Tag: #family planning
Articles tagged with #family planning

Nepali women survive pandemic economy
A year since Nepal went into lockdown to control the spread of the coronavirus, different facets of socio-political economy are being revisited.…

New contraceptive for increased lockdown demand
A woman gets Sayana Press suring the lockdown. Photo: IPAS NEPALFor the past two decades, Basanti Paudel, 41, of Nawalpur had always used…

No conceivable reason for unwanted pregnancies
Lack of access to and awareness of family planning, the prevalence of unhealthy superstitions and taboos, and the desire to produce a son…

Born in Nepal
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:…

Nepal far from hitting contraceptive target
Social stigma, misconceptions still hamper access to birth control

Migrating males and population decline
Nepal’s fertility rate is going down even though contraceptive use has not increasedTHE RIGHT SHOT: Health worker Januka Dhakal injects…
