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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Public Health: Is it really Public?
Published On :
14th May 2018
Posted by : Anisha Shrestha
Category :
Health and Development
I am basically a student of Public Health. I study in Institute of Medicine, actually called teaching hospital by common people. For the people of my village, just being a student in the prestigious “Teaching Hospital” is a feat in itself. They see me as a Qualified medical person, just because I am studying in a medical college. However, I am just a “Public Health Activist”.
I’m presenting this context here because last month one of my villagers called me and told me that his wife has been suffering from serious problem and he is here at “Teaching Hospital”. They were expecting me to help them with the clinical checkup. But I didn’t know anythin.....
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