ACCORDING TO THE UNITED NATIONS, NEPAL RANKS 138TH IN THE WORLD IN OVERALL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, BEHIND SUCH COUNTRIES AS INDIA AND BANGLADESH AND ONE OF THE LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN ASIA. ABOUT ONE-HALF OF THE NEPALESE PEOPLE LIVE IN POVERTY. THEY ENDURE THE TYPICAL PROBLEMS OF IMPOVERISHED PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD, SUCH AS HIGH RATES OF MALNOURISHMENT, CHILDHOOD MORTALITY AND ILLITERACY. POVERTY IN NEPAL IS CONCENTRATED IN RURAL VILLAGES AND AMONG LOWER CASTES AND ETHNIC MINORITIES. THESE VILLAGES ARE OFTEN LOCATED IN REMOTE, MOUNTAIN VILLAGES THAT ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED AND FAR FROM BASIC SERVICES. SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE IS THE RULE, LEAVING VILLAGERS LITTLE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE THEIR WELFARE. THESE RURAL AREAS HAVE SEEN LITTLE OF THE MODEST ECONOMIC GROWTH THAT HAS BENEFITED LARGER CITIES IN NEPAL.
RURAL HEALTH SERVICES ARE AT BEST RUDIMENTARY, WITH GOVERNMENT HEALTH POSTS OFTEN GOING UNSTAFFED AND UNDERSUPPLIED FOR YEARS. NUTRITION IS INADEQUATE; VACCINATION RATES ARE POOR. ACCESS TO EDUCATION IS IRREGULAR, AND LOW LITERACY RATES REMAIN A BARRIER TO ECONOMIC PROGRESS.
POLITICAL INSTABILITY HAS INCREASED IN THE LAST FEW YEARS IN NEPAL, WITH UNSTABLE NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO PURSUE COHERENT POLICIES AND RESIDUAL TENSION FROM THE CLASHES BETWEEN A MAOIST INSURGENCY AND GOVERNMENT FORCES. THESE POLITICAL PROBLEMS HAVE HURT TOURISM IN NEPAL, ONE ACTIVITY THAT HAD BEEN DELIVERING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES TO SOME RURAL AREAS.
RECENT POLITICAL DEVELOPMENTS LEAVE US HOPING FOR A MORE STABLE AND PROSPEROUS FUTURE IN NEPAL. IN THE MEANTIME, POVERTY IN NEPAL REMAINS SEVERE.
CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE AND TEACHING HOSPITAL COLLEGE (CMC) HAS MADE THE RURAL POOR OF NEPAL ITS MAIN TARGET FOR SUPPORT, FOCUSING ON KEY NEEDS IN HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION AND INCOME GENERATION.
NEPAL EARTHQUAKE:
Nepal Army Emergency Response Team
THE MASSIVE 7.9 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE THAT HIT NEPAL ON SATURDAY HAS ALREADY CLAIMED THOUSANDS OF LIVES, AND LEFT THOUSANDS MORE INJURED AND LIVING IN TEMPORARY SHELTERS. NEPAL RED CROSS VOLUNTEERS WERE AMONG THE FIRST WHO CAME OUT TO HELP THOSE WOUNDED AND TRAPPED, AND CONTINUE TO WORK TIRELESSLY TO ASSIST THE SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS.
THE ICRC IS SUPPORTING THE NEPAL RED CROSS AND THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES IN THEIR RESPONSE TO THE ESCALATING NEEDS OF FAMILIES AND AFFECTED COMMUNITIES IN NEPAL. THIS INCLUDES RESTORING CONTACT BETWEEN FAMILY MEMBERS SEPARATED BY THE EARTHQUAKE, PROVIDING CRITICAL FIRST AID SUPPORT AND ASSISTING WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF DEAD BODIES.

RECONNECT WITH FAMILY MEMBERS
IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT A FAMILY MEMBER WHO MAY HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE EARTHQUAKE, VISIT FAMILYLINKS.ICRC.ORG TO REGISTER OR SEARCH FOR MISSING RELATIVES. IF YOU ARE SAFE AND WISH TO LET PEOPLE KNOW WHERE YOU ARE, REGISTER NOW AND ENSURE THAT FAMILY MEMBERS KNOW YOU ARE OK.
THOUSANDS HAVE BEEN FORCED TO FLEE THEIR HOMES AND SEEK SAFETY IN OPEN AREAS. CARL WHETHAM / IFRC. THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES HAS LAUNCHED AN EMERGENCY APPEAL TO ASSIST 75,000 PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THE EARTHQUAKE. THE APPEAL WILL ALLOW THE RED CROSS RED CRESCENT TO PROVIDE CRITICAL, LIFE-SAVING SUPPORT SUCH AS EMERGENCY SHELTER AND HEALTH CARE, FOOD, WATER AND BASIC SANITATION.
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