Overview The National Statistics Office (NSO), in partnership with UNICEF, has released the findings of the Nepal Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (NMICS) 2024–25, providing a comprehensive overview of the situation …
Maternal, Newborn and Child Health
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World Breastfeeding Week 2025: Invest in breastfeeding, invest in the future!
Overview The World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year in the first week of August, championed by WHO, UNICEF, Ministries of Health and civil society partners around the globe. It’s …
- Health Literacy, Health Education & PromotionMaternal, Newborn and Child HealthNational Plan, Policy & GuidelinesPublic Health Update
Handbook on Breastfeeding (For Pregnant Women and Lactating Mother)
Overview The Family Welfare Division, DOHS has released a new Informative Handbook on breastfeeding aimed at empowering pregnant women and new mothers with essential knowledge on breastfeeding. The primary goal …
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National Facilitation Guide for Intrapartum Care Program Implementation 2081
Overview The Family Welfare Division, Department of Health Services (DOHS), has released a new National Facilitation Guide on Intrapartum Care Services. The guideline aims to support health workers and service …
- Maternal, Newborn and Child HealthNational Plan, Policy & GuidelinesResearch & PublicationVaccine Preventable Diseases
Surveillance Manual and Clinical Management Protocol of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome / Japanese Encephalitis 2025
Overview The Government of Nepal, Ministry of Health and Population, Department of Health Services, Family Welfare Division, Teku, Kathmandu, has published a Protocol for the Clinical Management of Acute Encephalitis …
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International Day of the Midwife 2025: “Midwives: critical in every crisis”
Overview The International Day of the Midwife (IDM) is observed globally on 5th May to advocate for investment in quality midwifery care around the world, improving sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, …
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World Health Day 2025: Healthy beginnings, hopeful futures
Overview Every year, World Health Day on 7th April highlights a critical issue for global health. In 2025, it will kick off a year-long campaign on maternal and newborn health …
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World Birth Defects Day: Every Journey Matters!
World Birth Defects Day The World Birth Defects Day (WBDD) is observed on March 3 each year. WBDD unites stakeholders working in the field of birth defects, also known as …
- International Plan, Policy & GuidelinesMaternal, Newborn and Child HealthPublic Health Update
Strategic Framework for improving newborn and child health in the South-East Asia Region (2024–2030)
Overview The WHO South-East Asia Regional Strategic Framework for improving newborn and child health has been prepared to offer guidance to Member States (Bangladesh, Bhutan, the Democratic People’s Republic of …
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Birthing Center Service Sites in Nepal
Total registered Birthing Center Service Sites in Nepal: 2848functional: 2831 S.N. Name Province District Palika 1 OKHALDHUNGA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL_OKHALDHUNGA Koshi Province Okhaldhunga Siddhi Charan 2 FPAN_ DHANKUTA_DHANKUTA Koshi Province Dhankuta …