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Vacancy Announcement for M&E Coordinator- ASCEND Nepal,Crown Agent

Crown Agents is a high impact social enterprise passionate about transforming the future for millions of people. Since our creation in 1833 we have worked across the globe to improve public services and drive economic growth. Our expertise is finding new solutions to difficult problems for clients in the areas of health, governance, economic growth, humanitarian action and supply chain services. We work with and train leaders at local, national and international level to achieve lasting change drawing on our insight and experience.

Accelerating the Sustainable Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (ASCEND Nepal)

Position: M&E Coordinator

Accelerating the Sustainable Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (ASCEND), is funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID). The objective of ASCEND is to achieve progress towards the 2020 NTD roadmap targets for the targeted NTDs across priority countries and to strengthen elements of the national health systems which are required for sustainable NTD control and elimination. The Programme will focus on five NTDs: lymphatic filariasis, onchocerciasis, schistosomiasis, visceral leishmaniasis, and trachoma.

This is a fixed term contract position [Up to December 2021]

The position will report to the LF Project Coordinator, MOHP/VBDRTC and Director at Vector Borne Disease Research and Training Center (VBDRCT),Hetauda on operational and day-to-day management aspects. H/she will be based in VBDRTC, Hetauda and his/her main responsibilities include but not limited to:

Support to manage all Lymphatic filarial (LF) endemicity mapping and Morbidity Mapping and Disability Prevention (LF MMDP) related data which are retrieved from ongoing Monitoring and Evaluation(M&E) activities for the ASCEND Nepal programme.

Major responsibilities 

Under the direction of the Project Coordinator and Director, VBDRTC, the M&E coordinator will:

  • Provide support in program planning, implementation, reporting and monitoring of ASCEND supported LF endemicity mapping and LF MMDP activities
  • Collect and manage baseline information from reliable sources to be required for implementation of LF endemicity mapping and LF MMDP activities
  • Prepare list of sampling unit and sample population for LF endemicity mapping using software (Survey Builder Tool)
  • Work closely with field team for collecting information related to mapping and LF MMDP activities and prepare up to date information sheet for regular monitoring
  • Compile and analyze monitoring data related to LF endemicity mapping and LF MMDP activities
  • Work closely with ASCEND team, EDCD and VBDRTC for activity implementation and reporting 
  • Support VBDRTC team to prepare workplan, monitoring plan and training activities. 
  • Ensure field team have using standard monitoring tools/template and follow guidelines to collect information and assure the quality of data collected in field
  • Provide continuous support to field team for using proper M&E tools
  • Prepare and compile district-wise monitoring data including all LF mapping and LF MMDP related detail information
  • Support VBDRCT team for coordination at province, district and local level for smooth implementation of LF mapping and LF MMDP activities
  • Make field visits to the implementation units and local levels to support implementation of M&E activities
  • Ensure data entry of all LF endemicity and LF MMDP related data completed on time, updated and provide technical support to VBDRCT team for report writing as may be required
  • Clean and process monitoring data, and submit data to ASCEND and VBDRTC on time
  • Assist to disseminate analyzed data to VBDRCT, ASCENDteam, and EDCD for review of the project planning and improvement
  • Trackinputs provided to each programme implementation Units (IU)
  • Manage electronic and hard copies of all LF mapping and LF MMDP monitoring data and other pertinent data and reports, and keep their inventories
  • Other works as requested by the supervisor and ASCEND data manager

Requirements

  • A master’s degree in Public Health/ Sociology/Statistics/Population Studies or related field with minimum of 5 years of experience in MEL preferably in NTDs with international development organizations, bilateral or multilateral donors and or with Nepal’s health sector
  • -Or a bachelor’s degree in Public health with 7 years of experience in the MEL in the government system
  • Must have excellent knowledge on government health delivery system especially in NTDs
  • Must have demonstrated experience using Microsoft Office products, including Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, as well as with SPSS, EPI info or other analytical statistical tools
  • -Good analytical and report writing skills in Nepali and English;
  • Excellent verbal commands in the presentation of reports in Nepali and English;
  • Willing to work in the team spirit and diverse working conditions;
  • Willing to travel in the remote areas of Nepal. 

