Nepal stands atop in South Asia in terms of women coming for health care delivery

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Nepal has become the topmost country in the entire South Asia region in terms of the number of expectant mothers choosing delivery in health facilities.</span><br></p><p><br></p><p>Nepal, made a significant stride in the mother and child care campaign since the government has accorded high priority to these programmes that ensure that &nbsp;maximum pregnant women are benefited with modern delivery facilities and available maternity services.</p><p><br></p><p>Meanwhile, a four-day global meeting on Safe Motherhood organised by Safe Motherhood Network Federation of Nepal ( SMFN) has begun in Kathmandu from today.</p><p>Representatives of 16 countries including South Asia are participating in the meeting.&nbsp;</p><p>Inaugurating the meeting, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said that the constitution has &nbsp;guaranteed quality health services as the fundamental rights.</p><p>He expressed the belief that it would bring remarkable improvement in access of general people to healthcare services.&nbsp;</p>