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74th UN Day 2019 A participant enjoying the battle rope exercise under instruction of Fitness instructor of Gymkhana fitness in the stall kept by the WHO in UN Day 2019. #UNDAY #2019 #SDGs #Globalgoals #Fitness #Goal5 #WHO #Health #Instructor #Exercise #Battlerope #...
UNIC, (2019)
74th UN Day 2019 On the occasion of UN day, WHO presenting the gym and fitness equipment's collaborating with Gymkhana Fitness focusing on Goal no 3 Good health and Well being. #UNDAY #2019 #WHO #SDGs #Goal5 #Health #Wellbeing #Fitness #Globalgoals #Lifestyle #Nutri...
UNIC, (2019)
Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Bagmati Province A plane arrives at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, with Nepal's first consignment of COVID-19 vaccine doses via COVAX. #COVID19...
WHO Nepal/ A. Maharjan, (2021)
Essential Reproductive Health Care to be Delivered to Conflict-Affected Populations It is recognized that reproductive health plays a critical role in the comprehensive development process. It will, however, take a long time to address these concerns nation-wide. “The project will address immediate reproductive health needs of women...
UNFPA, (2007)
Nutrition Handbook for Community Mobilisers This Handbook targets all professionals engaged in the improvement of the health and nutrition status of vulnerable households in Nepal; it is specifically tailored to Community Health Workers, Agricultural and Livestock Extensions Workers, Teachers ...
FAO, (2009)
Community-Based Therapeutic Care Feasibility Assessment Report The Community-Based Therapeutic Care (CTC) approach can possibly provide a cost-effective strategy for malnutrition rehabilitation in Nepal. The approach focuses on early identification and treatment through simple medical protocols and Ready-to-Use ...
UNICEF, (2007)
Joint Statement Of The External Development Partners In Health Regarding Critical And Growing Shortages Of Essential Medical Supplies In Nepal We the undersigned express our deepest concern at critical and growing shortages of essential and life-saving medicines and supplies at health care facilities across Nepal, as well as ongoing fuel supply issues that are severely impeding service deli...
WHO, UNICEF, UNAIDS, UNFPA, (2015)
Evaluation of Academic Detailing Programme on Childhood Diarrhoea Management by Primary Healthcare Providers in Banke District of Nepal Academic detailing, an educational interventionism, in which a trained healthcare professional visits clinicians in their offices to provide evidence-based information, has been used as a major tool to improve rational use of medicines since i...
WHO/UNICEF, (2013)
World Drug Report (2015) UNODC is pleased to present the findings of the World Drug Report 2015, based on the best available data and our long-standing research expertise in the many complex facets of drugs and crime. The World Drug Report presents a comprehensive annual ove...
UNODC, (2015)
Nepal: Flood 2017 Office of the Resident Coordinator Situation Report No. 4 (as of 21 August 2017) This report is produced by Office of the Resident Coordinator Nepal in collaboration with humanitarian partners and includes the preparedness and aid provided for the relief of the flood victims.As reported on 18th August, the Government of Nepal ha...
CFP-UNRCO, (2017)
United Nations Population Fund The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) strives to deliver a world in which every pregnancy is wanted, every birth is safe and every young person’s potential is fulfilled. Working on the ground in some 150 countries, UNFPA expands the possibilitie...
UNAIDS, UNFPA, (2015)
World Food Programme The World Food Programme (WFP) is the largest humanitarian agency tackling hunger worldwide. It has nearly 14 000 staff, who reach more than 90 million people with food assistance each year. WFP supports national and regional efforts to ensure food s...
UNAIDS, WFP, (2015)
World Health Organization The World Health Organization (WHO) plays a critical role within the United Nations system as the directing and coordinating authority for international health. Its wide-ranging remit involves providing leadership on increasingly complex global healt...
UNAIDS, WHO, (2015)
NEPAL: Diarrhoea Outbreak in Mid West and Far West Region (14 July, 2009) District Public Health Office confirms 103 diarrhoea related deaths in Jajarkot District from 1 May to 13 July 2009, and 25 diarrhoea related deaths in Rukum District from 29 June to 13 July, currently under investigation. District Line Agencies are ...
