-By Nepal government, Ministry of Population and Health, ...box">Health Service Department, Family Health Section. Location: Teku, Kathmandu.
Contents include:
- Current situation in Nepal regarding postnatal care and family planning.
-Nepal Maternal Mortality and Morbidity study.
-Benefits of Postnatal family planning.
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Nepal has only recently started its journey on the path to an integrated response to the challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Despite this, it is notable that the ...ighlight medbox">Nepal Health Sector Strategy Plan (HSSP)-2 mentions growing antibiotic resistanceas a public health challenge.
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The FCHV program focuses on family planning, maternal/neonatal and child health.
Vitamin A distribution program. The activity of FCHV is contri...buting to Nepal’s goal of reducing the total fertility rate and under five mortality and maternal mortality rates.
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The aim of this report is to: (1) synthesize the findings from selected maternal and newborn related studies in Nepal conducted during 2011-2014, (2) identify areas ...ht medbox">of improvement in existing interventions, and (3) recommend possible strategies to fulfill such gaps.
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Government of Nepal has an obligation to ensure availability of affordable and high quality basi...c health care services to its population
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Neonatal mortality is a major challenge in reducing child mortality rates in Nepal. Despite efforts by the Government of ...highlight medbox">Nepal, data from the last three demographic and health surveys show a rise in the contribution of neonatal deaths to infant and child mortality. The Government of Nepal has implemented community-based programs that were piloted and then scaled up based on lessons learned. These programs include, but are not limited to ensuring safe motherhood, birth preparedness package, community-based newborn care package, and integrated management of childhood illnesses. Despite the implementation of such programs on a larger scale, their effective coverage is yet to be achieved. Health system challenges included an inadequate policy environment, funding gaps, inadequate procurement, and insufficient supplies of commodities, while human resource management has been found to be impeding service delivery. Such bottlenecks at policy, institutional and service delivery level need to be addressed incorporating health information in decision-making as well as working in partnership with communities to facilitate the utilization of available services.
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