Prime Minister Khanal LDC 48 Meeting In Istanbul
By KTM Metro Reporter
May 11, 2011: Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal has presented the success story of providing children of Nepal with vitamin A supplementation, community-based treatment of pneumonia and management of diarrhea, and immunization resulting into the drastic reduction of child mortality at the Fourth United Nations Conference on the 48 Least Developed Countries.
"The nationwide outreach and coverage of biannual vitamin A supplementation, community based treatment of pneumonia and management of diarrhea, high immunization coverage has led to a very drastic reduction in child mortality in Nepal in the past 10 years," ‘The Rising Nepal’ of today quotes the Prime Minister.
On the sideline of the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, Prime Minister Khanal has met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Finnish President Tarja Halonen, USAID Deputy Director General Donald Steinberg, Secretary General of UN Conference on Trade and Development Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, European Commission Chairman, Belgian Prime Minister, and World Trade Organization Director General.