UNOCHA, (2009)
Mishri Mahat from Mahat Gaun Of Lalitpur District During The COVID-19 Pandemic A local woman from Mahat Gaun Of Lalitpur District named Mishri Mahat looking at the camera and smiling during the COVID-19 pandemic. #COVID19...
WHO Nepal/A.Maharjan, (2020)
Analytical Study of Basic Social Service in Nepal The level of human development in Nepal is among the lowest in the world, despite improvement seen in Education, health and other social services over the years. There has been little development which is inequitable as is reflected in the gender,cas...
UNICEF, (2006)
Solar to the rescue Powering snakebite treatment centres [YouTube] [Source URL]- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtrcSq8GwHQ&t=97s [Abstract] - In Nepal, an average of 20,000 cases of snakebite are reported annually, out of which 100 deaths are owing to attacks from venomous species. However, since many snakebite...
UNDP, (2018)
Community Partnerships Broaden Access to Maternal and Neonatal Health Care In Nepal, mountainous terrain, difficult weather conditions and the scarcity of roads are an obstacle for rural families in need of maternal or neonatal care. In regions where a single foot path winding its way through the mountains is all that conn...
UNICEF, (2003)
Nepal Earthquake 2015-Key Findings And Maps This report describes the impact of the 2015 earthquake throughout Central and Western Nepal (excluding the three districts of Kathmandu Valley) and provides an analysis to guide initial relief efforts. The report also provides maps and brief themati...
WFP, EU, NFSMS, (2015)
Success Factors for Women’s and Children’s Health Nepal has made significant progress in improving the health of women and children and is on track in 2013 to achieve Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 4 (to reduce child mortality) and 5A (to reduce maternal mortality). This review provided an oppo...
WHO, (2015)
Basic Health and its Sub-sectors in Far Western and Mid Western Region (4 July 2011) This map shows basic health and its sub sectors in Far western and Mid Western Region. It shows basic health sector coverage, infectious disease control service, health care service and health infrastructure. #PUBLICHEALTH #HEALTH #HEALTHCARE #DI...
UNRCHCO, (2011)
2016 Health SDG Profile: Nepal WHO A new summary measure of health service coverage, a composite service coverage index, is currently under development:16 indicators are derived from four main areas of work are reproductive, maternal,newborn and child health, infectious diseases,nonco...
WHO, (2016)
Multi-sector Nutrition Plan For Accelerated Reduction of Maternal and Child Under-nutrition in Nepal 2013-2017 Government of Nepal National Planning Commission 2012 Forty-one per cent of children in Nepal suffer from chronic malnutrition (DHS, 2011). The process of stunting occurs between the conception period and two years of age, and is irreversible afterwards. Furthermore, the population of Nepal, especially ...
GON, UN, (2012)
Nepal Political Economy Analysis Briefing Note : Factors That Shape The Prioritization And Allocation Of Resources For Reproductive, Maternal And Newbron Health Nepal has made some dramatic and rapid progress in Reproductive Maternal Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH), despite being a low income country with high levels of poverty, difficult geography, and conflict. The Total Fertility Rate fell from 4.6 birth...
UNICEF, (2015)
Humanitarian Crisis After the Nepal Earthquakes 2015: Initial Public Health Risk Assessment and Interventions, May 2015 The purpose of this public health risk assessment is to provide all health sector partners, including professionals of local and national authorities, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), donor agencies and United Nations agencies currently working ...
WHO, (2015)
Nepal MDGs acceleration Framework Improving Access to Sanitation A few years away from the deadline of 2015, the MDG Acceleration Framework (MAF), as conceived and endorsed by the United Nations (UN), aims at accelerating and sustaining progress towards the MDGs’ achievement at the national level. The strategic ap...
