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challenges of Nepal
Prepared by
Sagar Prasad Ghimire
MPH, Institute of Medicine,
Nepal
China
Nepals Population
Pyramid 2003
Basic Information
AREA:
1,47,181 Sq.Km
HIGHEST MOUNTAIN:
Mount Everest
POPULATION:
REGION:
ZONE:
14
DISTRICT:
75
24.6 million
Major Indicators
CBR (per 1000 population)
33.1
9.6
TFR
4.1
64.4
91.2
Life expectency
59.7 years
21.9 (M),19.5
(F)
539*
PGR
2.24
Literacy Rate
54.1
Urban Population
14.22001*
% NDHS 1996)
(Source: Census,
Diseases status
Top Reasons for
Hospitalization, 2003/04
Spontaneous Delivery
Diarrhea and Gastroenteritis
Pneumonia
Typhoid
Other Chronic Obstructive
Pulmonary
Unsuspected Acute Lower
Respiratory
Injury of unspecified body region
Unspecified Abortion
Single Delivery by Caesarean
Section
Fever of Unknown Origin
2003/200
4
94 %
97 %
DPT-3 Coverage
80 %
86 %
Polio-3 Coverage
80 %
84 %
Measles Coverage
76 %
80 %
%
90 %
90 %
85 %
41 %
51 %
55 %
Proportion of Malnourished
Children (Weight/Age)
16 %
14 %
12 %
96
Nutrition
2002/200
3
2003/200
4
289
344
113
131
229
DIARRHOEAL DISEASES
Diarrhoeal Deaths/1,000
117
200
222
Diarrhoeal Deaths/1,000
0.04
0.04
0.05
2002/200 2003/20
3
04
43 %
53 %
66 %
36.8 %
43.6 %
SAFE MOTHERHOOD
Antenatal First Visits as % of
Expected Pregnancies
1.9
1.8
2.1
7.9 %
16.1 %
18.3 %
7.1 %
8.4 %
11.3 %
14.4 %
18.1 %
28.3 %
2002/200 2003/200
3
4
37.4 %
37.8 %
40.2 %
FAMILY PLANNING
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate
(adjusted)
0.6 %
0.6 %
0.8 %
9.2 %
8.1 %
4.3 %
3.24
2.84
5.73
70 %
71 %
71 %
89 %
90 %
88 %
84 %
85 %
86 %
89 %
95 %
96 %
Condition
Male
Female
Total
New Cases
in
October
2005
HIVPositives(Including
AIDS)
4042
1522
5564
99
AIDS(outoftotalHIV)
671
258
929
22
Death
* In oct 2005
273 (10*)
Ministry of Health
Department of Health Services
D I V I S I O N S
CENTRAL
LEVEL
C E N T R E S
Central Hospitals - 5
Zonal Hospital - 11
District Public
Health Office - 14
District Hospital
62
TBA
15,553
Health Problems
Maternal Health
Malnutrition / anemia
HIV
Vector-borne diseases
Malaria
Kala-azar
Japanese Encephalitis
Infectious diseases
Health Financing
Development Budget
Donors