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very common, epidemic disease like cholera, tuberculosis,
small pox etc., were very much rampant.
After 1956 various programmes on preventive
health services were launched. As a result of
this, the incidence of malaria, small pox and
cholera have dropped significantly. After the
assessment of the situation in 1977 Nepal was
officially declared a small pox free country
(ESCAP, 1980).
Similarly, significant achievements
have been made in curative health services. Health
facilities were restricted to 35 hospitals, 797
hospital beds and 128 doctors in 1961.
Now, the
number of hospitals, health posts, hospital beds
and doctors have reached 73, 744, 2,506 and 678,
respectively, in 1981/82.
Transport sector is one of the areas in
which the country has recorded impressive achievements.
Surfaced road length in 1961 was limited
to only 907 krns and major parts of the country
remained isolated due to the lack of transportation
network.
In 1981/82 the country's surfaced
road length has reached 5,270 kmsand now the
country has relatively good transportation network.