A year since Nepal went into lockdown to control the spread of the coronavirus, different facets of socio-political economy are being revisited.…
A woman gets Sayana Press suring the lockdown. Photo: IPAS NEPALFor the past two decades, Basanti Paudel, 41, of Nawalpur had always used…
Lack of access to and awareness of family planning, the prevalence of unhealthy superstitions and taboos, and the desire to produce a son…
WELCOME TO THE WORLD: A child sleeps in a hammock while its parents work in a workshop making idols for the Dasain festival in Kupondol. Photo:…
Social stigma, misconceptions still hamper access to birth control
Nepal’s fertility rate is going down even though contraceptive use has not increasedTHE RIGHT SHOT: Health worker Januka Dhakal injects…
