In Nepal, myths abound about the consequences of dental treatment. People fear deafness and blindness. New mothers are routinely told not to brush their teeth for two months after giving birth.
Ten years ago Laura Spero decided to bring badly needed oral health care to remote Nepali villages. She had no idea what challenges lay ahead.
Nepal is one of just a few countries to significantly lower the number of women dying in childbirth. Still, until the status of women in society improves, childbirth will remain perilous.
In parts of rural Nepal women and girls are segregated from their families during menstruation. A look at historical context of this practice and the slow pace of social change.
In far western Nepal, many believe that women who are menstruating are impure and bring bad luck. And so they are exiled each month, leaving them vulnerable to rape and other horrors.
A reminder for world leaders meeting in Kuala Lumpur for the Women Deliver Conference to remember the complexity of women's voices from the field.
In a forgotten fold of mountains in rural Nepal, an idealistic group of American doctors is experimenting with full transparency. From these remote corners, transparency is tricky.
Changing engrained social practices, like chaupadi, is never as simple as an activist campaign.
Women in rural Nepal sleep in huts, caves and animal sheds every month during their periods — a practice called chaupadi.
Mustard blossoms, bright yellow on tall green stalks; rows of young potato seedlings; a stack of papery dried marigolds and a pile of stones serve as a haphazard memorial for 17-year-old Laxmi Buda.
In light of publicity around rape in India, a look at the ingrained practice of chaupadi just north, in Nepal.
Intersection of health and human rights key for first Campus Consortium student reporting fellow from Boston University.
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