UNDP, GON, (2012)
An everyday family planning hero Family planning creates a world of possibilities for women. That’s what keeps Kabita trekking on hills to supply contraceptives in remote areas of Sudurpaschim Pradesh in Nepal. Video Quality: 720p HD Audio Quality: High Video Location: Sudurpa...
UNFPA, (2019)
Why comprehensive sexuality education is important Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is not just about sex. It's about relationships, gender, protecting one's health, well-being and dignity. All young people must be informed through CSE. And this must be guided by human rights. To strengthen ...
UNFPA, (2019)
Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices as Associated with Child Nutritional Status in Nepal Analysis of the Nepal Demographic Health Survey, 2011 This report is based on a further analysis study undertaken as a follow-up to the 2011 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS). Funding for the further analysis of the survey was provided by the European Union (EU), through the Regional Maternal a...
GON, UNICEF, European Union, (2011)
Nepal: Flood 2017 Office of the Resident Coordinator Situation Report No. 8 (as of 13 September 2017) The UN’s Central Emergency Response Fund has allocated US$4.8 million to flood response efforts in Nepal. To-date, over 1 million flood affected people have benefited from humanitarian assistance from 9 Clusters. Preparations for next week’s election...
UNRCO, (2017)
Nepal: Flood 2017 Office of the Resident Coordinator Situation Report No. 9 (as of 20 September 2017) Elections in Province 2 have contributed to a major slow down in relief activities. Combined humanitarian Clusters face a shortfall of US$32 million for flood response activities. This is the last Sit Rep that the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office(UN...
UNRCO, (2017)
Report of the Eighth Meeting of Health Secretaries of the Countries of WHO South-East Asia Region Kathmandu,Nepal, 16 – 18 April 2003 The Eighth meeting of the Health Secretaries was held in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 16-18 April 2003. The meeting reviewed the global threat posed by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and progress in the implementation of the Declaration on He...
WHO, (2003)
United Nations Children’s Fund Regional Office for South Asia GETTING TO THE ROOTS - Mobilizing community volunteers to combat Vitamin A Deficiency Disorders in Nepal For every child Health, Education, Equality, Protection ADVANCE HUMANITY Behind the endless vistas of its stunning Himalayan snow peaks lay a malady that had slithered around Nepal for centuries until the new millennium dawned. It tormented a number of people even though the symptom, common and ephemeral, was deemed an in...
UNICEF, (2003)
Assignment Report on Smallpox Eradication Programme in Nepal (WHO Project: SEARO 136) Reference: Dr. Lal, K.M. (1967). Assignment Report on Smallpox Eradication Programme in Nepal (WHO Project: SEARO 136), WHO. URL-http://apps.who.int/iris/ The writer visited Nepal from 17 to 26 December 1966 for the purpose of: (1) observing the ac...
WHO, (1967)
Assignment Report on The Training Programme for Auxiliary Health Workers in Nepal: The Role of The Auxiliary Health Workers' Training School, Kathmandu (WHO Project: Nepal 0021) Reference: Dr. Dowling, M.A.C. (1970). Assignment Report on The Training Programme for Auxiliary Health Workers in Nepal: The Role of The Auxiliary Health Workers' Training School, Kathmandu (WHO Project: Nepal 0021), WHO. URL-http://apps.who.int/iri...
WHO, (1970)
Bulletin of the World Health Organization - Medical Spending and Health Outcome in Nepal: Problems with Technology or its Distribution? Reference: Pokhrel, Subhash; Sauerborn, Rainer (2003). Bulletin of the World Health Organization - Medical Spending and Health Outcome in Nepal: Problems with Technology or its Distribution?, WHO. URL-http://apps.who.int/iris/ Notwithstanding the g...
WHO, (2003)
Bulletin of the World Health Organization - Cost-effectiveness of Cataract Surgery in a Public Health Eye Care Programme in Nepal Reference: Marseille, E. (1999). Bulletin of the World Health Organization - Cost-effectiveness of Cataract Surgery in a Public Health Eye Care Programme in Nepal, WHO. URL-http://apps.who.int/iris/ Programme planners and policy-makers are turning ...
