Chaudhary Foundation and the Ministry of Health have released a report on the status and readiness of Nepal's maternity centers.
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Director General of Health Services Department, Dr. Tank Barakoti, has said that the government aims to provide access to quality health services for all. In an event held in Lalitpur on Thursday, Dr. Barakoti said that more manpower and equipment are needed to expand health services to rural areas.
In the program, Chaudhary Foundation and the Ministry of Health and Population jointly published a report on the availability and readiness of services for maternal and newborn care in maternity centers in Nepal. To improve the quality of health services in rural areas as well. More manpower, equipment and infrastructure are needed," he said. He said that the suggestions obtained from the study will be useful in making future policies and plans.
like Dr. Gauri Pradhan Shrestha said that there is a lack of sufficient human resources in Nepal. Human resources are still low in our country. That's why we haven't been able to do as well as we want," she said.
Director of Family Welfare Division, Dr. Vivekalal Karna, has said that the work done under public and private partnership in the health sector will be easy and effective to achieve the goals achieved by the government. Chairman of Chaudhary Foundation, Nirwan Chaudhary informed that various works are being done in the fields of education and health, and he expressed his commitment to do more work in the future regarding the implementation of the suggestions pointed out by the study in the field of maternal and newborn health .
Researcher Dr. Khem Pokharel said that the weakness observed during the study Said it could be improved. Dr. Pokharel says, "How can the infant mortality rate/maternal mortality rate The important thing is that it can be reduced. But it is not the same in all provinces.
It is mentioned in the public report that Nepal has made significant progress in maternal and newborn health. Maternal mortality rate was 239 per 100,000 live births in 2016 and decreased to 151 in 2022. Similarly, according to government statistics, the neonatal mortality rate decreased from 39 per thousand in 2001 to 21 in 2022.
There are 2 thousand 848 maternity centers all over Nepal, of which 2 thousand 831 are in operation. These centers provide antenatal care, general delivery, antenatal care, and basic newborn services. The study report includes 222 maternity centers in 45 districts.
