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Find solutions from HLPC: Regmi to NC, UML

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KATHMANDU, May 23: Leaders from Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML apprised Chairman of Interim Election Government Khil Raj Regmi on their stance with regard to the proposed poll-related provisions.

Responding to their concerns, Regmi suggested to the leaders to settle inter-party differences over some crucial election provisions through a political understanding and offer suggesttions to the government accordingly. [More]

  FOCUS Silent sufferings  
  BY TEXT AND PHOTOS: BIBEK BHANDARI  
 
Considering the 700,000-plus live birth rate in the country, it is calculated that the prevalence of obstetric fistula is 0.3 to 0.6 every 1,000 deliveries

For many women in rural Nepal, motherhood comes at a cost. Maternal joys for them are merely momentary, and in most cases associated with stories of suffering.
Kalpana Rai’s harrowing experience of childbirth reflects the situation of a majority of women in remote parts of Nepal where access to roads and lack of healthcare facilities worsen the situation for women giving birth.

After the 32-year-old’s delivery turned complicated, the health post at her village in Bhojpur couldn’t do much. The nearest biggest hospital was miles away – she had to be carried on a stretcher by four men before being transported by road to BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) in Dharan. But lack of proper antenatal checkup and quick access to healthcare facilities during labor meant her newborn had already died in the womb by the time she was in the hospital’s delivery room.

 
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