WHO, (1996)
World Health Forum Vol. 16 - Community Financing for Essential Drugs in Nepal Reference: Chaulagai, Chet Nath. (1995). World Health Forum Vol. 16- Community Financing for Essential Drugs in Nepal, WHO. URL-http://apps.who.int/iris/ The Government of Nepal is committed to providing basic health services for all its citizens t...
WHO, (1995)
World Health Forum Vol. 8 - Primary Health Care in Hospitals Reference: Dickinson, J. G. (1987). Primary Health Care in Hospitals, WHO. URL-http://apps.who.int/iris/ A recent article in World Health Forum forcefully expressed the need for hospitals to be involved in primary health care and gave interesting e...
WHO, (1987)
Nepal Earthquake, Health Cluster Bulletin #1, 25 April to 3 May 2015 More than 1000 doctors, nurses and paramedics deployed to provide medical care in support of existing health system. Critical shortage of supplies reported by hospitals across the country. Approximately 14 000 injured as a result of the quake. Injuri...
WHO, Health Cluster, (2015)
Bugs, Drugs & Smoke Since the World Health Organization (WHO) was founded in 1948, the world has changed dramatically and so too has its health. But while some scourges (e.g. small- pox and polio) have subsided, others have made a comeback (e.g. tuberculosis) and fright...
WHO, (2012)
Health Related Quality Of Life Of Women Suffering From Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Before And 9 To 11 Months After Surgical Interventions The current study on health related quality of life of women suffering from Pelvic Organ Prolapse before and 9 to 11 months after surgical intervention was conducted at two points in time. In 2011, a Baseline study was conducted which analysed inform...
UNFPA, (2013)
Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women Empowered women contribute to the health and productivity of whole families and communities and to improved prospects for the next generation. Therefore, it is very critical to empower and capacitate women in general and poor women from the discrimin...
UNFPA, (2007)
Nepal: Flood 2017 Office of the Resident Coordinator Situation Report No. 1 (as of 14 August 2017) The National Emergency Operations Centre has reported that 66 people are known to have died, 35 people remain missing and 35 have been injured.The full extent of the disaster is not yet known. Many affected areas remain inaccessible dueto damaged roa...
UNRC, (2017)
Nepal Earthquake, Health Cluster Bulletin #2, 04 – 10 May 2015 · A third health sub-cluster - on Injury Rehabilitation has been established. · Disease surveillance in all highly affected districts has been enhanced. · No communicable disease outbreaks have been reported. · 26 hospitals (3 completely and 23 parti...
WHO, Health Cluster, (2015)
Nepal Earthquake, Health Cluster Bulletin #3, 11 -17 May 2015 Not all geographical areas, especially Village District Committees in northern areas, have been covered by health services.Addressing health workers’ emerging needs for shelter, food and psychosocial support remains an important priority. Ongoing eff...
WHO, Health Cluster, (2015)
Country Cooperation Strategy at a Glance Nepal has made progress in raising the health status of its citizens. Under-five mortality has been reduced by 73% and infant mortality by 67%. Similarly, maternal mortality has been reduced by 76% between the period of 1996 and 2014. The immunizatio...
WHO, (2016)
POSITIVE PROTECTION TRAINING MANUAL – PARTICIPANT’S HANDBOOK Tremendous effort has been made by Nepal’s government, civil society organizations and development partners to combat HIV through the National HIV/AIDS Strategy 2011–2016. This strategy guided the national response to HIV/AIDS by embracing principles...
UNDP, (2016)
Nepal Earthquake 2015 A Socio-demographic Impact study ( With reference to 14 most affected districts) The April 25 earthquake in Nepal and the subsequent aftershocks resulted in losses not only in terms of lives and physical infrastructures but also of historical, social, cultural and economic aspects of the country and its population. Thirty-one out...
