CEDAW Shadow Report  2011  institutions including negligence of the health professionals and/or workers. This also shows that unsafe abortion is still in vogue. (Abortion fact sheet BBC; 2008) According to the reform initiative no. 146, it is said that a 24 hour operation facility including maternity services to be provided in selected districts, but the above fact shows that not all the Primary Health Care Centers (PHC) has abortion facility. Unsafe abortion is not seen as an issue of its own, not only related to reduction of maternal mortality and safe motherhood goals. Young unmarried women who are not yet mothers are not included in unsafe abortion numbers. (Abortion fact sheet BBC; 2008) A woman dies undergoing unsafe abortion Sonia Nagarkoti (Lama), a 17-year old newly married girl of Rasuwa, died soon after being administered an anesthetic injection before an abortion process. She had gone to Miteri Pharmacy in Goldhunga, Kathmandu to terminate her pregnancy. She fell unconscious after the pharmacy owner administered the anesthetic that had expired. She was then rushed to the Janamitri Hospital where she was declared dead. Police said her husband had recently returned home from abroad and they had consulted the pharmacy owner after they decided to carry out abortion. Police have arrested Min Bahadur KC, the owner of the pharmacy. Police record suggests that the girl died due to administration of date expired injection. Mr. KC had provided abortion services clandestinely from his pharmacy to several women in the past. Source: http://www.ekantipur.com Ante­natal Care  The Government report also mentions that the Nepalese women start antenatal care at a relatively later stage i.e. at 4.6 months in an average. This indicates the lack of awareness in most of the women about her body and health; if a women visits for antenatal care early in her pregnancy there is a time for early diagnosis and treatment of infection in the mother and an opportunity to prevent low birth weight and other conditions to the new born. This has enormous significance for maternal health and child survival (WHO/UNICEF joint press release 2004). The roles of Female Community Health Volunteer (FCHV) could be important in the reduction of MMR in the country like Nepal. However according to the Government report only less than 2% of the women receive ANC from FCHVs, but they are not getting adequate facilities from the government for which the government must make some policies. Nutrition  Adequate nutrition, a fundamental cornerstone of any individual's health, is especially critical for women because inadequate nutrition wreaks havoc not only on women's own health but also on the health of their children. Children of malnourished women are more likely to face cognitive impairments, short stature, lower resistance to infections, and a higher risk of disease and death throughout their life. According to the Government report, the nutritional status of the women aged 15-49 years show that 24% of the women are malnourished. Women’s nutritional status has increased 8  Beyond Beijing Committee, Kathmandu, Nepal