INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, JULY 11
Minister of Health and Population Bhanubhakta Dhakal said the government has prioritised management of population for the
countrydevelopment.
Delivering a message on the occasion of the 25th World Population Day today, Minister Dhakal claimed that Nepal had made
progress in controlling population growth, improving reproductive health, discouraging and controlling child marriage, and promoting safe
motherhood.
Population is the base for development and the countryprogress, he said, adding that the government had given proper attention
to policy, plans and programmes on the multidimensional aspects of population and development.
He, however said, &Certain indicators of
balanced distribution and effective management of population needed improvement
The governmentattention has been drawn towards developing well-managed settlements by building necessary infrastructure in order to stop
internal migration.&
According to the minister, if the government ensured health, education, equality and employment for women, that will
help make sustainable development possible
Nepal has recently recorded a total population at 30 million.
Of the total, 21.4 per cent is urban population.
Life expectancy in Nepal is
71.74 while around 23 infants die out of every 1,000, in a year.
A version of this article appears in e-paper on July 12, 2020, of The
Himalayan Times.
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