Nepal has greater diversity of terrain, culture and language than any other country of comparable size. About one half of the total population of 24 million is concentrated along the southern terrain/valley which comprises a fraction of the nation's total area. The total fertility rate is 4.1 live births per woman (2001).

Overall, the contraceptive prevalence rate in Nepal is estimated at 38.9% (2001). It is also estimated that 27.8% (2001) of currently married women in Nepal have an unmet need for family planning, that is that they desire to either space or limit the next birth but are not using a family planning method.

Projects

Support to Support to the Safe Motherhood Programme (SSMP)
A 5-year DFID-funded programme working directly with the Government of Nepal Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) to support the National Safe Motherhood Programme.

Nepal Family Health Program
A new 5-year program to improve health of Nepali families

Radio Communication Project
Two entertaining and educational radio serial dramas target both providers (government health workers) and their clients (women of reproductive age and couples) to help improve women's reproductive health and promote family planning.

Maternal and Neonatal Health
The goal of this project is to identify and promote safe motherhood messages to increase the demand for and access to safe motherhood services.