EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Nepal’s nearly 50,000 FCHVs have served as an important source of information for their communities, a link with government health services and a source of direct services in a number of important areas. ...

Executive Summary: Despite a number of targeted interventions, anemia still poses a huge challenge by ruling one-third Nepalese women as anemic. According to Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2006 and 2011, Anemia ...

Background: Maternal mortality remains one of the biggest public health problems in Nepal. Lack of access to basic maternal healthcare, difficult geographical terrain, poorly developed transportation and communication ...

Background: Stone taps, locally called 'Dhungedhara" were used as the only means for drinking and other domestic uses before the city water supply system established. High population growth in Kathmandu valley is increasing ...

Background: Air pollution is growing problem in the world. In urban areas, air pollution is caused due to the increasing use of fossil fuels. Studies have shown that air pollution has a proven linkage with the human health ...

Background: In Nepal drinking water quality is appeared as a great public health concern because is major risk factor for high incidence of diarrheal diseases in Nepal. Water pollution is important and serious issue due ...

Fact sheet A nation-wide study was conducted to assess the preparedness and readiness of the Government of Nepal (GoN) designated Hospital-running-COVID Clinics to respond to COVID-19 pandemic. A cross-sectional study was ...