Why Nepal’s climate crisis is also a public-health emergency

The Bhotekoshi flood shows why Nepal’s climate crisis must also be understood as a public-health crisis.

The immediate priority after the Bhotekoshi flood on August 26 was understandably rescue and emergency medical care. Yet the latest reporting from Rasuwa and Nuwakot shows that the public-health consequences are continuing: damaged roads and bridges have made hospitals difficult to reach, pregnant women have faced interruptions in antenatal and delivery care, displaced families remain in temporary shelters, and essential medicines and routine services have been strained.