The Central Department of Population Studies TU, (2016)
Training of Health Manpower in Nepal - Assignment Report (WHO Project: NEP HMD 001) Reference: Dr. Begbie, G. H. (1975). Assignment Report - Training of Health Manpower in Nepal, WHO. URL-http://apps.who.int/iris/ The terms of reference of the assignment were: (1) to advice the Dean of the Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University...
WHO, (1975)
Promoting Agriculture, Health, and Alternative Livelihoods (PAHAL) Nepal has made substantial strides toward reducing its overall poverty rate. However, many people, especially those living in the Middle Hill and Mountain regions,continue to struggle with food insecurity and poor nutrition. In the remote and rugged ...
UN, (2016)
Water, Sanitation and Hygiene in Health Care Facilities: Status in Low- And Middle-Income Countries And Way Forward Adequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) are essential components of providing basic health services. The provision of WASH in health care facilities serves to prevent infections and spread of disease, protect staff and patients, and uphold the ...
WHO, UNICEF, (2015)
Further Analysis Of 2011 Nepal Demographic And Health Survey On Tobacco Data The National Health Policy 1991 of the Ministry of Health and Population of the Government of Nepal aims to extend the primary health care system to the rural population so that they benefit from modern medical facilities and trained health care prov...
GON, (2013)
Addressing Outstanding Humanitarian Needs in Nepal: A Shared Effort And Responsibility (19 August 2015) Marking the World Humanitarian Day, aid community in Nepal saluted contributions made by good‐willed individuals and communities themselves to saving lives and alleviating the suffering in the aftermath of the back-to-­back earthquakes.The response l...
UN, (2015)
UNICEF NEPAL WASH PROGRAMME (2018-2022) Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) is at the centre of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda with a distinct sector Goal (SDG 6) and its corresponding targets. Achievement of SDG targets 6.1 and 6.2 will contribute to a number of other g...
UNICEF, (2018)
A PROFILE OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN NEPAL NEPAL MICS 2014 FURTHER ANALYSIS REPORT ON ADOLESCENTS In an increasingly globalized and connected world, Nepali adolescents face a number of key and unique challenges to realize their full potential. Based on findings from the latest round of the Nepal Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS), this rep...
UNICEF, (2016)
UNESCO-IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION Quality of ground water is becoming an emerging issue in the water supply and health sectors. The ground water in the past was considered safe for drinking purpose but now it came to be known that many shallow tube wells contain arsenic at concentra...
UNESCO, (2008)
Assignment Report on Strengthening of Health Services, Nepal Reference: Dr Coates W.H., (1971). Assignment Report on Strengthening of Health Services, Nepal(WHO Project: NEPAL 0003), WHO. URL-http://apps.who.int/iris/ Assistance to the WHO project Nepal 0003, " Training of Health Assistants", commenced in Jun...
WHO, (1971)
Assignment Report on Health Laboratory Services, Nepal Reference: Dr Henderson R.J. (1971). Assignment Report on Health Laboratory Services, Nepal (WHO Project: SEARO 0159), WHO. URL-http://apps.who.int/iris/ In consultation with the national authority, (1) to collect relevant data concerning the organiz...
WHO, (1971)
Health Planning and Programming in Nepal - Assignment Report (WHO Project: NEP SHS 005) Reference: Nguyen, Van C. (1976). Health Planning and Programming in Nepal - Assignment Report (WHO Project: NEP SHS 005), WHO. URL-http://apps.who.int/iris/ The lack of accurate and relevant information needed for planning and evaluation of health s...
WHO, (1976)
Strengthening of Health Services in Nepal - Assignment Report, WHO Project: NEP SHS 001 (Nepal 0021) Reference: Tewari, T. R. (1975). Strengthening of Health Services in Nepal - Assignment Report, WHO Project: NEP SHS 001 (Nepal 0021), WHO. URL-http://apps.who.int/iris/ While the Health Planning Unit in the Ministry of Health has become operational,...
WHO, (1975)
UNDAF District Profiles: Education, Health, Overview Graphics Highlights: 1. Service delivery 2. Reported HIV-positive cases 3. Primary Health Care Centres 4. Health Posts 5. Institutions 6. Private Clinics #Health ...