How to apply

Interested candidate should submit their updated CV along with application in Info.asia@ascend.crownagents.com

Apply before: 29 July, 2020

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Independent evaluation of global COVID-19 response announced

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Independent evaluation of global COVID-19 response announced

WHO Director-General announced the initiation of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR) to evaluate the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In remarks to WHO Member States, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the Panel will be co-chaired by former Prime Minister of New Zealand Helen Clark and former President of Liberia Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Prime Minister Clark went to on lead the United Nations Development Programme and President Sirleaf is a recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.Operating independently, they will choose other Panel members as well as members of an independent secretariat to provide support. 

“Prime Minister Clark and President Sirleaf were selected through a process of broad consultation with Member States and world experts. I cannot imagine two more strong-minded, independent leaders to help guide us through this critical learning process.” said Dr. Tedros in his speech.

At the historic 73rd World Health Assembly in May, Member States adopted a landmark resolution that called on WHO to initiate an independent and comprehensive evaluation of the lessons learned from the international health response to COVID-19.

“This is a time for self-reflection, to look at the world we live in and to find ways to strengthen our collaboration as we work together to save lives and bring this pandemic under control,” said Dr Tedros. “The magnitude of this pandemic, which has touched virtually everyone in the world, clearly deserves a commensurate evaluation.”   

Dr Tedros proposed that a Special Session of the Executive Board be called in September to discuss the Panel’s progress. In November the Panel will present an interim report at the resumption of the World Health Assembly.

In January 2021, the Executive Board will hold its regular session, where the Panel’s work will be further discussed; and in May of next year, at the World Health Assembly, the panel will present its substantive report.

The Director-General noted that the Independent Oversight and Advisory Committee for the WHO Health Emergencies Programme will also continue its existing work.

“Even as we fight this pandemic, we must be readying ourselves for future global outbreaks and the many other challenges of our time such as antimicrobial resistance, inequality and the climate crisis,” said Dr Tedros. “COVID-19 has taken so much from us. But it is also giving us an opportunity to break with the past and build back better.” 

9 July 2020, News release, Geneva, Switzerland

 

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Nepal Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019 (NMICS 2019): Key findings

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Nepal Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019 (NMICS 2019): Key findings

The Central Bureau of Statistics has released the key findings of the Nepal Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (NMICS) 2019, conducted by the Government of Nepal with technical and financial support from UNICEF.

The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) is an international household survey programme developed and supported by UNICEF. MICS is designed to collect estimates of key indicators that are used to assess the situation of children and women. Over the past 20 years MICS has evolved to respond to changing data needs, expanding from 28 indicators in the first round to 200 indicators in the current sixth round, and becoming a key source of data on child protection, early childhood education, and a major source of data on child health and nutrition.

Nepal Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS 2014) Final Report

Nepal MICS 2019 (NMICS 2019) was conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) from May to November 2019 as a part of sixth-round of the global MICS household program, with the technical and financial support from United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Nepal.

NMICS 2019 provides valuable information and the latest evidence on the situation of children and women in Nepal. The survey presents data from an equity perspective by indicating disparities by sex, province, location, education, household wealth, functional limitation and other characteristics.

Nepal MICS 2019 (NMICS 2019)

The NMICS 2019 is a national survey of 12,800 households, of which 14,805 women aged 15-49, 5,501 men aged 15-49, 6,658 mothers/caretakers of children under-five years, and 7,792 mothers/caretakers of children 5-17 years were interviewed. In addition, water quality testing for E. coli and arsenic was performed in 2,536 households.

Key Findings of NMICS 2019

Child mortality

  • Over the period of last five years, 2014-2019, the infant mortality rate in Nepal has decreased from 33 to 25 (deaths per 1,000 live births), and the under-five mortality rate has also significantly declined for the same period from 38 to 28. Similarly, the neonatal mortality rate also declined from 23 to 16. 
  • While comparing at provincial level, Sudurpashchim Province has reported the highest neonatal mortality rate of 25 deaths while Bagmati Province has reported the lowest, 9 deaths. Similarly, Province 5 has reported the highest Infant mortality rate of 35 deaths and the lowest is reported in Province 2, 15 deaths. Province 5 has also reported the highest Under-five mortality rate of 40 deaths while Province 2 and Bagmati Province has reported lowest 19 deaths.

