Nepal, India have agreed to extend India's aid program for its neighbor's salt iodization program, Telegraph Nepal has reported. According to 2006 data, though more than 95% of households are using salt with some iodine and 60% of the households are using adequately iodized salt. The main bottlenecks for the attainment of the USI goal in Nepal are general preference for loose crystal salt and some inflow of inadequately iodized salt across Nepal-India borders in informal trade. The crystal salt is consumed still by about 42% of households.

The government is promoting the consumption of iodized salt packed in small bags with a special quality assurance “two child” logo. UNICEF is to accelerate the attainment of the USI goal, UNICEF is supporting the government stimulated community based social marketing in nine districts in the Central and Eastern Region, the region with the lowest use of adequately iodized salt and where about one third of the national population resides. This is also the region with the highest inflow and use of non or inadequately iodized salt.