Excess facility based C-section rates in Nepal highlights challenges in harnessing private sector capacity to meet maternal health goals in low-income countries

In Nepal, 43% of all births are in public and 10% in private facilities, with Caesarean section rates of 12% and 35% respectively.

Access to obstetric care is supported through the Government ‘Aama’ programme, which pays enrolled public and private hospitals’ costs for providing normal and complicated deliveries, with different reimbursement rates for each.

This poster was presented at the The Fifth Global Symposium on Health Systems Research (HSR2018).