The Supreme Court of Nepal has issued a landmark ruling ordering authorities to recognise a gay foreign spouse of a Nepali citizen and instructing the government to move towards the legalisation of same-sex marriage.
Justice for the exploited and unpaid migrant workers who made this year’s World Cup possible.
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Hi Tumblr, I’m just a lurker here and I don’t really post. But today I want to. I want to inform the Tumblr community of the COVID-19 situation in Nepal. The health system of the country has collapsed (no cap, fr). Yesterday was difficult for Nepal, most of the hospitals faced an acute shortage of oxygen, worsening the crisis. This morning, I read a heartbreaking tweet by a doctor who said most of the patients’ oxygen tank could only last for two hours. The next few weeks are gonna be tough for the country and us, the citizens.
There are fewer than 600 ventilators for the entire country(32 million people). The University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation predicts that Nepal will need well over 10,000 ventilators by 24 May. Nepal’s infection rate and the cases per million are the highest in the world (Yes, faster than India). The Indian variant B.1.617 COVID-19, which has taken its toll in Nepal, has far higher death rates than any other variants. And only 1% of the total population is vaccinated.
Kathmandu, the capital and the country’s most populous city, is the hardest-hit region of Nepal. All of Kathmandu’s hospital beds have been fully occupied for the last 4 weeks. The only way a patient can get a bed is after the occupant dies. Even worse, people are dying in home isolation without getting a chance to get proper health services.
Nepali students worldwide have collectively come under the banner of Student Coalition for Nepalto collect funds for organizations working tirelessly to ensure a timely supply of medical necessities in Nepal.
And they need YOUR help. WE need your help. What can you do?DONATE. Every penny, each cent, and each dollar counts.
Here are some news articles about the situation in the international media:
Almost everyone here knows someone who died of covid. I lost my two relatives and an uncle a week ago. All of my friends have someone in their family circle who’s currently fighting covid.
I know many lives will be lost in the coming weeks. But, we have to try our best. We have to give what we got. And we can’t do this without your help.
