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NepalHEALTH, NEPAL
Health-care problems were varied and enormous. Health
and
health-care facilities were generally poor and directly
reflected
the mode of life. The majority of people lived in mass
poverty and
deprivation, while the nation's small wealth was
concentrated in
the hands of a few. Deprivation was apparent in the
pervasiveness
of poor nutrition and sanitation, inadequate housing for
most
families, and the general absence of modern medical care
and other
social services, especially in rural areas. The rich lived
comparatively well but also shared such common problems as
the lack
of an abundant and clean water supply, and the prevalence
of
disease.
Data as of September 1991
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