UNRCHCO, (2013)
Obstetric Fistula Every day, almost 800 women die from pregnancy complications. For every woman who dies, 20 or more are injured or disabled. One of the most serious injuries of childbearing is obstetric fistula, a hole in the birth canal, caused by prolonged, obstruc...
UNFPA, (2011)
Statement on The International Day to End Obstetric Fistula by Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin, United Nations Under-Secretary-General an Executive Director Of UNFPA, The United Nations Population Fund The theme of this year International Day to End Obstetric Fistula Tracking Fistula Transforming Lives,reflects an important step forward in eradicating this preventable condition,which affects an estimated two million women and girls To treat fistula...
UNFPA, (2014)
Promoting The Health Of Left-Behind Children Of Asian Labour Migrants: Evidence For Policy And Action Despite the political discourse on migration becoming an important issue in the global development agenda, the mental and physical health implications for left-behind children of migrant workers have received less attention. And the current evide...
IOM, MPI, (2015)
WFP Nepal Country Brief The Country Programme (CP) supports the Government of Nepal in enhancing the food and nutrition security of vulnerable communities and increasing resilience to disasters.The CP covers four areas: 1. Livelihoods creation provides seasonal employment ...
WFP, (2016)
Assignment Report on Medical Education (Anaesthesiology) in Nepal Reference: Dr Burtles R. (1974). Assignment Report on Medical Education (Anaesthesiology) in Nepal, Nepal (WHO Project: NEPAL 0021), WHO. URL-http://apps.who.int/iris/ The writer is happy to acknowledge the great help afforded him by Dr B.R. Baidya, ...
WHO, (1974)
Assignment Report on Occupational Health Programme, Nepal Reference: Dr Christensen Herbert E.(1974). Assignment Report on Occupational Health Programme, Nepal (WHO Project: NEPAL 0021), WHO. URL-http://apps.who.int/iris/ The writer would like to acknowledge the invaluable assistance received from the offic...
WHO, (1974)
Hospital and Health Centre Design in Nepal - Assignment Report, WHO Project: NEP SHS 001 (Nepal 0021) Reference: Cordes, J. A. (1970). Hospital and Health Centre Design in Nepal - Assignment Report, WHO Project: NEP SHS 001 (Nepal 0021), WHO. URL-http://apps.who.int/iris/ The terms of reference for the assignment covered the following aspects: (1) to...
WHO, (1975)
International Organization for Migration Nepal Mission Overview - January 2018 Established in 1951, IOM is the leading inter-governmental organization field of migration and works closely with governmental,intergovernmental and non-governmental partners. With 169 member states,a further 8 states holding observer status and 393 ...
IOM, (2018)
Rapid Situation and Response Assessment of Drugs and HIV in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka Injecting drug use (opioids and pharmaceuticals) and HIV associated with injecting drug users (IDUs), has diffused rapidly in the South Asian region. Further, the sexual transmission of HIV from the IDUs to their non-injecting sexual partners has bee...
UNODC, (2008)
Nepal–WHO, Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS), 2018–2022 The Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) that provides a country-specific medium-term strategic vision for the World Health Organization’s cooperation with Member States, and outlines the collaborative agenda between the government and the Organization...
GON, WHO, (2018)
Maternal Mortality Maternal mortality has become one of the leading causes for the death of women in Nepal. Various factors are responsible for the occurrence of maternal mortality, specially among adolescent girls. Nepal has achieved impressive progress in reducing ma...
UN, (2017)
Dolakha District Food Security Bulletin The district was affected by the 25 April earthquake and major aftershock on 12 May (with the epicenter in Dolakha), with severe impact on livelihood activities, like agriculture, livestock, tourism, and infrastructure (hydropower/road construction)....
GoN, WFP, (2015)
Nepal Earthquake WASH Response Dashboard : Summary Of Kabhrepalanchok: 07/01/2015 Highlights: 1. All of 90 VDCs have a focal point agency and WASH programs ongoing with 17 WASH Cluster partners present. 2. 18,016 people have benefited from approx. 29,029 hygiene kits. Estimated Caseload: 145,512 (12% reached). 3. 30,976 people ...
