The Ministry of Health & Population endorsed a guideline for Isolation Kit distribution. This guideline provides a guidance to local government to reduce the risk at home isolation.
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WHO recommends against the use of remdesivir in COVID-19 patients
Update: 20 November 2020 WHO has issued a conditional recommendation against the use of remdesivir in hospitalized patients, regardless of disease severity, as there is currently no evidence that remdesivir …
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Emergency Call to Action for Measles and Polio Outbreak Prevention and Response
UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) today issued an urgent call to action to avert major measles and polio epidemics as COVID-19 continues to disrupt immunization services worldwide, leaving millions of …
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Validation Protocol for COVID-19 Diagnostic Items, Nepal
RT-PCR Kits US-FDA approved and WHO listed or recommended kits will not require validation. CE-IVD approved/ Non-US-FDA approved/ Indigenous: Kits will require validation RNA Extraction US-FDA approved and WHO listed …
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National Testing-Guidelines for COVID-19 (Version 5), Nepal
The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) Nepal has revised the National Testing-Guidelines for COVID-19, Nepal. This is the 5th version of National Testing-Guideline. Essential readings List of Laboratories for …
Sandesh Regmi Pandemics are viral in nature, their onset initiates from animals and spreads to humans. Homo sapiens have had to endure numerous pandemics throughout history such as Plague of …
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Guideline for Operation of COVID-19 Temporary Hospitals 2077
The Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal has endorsed a Guideline for Operation of COVID-19 Temporary Hospitals at Local level- 2077.
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Health leaders call for greater investments in health; continued efforts and solidarity to combat pandemic in WHO South-East Asia Region
Bangkok – The Seventy-third Regional Committee Session of WHO South-East Asia Region began today with health leaders emphasising on greater investments for strengthening health systems and continued efforts and collaboration for …
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Countries in WHO South-East Asia Region sign declaration to fight COVID-19 as ONE
Bangkok – All Member countries of WHO South-East Asia Region today resolved to collectively fight COVID-19 and strengthen the Region’s response with better equipped health systems to deliver essential health services …