Executive Summary: This is the first round of the Integrated Bio-Behavioral Survey (IBBS) conducted among 360 migrant workers in five districts of Kaski, Palpa, Syangja, Kapilbastu and Gulmi in Western development region ...

Executive Summary Background: Traditional medicine is widely used in treatment, diagnosis, prevention, cure, and management of many health problems. Globally, traditional medicines are easily accessible, assessable, ...

Background: Environmental health is a multi sector activity which covers numbers of environmental related sector linking with public health. In the context of Nepal, Environmental Health problems covers Water, Waste water, ...

Executive Summary: Scientific evidence has established correlations between STI and HIV/AIDS, and studies carried out in Nepal have shown a higher than average prevalence of STIs and HIV/AIDS among female sex workers (FSWs), ...

Background: Ischaemic heart disease is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the world. The burden of this disease in Nepal and India is huge. With large burden of ischaemic heart disease in Nepal, a ...

Introduction: Health policy of social inclusion: The Nepal Health Sector Programme (2004-2010)- is basically aimed at providing priority access to poor and vulnerable groups on a continued and sustainable fashion. ...

Introduction: Nation has taken the steps to reduce the maternal and infant morbidity and mortality rate by implementing the policy of Skilled Birth Attendant (SBA) in Nepal. The high number of maternal death is due to poor ...

According to WHO, nearly 52 percent deaths and 38 percent of diseases burden in South East Asia Region (SEAR) are related to noncommunicable diseases(NCDs). Particularly, cardiovascular disorders, cancer, diabetes mellitus ...

Background: This study “The Role of Civil Society in Human Resources for Health” is one of six research reports on “Barriers to Effective Policy Implementation and Management of Human Resources for Health in ...