GoN, WC/UN, (2015)
UNICEF Humanitarian Action NEPAL in 2009 Following 10 years of Maoist-inspired conflict, the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Accord on 21 November 2006 marked a new phase in Nepal’s social, political, and economic development. Despite a certain degree of political progress during 2007, t...
UNICEF, (2009)
Migration of Health Workers from Nepal There are many factors, both push factors and pull factors that are responsible for the migration of the health workers mostly from the development countries. Nepal experiences inequitable distribution and migration of health workers leading to criti...
ILO, European Union, (2017)
Bulletin of the World Health Organization - Modelling the Effectiveness of Financing Policies to Address Underutilization of Children’s Health Services in Nepal Reference: Pokhrel, Subhash; Hidayat, Budi; Flessa, Steffen; Sauerborn, Rainer (2002). Bulletin of the World Health Organization - Modelling the Effectiveness of Financing Policies to Address Underutilization of Children’s Health Services in Nepal, W...
WHO, (2005)
Present Status and Future Plans for the Smallpox Eradication Programme in Nepal Reference: Dr. Shrestha, P. N. (1972). Present Status and Future Plans for the Smallpox Eradication Programme in Nepal, WHO. URL-http://apps.who.int/iris/ The Smallpox Eradication Programme (SEP) is a special prject in the Department of Health Servic...
WHO, (1972)
Radiation Protection in Kathmandu (Nepal) Reference: Mr Rao I.S. Sundara, (1977). Radiation Protection in Kathmandu (Nepal),(WHO Project: NEP HSD 001), WHO. URL-http://apps.who.int/iris/ The term of reference of the assignment were; To assess the current situation with regard to the nature o...
WHO, (1977)
Self-Medication and its Impact on Essential Drugs Schemes in Nepal : A Socio-Cultural Research Project Reference: Kafle Kumud K., Gartoulla Ritu P., (1993). Self-Medication and its Impact on Essential Drugs Schemes in Nepal : A Social-Cultural Research Project, Nepal, WHO. URL-http://apps.who.int/iris/ The overall objectives of the study were to gathe...
WHO, (1993)
Urban Community Health Volunteers Reference: Chaulagai Chet Nath, (1993). Urban Community Health Volunteers, Nepal, WHO. URL-http://apps.who.int/iris/ This work was supported financially by the International Nepal Fellowship, formerly the Shinning Community Health Project. The author...
WHO, (1993)
2014 Annual Results Report: Health Overall, 2014 was a year of marking progress towards meeting global goals for reducing child mortality. Under-5 mortality has declined at a faster rate than at any other time during the past two decades, and among the poor in all regions. The global ...
UNICEF, (2014)
Emergency health action in Nepal- WHO Emergency and Humanitarian Action (EHA) Newsletter - Issue XI, April 2007 Transition and complexity are key terms that could be used to describe the current public health scenario in the country. Despite new conflict patterns along ethno-caste lines, Nepal appears to be moving towards a post-conflict scenario. Policy maker...
WHO, (2007)
Expanding Health-Care Access in the United States This paper focuses on the ways in which women in the United States are impacted by the 2010 passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (usually referred to as ACA or ‘Obamacare’). The ACA’s three main goals of expanding access, increas...
UNWOMEN, (2015)
SDGs in Nepal Goal 3 : Info-graphics Where do Nepal’s seven provinces stand in terms of each of the Sustainable Development Goals? This series of infographics developed by United Nations Nepal in partnership with Nepal in Data and published in the Republica national daily, illustrates h...
UNDP, (2018)
Sani News: Vol. 2 Issue 2 (April-June 2013) Chris Williams, Executive Director (ED) of Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council (WSSCC) and Mark Willis, Global Sanitation Fund (GSF) Program Manager (PM) visited Sindhupalchowk on May 15 2013 to observe the sanitation movement and...
