Public Health Update

World Health Day World Health Day, celebrated on 7 April every year to mark the anniversary of the founding of the World Health Organization, provides us with a unique opportunity …

The RED strategy ‘Reaching Every District’ (RED) is the name given to a strategy of district capacity building to address common obstacles to increasing immunization coverage, with a focus on planning and …

Autism is a lifelong neurological condition that manifests during early childhood, irrespective of gender, race or socio-economic status. The term Autism Spectrum refers to a range of characteristics. Appropriate support, …

Tuberculosis (TB) remains as a public health problem in Nepal, as it is responsible for ill health among thousands of people each year. TB also ranks as the sixth leading cause …

World TB Day, falling on March 24th each year, is designed to build public awareness that tuberculosis today remains an epidemic in much of the world, causing the deaths of …

World Water Day, on 22 March every year, is about taking action to tackle the water crisis. Today, there are over 663 million people living without a safe water supply …

World Oral Health Day (WOHD) is commemorated annually on 20 March in order to support the improvement of oral health world wide. WOHD focused to highlight the importance of oral …

Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) is a public health problem in Nepal. Nepal conducted LF mapping in 2001 and 2005 and remapping in 2012 by using ICT (Immunochromatography Test card) which revealed …

Early Warning Reporting System (EWARS) is a hospital-based sentinel surveillance system currently operational in 40 hospitals throughout Nepal. EWARS is designed to complement the country’s Health Management Information System (HMIS) …

World Kidney Day – 9 March 2017  “Kidney Disease & Obesity. Healthy Lifestyle for Healthy Kidneys”.  An opportunity to make a significant impact on kidney health awareness and disease prevention  …