"Breaking Free: Maya's Journey from Suppression to Self-Discovery"
Published On :
10th July 2023
Posted by : Manita Sharma
Category :
Health and Development
Maya, is a girl who doesn’t bind herself to the pursuits of society, who wants to be free like a bird, who acts her own way and who doesn’t really care about others' opinion of her. She lives in the rural side of the country. Maya’s mother is a homemaker. Seeing her mother, doing the chores beyond her capacity every day, even when she got sick, was very heartbreaking to her. Despite working so hard daily, nobody in the house recognizes her mother’s true value. From her early age, when she started understanding the pain of her mother, she promised herself to never live a life for others. She wants to live independentl.....
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Safe Abortion: Your Body, Your Choice
Published On :
19th May 2023
Posted by : Aarti Chaudhary
Category :
Health and Development
"In 2010, a young girl who was married at the age of 14 had already experienced the birth of two children. When she turned 20, she found herself pregnant with her third child, but she did not wish to continue with the pregnancy. Unfortunately, her in-laws prohibited her from having an abortion due to the societal belief that abortion is a sinful act. It is regarded as the gravest offense, the deliberate killing of an unborn child, in the eyes of mankind. However, abortion was legalized in Nepal back in 2002 through the Muluki Ain. Prior to that, numerous women faced immense struggles and difficulties as a result of seeking abortions. Even if a miscar.....
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Nepalese health care delivery system in federal context.
Published On :
8th June 2018
Category :
Health and Development
The constitution of Nepal promogulated in September 2015, declared Nepal as a federal republican country with autonomous and decentralized governance. In essence, health care system is a major concern from ground level. Health is legally considered as basic human right of public by the Constitution of Nepal. However, it is not yet clear on its existence or provinces. In fact, the constitution of Nepal appoints a council of ministers both at federal and provincial level without defining portfolios. Nepal being a low income and resource deficient country, health sector is continuing the progress with a very slow pace and health service delivery has no.....
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Depression
Published On :
1st June 2018
Category :
Health and Development
Depression is the state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person’s behaviour, feelings and sense of well being. It is the condition of mental disturbance. Depression is an abnormal emotion which affects our way of thinking and behaviour. Depression and sadness are two different things. Sadness is feeling of sorrow or unhappiness whereas depression is a state of mind producing serious or inability to visualize a happy future. Depressed people do not show interest in most of the activities including ones which used to be interesting or pleasurable previously. Some of its symptoms includes irritable mood, disturbance in falling asle.....
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