pregnant and lactating women as well as young children that will …
Q. How many hospitals does Nepal have?
102 Hospitals