UNHABITAT, (2013)
Sexual and Reproductive Health of Adolescents and Youth in Nepal: Trends and Determinants Further Analysis of the 2011 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey This report presents findings from a further analysis study undertaken as part of the follow-up to the 2011 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS). It documents levels and trends in key indicators of sexual and reproductive health among adolesce...
USAID, UKAID, UNFPA, New ERA, MoHP, (2013)
Migration Health Center An IOM medical practitioner shares a light moment with a migrant child vising IOM migration health center. IOM Nepal provides support to the Government of Nepal and Nepali migrants both in terms of access to high-quality health services and promote e...
IOM, (2018)
National Guidelines on Prevention, Management and Control of Dengue in Nepal Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has rapidly spread in many countries worldwide in recent years. In Nepal, dengue is a rapidly emerging disease. Endemic across most provinces, dengue incidence has increased in recent years largely due to...
GON/WHO, (2019)
Emergency Nutrition Contingency Planning: IASC Nutrition Cluster Meeting Hotel Summit (13 April 2011) Highlights: 1. To ensure timely and effective humanitarian response to nutritional needs during an emergency to minimize mortality and morbidity of the population and increase in malnutrition among children under five, lactating and pregnant women...
UNICEF, (2011)
Comparison of Two Azithromycin Distribution Strategies for Controlling Trachoma in Nepal In 1996, WHO initiated the GET 2020 programme (Global Elimination of Trachoma by the year 2020) and declared that high priority should be given to trachoma control in Nepal. The 1981 Nepal Blindness Survey found trachoma to be the second leading caus...
WHO, (2001)
The Thirty-First Session of WHO South-East Asia Advisory Committee on Health Research In 1959, the World Health Assembly established the WHO Global Advisory Committee on Medical Research (ACMR). This Committee was mandated to review the WHO research programme and advise the Director-General on WHO research polices and priorities. The ...
WHO, (2009)
WHO Country Cooperation Strategy Nepal Based on the guidance of the WHO corporate strategy as presented by the Director-General to the 105th session of the WHO Executive Board, a series of country missions have been initiated in the WHO South-East Asia Region. The purpose of these miss...
WHO, (2000)
Millennium Development Goals - Needs Asessment For Nepal Since Nepal's endorsement of the Millennium Declaration in 2000, the government has committed itself to making the necessary efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals MDGs by 2015. As the medium term strategy and implementation plan to achi...
GoN, UNDP, (2006)
TRADE WINDS OF CHANGE WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS ON THE RISE IN SOUTH ASIA Background country study-Nepal June 2016 Women empowerment is an important development agenda. The increasing realization that ensuring women participation in economic activities leads to improved development outcomes has raised the profile of this agenda; it has been owned by both national...
UNDP, (2016)
Addressing the Attitudes of Service Providers: Increasing Access to Professional Midwifery Care in Nepal Increasing access to professional care during labour and delivery is the central strategy in Nepal’s commitment to reducing its maternal mortality ratio. This paper outlines a number of complementary interventions used by the Nepal Safer Motherhood P...
UNICEF, (2008)
Health Facility Mapping Survey 2009/2010 The application of field and objectives of a GIS can be varied,and concerned a great number of questions linking social and physical problems. GIS is being used by different sectors where there exists spatial reference and correlation. As health is l...
GoN, SAIPAL, WHO, (2010)
Supplemental Information to Nepal Earthquake SitRep 19 1.23 May 2015: Who, What Where at Village Development committee (VDC) level. Click​ here for the interactive Who, What, Where mapping tool​ This map shows Who, What, Where information, complied by each cluster, detailing the agencies operating in ...
UNOCHA, (2015)
Development of Health Services in Nepal Reference: Dr Kozlov I.M., (1977). Development of Health Services in Nepal, Nepal (WHO Project: Nep HSD 001), WHO. URL-http://apps.who.int/iris/ In 1970, zonal health offices were established in five of the 14 zones. Standard lists of drugs and equip...
WHO, (1977)
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