Public Health Update

Universal Health Coverage Day : Rise for our right to #HealthForAll On 12 December 2012, the United Nations unanimously endorsed a historic resolution urging all countries to accelerate progress toward universal health …

Health is a fundamental human right (Human Rights Day 2017) Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December – the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in …

Universal Health Coverage in Nepal (Presentations, Notes & Videos) Lecture 1 – “Universal Health Coverage vs. Free Health Services” by Prof. Dr Upendra Devkota Lecture 2 – “Universal Health Coverage …

International Volunteer Day & 14th National Female Community Health Volunteers’ Day International Volunteer Day (IVD) mandated by the UN General Assembly, is held each year on 5 December. It is viewed …

Female Community Health Volunteer (FCHV) Programme, Nepal Female Community Health Volunteer (FCHV) Programme, Nepal: The government initiated the Female Community Health Volunteer (FCHV) Programme in 2045/46 (1988/1989) in 27 districts …

Govt to implement second Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Plan in all 77 districts Dec 1, 2017-The government has approved a five-year plan on fighting malnutrition in the country which aims to drastically …

International Day of Persons with Disabilities 3 December 2017 International Day of Persons with Disabilities 3 December 2017: The annual observance of the International Day of Disabled Persons was proclaimed …

2.5 percent of total HIV-infected in Nepal are children under 4 KATHMANDU, Dec 1 Some 2.5 percent of the HIV-infected people in Nepal are children of up to four years. According …

World AIDS Day 2017 (WAD2017), Pokhara   World AIDS Day takes place on the 1st December each year.  In 2015, global leaders signed up to the Sustainable Development Goals, with the aim …