Topic > The Monarchy of Nepal in Nepal - 1017

Although there are some health centers in the public sector, the majority of health workers in Nepal belong to the private sector. Many healthcare providers, both public and private, are located in the larger urban cities of Kathmandu, Pokhara, and Biratnagar (Nepal, 2015). This leaves poverty-stricken mountain and rural areas without any access to adequate or affordable healthcare. Nepal (2015) reports that the ratio of health workers to the general population in Nepal is significantly lower than the World Health Organization standard. Nepal has only five hospital beds per 1,000 people, further illustrating Nepal's lack of healthcare resources (South Asia,