Nepal: Health Status Country Profile in Brief

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Nepal Health Status Country Profile in Brief

• Dr Paras K Pokharel
• Associate Professor
• Department of Community Medicine
• BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan,
  Nepal

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Map of the Country
NEPAL
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Population Statistics

• Population of Nepal increased from 15million in
  1981 to 18.5 million in 1991 and their to 23.1
  million in 2001 fixing an annual growth rate of
  2.2 percent in 19-01 decade. Geographic
  distribution is uneven. The census of 2001
  counted 7.3, 44.3 and 48.4 percent of the total
  population in the Mountain, Hill and the Terai,
  regions respectively. Urban areas, then 33,
  accommodated 9.2 percent of the total population
  in 1991.

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Major Demographic Parameters

• Crude Birth Rate (CBS) 32.5 Per 1000
  Population
• Crude Death Rate (CDR) 9.3 Per
  1000 Population
• Total Fertility Rate (TFR) 4.1
  Per woman
• Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) 64.1 Per 1000 live
  births
• Expectation of life at birth
• (2001) 59.7
• Labour force participation (for the year 1998/
  99)
• Unemployment Rate 1.8 (population aged 15 years
  and over)
• Literacy (for the year 2001)
• Literacy Rate 53.7 (population aged 6 years and
  over)

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Economy Expenditure In Health

• The value of gross domestic product at producers
  price, in 2000/2001, is estimates to be
  Rs.376,433 millions which is higher by 10.9 of
  the previous year. Total expenditure in health by
  government in 1996/97 is Rs.885.4 million, in
  1997/98 is Rs.1049.0 million, in 1998/99 is
  Rs.1137.4 million and in 1999/2000 Rs.1324.8
  million spent by government in health sector. The
  public expenditure on health is 1.2 of GDP.
• Note (1 Nrs.78.00)

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Top Ten Diseases
Sore Eye 7 Complaints
0.93
0.96
1.06
Abdominal Pain
5.51
Chronic Bronchitis
1.4
Ear Infection
Gastritis
1.95
Pyrexia
Itestinal Worms
2.02
ARI
3.35
Diarrhoeal Diseases
2.82
3.13
STD / HIV Skin
Diseases
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HIV / AIDS Situation of Nepal
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HIV / AIDS Estimation for Nepal
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Cumulative HIV / AIDS in Nepal by Sub Group,
2001
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HIV / AIDS Situation in Nepal by Sub Group,
2001
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Met and Unmet Need of Family Planning
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Communication Facilities

• Telephones - main lines in use 436,816 (January
  2002)
• Telephones - mobile cellular 15000
• Telephone system
• General assessment fair telephone and telegraph
  service International radiotelephone
  communications microwave landline to India
• Satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian
  Ocean)
• Radio broadcast stations AM 6, FM 5,
  shortwave 1 (January 2000)

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Health Services

• Description 1999/2000 2000/01 2001/02
• Hospitals 83 93 89
• Health Centres 10 10 10
• Health Posts 711 700 700
• Ayurvedic Services 275 285 285
• Sub Health Posts 3179 3171 3161
• Primary Health Centres 160 180 205
• Hospital Beds
• Government Sector 5190 5250 5310
• Private Sector 200 300 300

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Human Resources in Health

• Description 1999/2000 2000/01
  2001/02
• Doctors 1259 3600 5415
• Nurses 2907 3621 3921
• ANM 1748 3242 3942
• Kaviraj 292 302 313
• Vaidya 322 337 354
• Health Assistants 5295 5295 8966
• Health Workers 3190 3321 3321
• Village Health Workers 4015 3985 3980
• Health Volunteers 62546 62546 62546

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References

• Annual Health Report. Dept. of Health Services,
  2001
• Statistical Pocket Book, 2002, Nepal
  (www.cbs.gov.np)
• Connectivity Providers - Contact Data
• Mercantile Office Systems
• World Link Communications
• Health Net Nepal
• Reports on Networking Infrastructure in Nepal
• The Nepali Internet
• UUCP access in Nepal
• Nepal with Full Internet
• Nepal contact info
• .np country domain is active

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References

• Web Links Concerning ISPs and Networking in Nepal
• Top Level Domain contact
• World Link Communications
• Mercantile Office Systems
• General Web Links to Information about Nepal
• 2000 World Factbook Nepal (U.S. CIA)
• Nepal Online http//www.nepalonline.net
• NepalNet http//www.panasia.org.sg/nepalnet
• City.Net Nepal http//www.city.net/countries/nepa
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