Access to electricity and telephone

  • 89.9% of household members have access to electricity in Nepal. Gandaki Province reported the highest of 98.9%, while Karnali Province reported the lowest of 44.9%.
  • Nationwide, 96.2% of households have a telephone (fixed line or mobile phone) while that of Bagmati province was reported the highest (98.0%) and the lowest (93.6%) in Karnali province.

Nepal Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS 2014) Final Report

Access to mass media and use of information/communication technology

  • 4.1%  of women aged 15–49 years who, at least once a week, read a newspaper or magazine, listen to the radio, and watch television as compared to 12.9% of men of the same age.
  • One out of every two (51.1%) household have reported to have access to internet by any device, which indicates the significant use of internet at home.
  • Among the women age 15- 49 years, 79.3% reported that they own a mobile phone and 92.4% reported using it during the last 3 months. Similarly, among men of age 15-49 years 91.4% reported to have own a mobile phone and 96.8 % have used it during the last 3 months.

Tobacco and alcohol use

  • In Nepal, 6.1 % of women and 45.2 % of men aged 15–49 years have reported that they had smoked cigarettes or used other (smoked or smokeless) tobacco products at any time during the last one month.
  • 2.2% of women had smoked a whole cigarette as compared to 5.5% of men before the age of 15 years.
  • 9.1% of women aged 15–49 years had at least one alcoholic drink at any time during last one month as compared 40.6% of the men from the same age group.
  • 5.% of women and 7.9 % of the men for the same age group reported that they had drunk alcohol before the age of 15 for the first time.

Key Indicators: The Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (1996 NDHS- 2016 NDHS)

Reproductive and maternal health

  • The adolescent birth rate has been reported to be 63 births per 1,000 women aged 15–19 years. Early childbearing is relatively common, with about one in six (13.8%) women aged 20–24 years having had a live birth before the age of 18.
  • One in every two (46.7%) of women age 15-49 years who are currently married or in union, are reported to have been using (or whose partner is using) a (modern or traditional) contraceptive method and almost three out of five (61.9%) women age 15-49 years currently married or in union have reported who had their need for family planning have been satisfied with modern contraceptive methods.
  • 77.8% of women aged 15–49 years with a live birth in the two years preceding the survey received the recommended at least four antenatal care visits by any provider.
  • Among the women aged 15-49 years with a live birth in the two years preceding the survey, 77.5% delivered at a health facility, 79.3 % were delivered by a skilled health personnel, and 15.3% were delivered by caesarean section (C-section).

Child health, nutrition and development

  • In almost five years’ time, underweight and stunting prevalence amongst children under five has declined from 30.1 and 37.5 in 2014 to 24.3 and 31.5 in 2019 respectively. Children who are moderately or severely overweight and wasting in 2019 has almost remained the same in comparison to 2014. 
  • Highest underweight prevalence of 37.4% has been recorded in Karnali Province followed by Sudurpashchim Province 33.3% and Province 5, 30.7%. Lowest underweight prevalence of 11.1% is reported in Bagmati province. 
  • In 2019, almost three out of five (62.1%) of infants under six months of age were exclusively breastfed. Of all infant under six months of age who were exclusively breastfed Province 2 reported the highest 69.9% followed by Karnali Province (68.3) and Province 5 (63.2). However, Bagmati Province 51.1 reported the lowest of them all.
  • Although immunization coverage in Nepal has improved over the past five years, 70.2% of children aged 12–23 months had received all basic vaccinations by their first birthday.
  • 28.9% of children under-five were treated with oral rehydration salts (ORS) and zinc.
  • 61.9 aged 36–59 months were attending early childhood education programmes.
  • Overall, 65.2% of children aged 36–59 months were developmentally on track according to the early child development index (ECDI).

Key Findings (Nepali & English) – The 2016 Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (2016 NDHS)

 Education

  • 5.6% of children form Primary school (Grade 1-5), 4.3% of children from lower secondary school (Grade 6-8) and 15.1% of children from upper secondary school (Grade 9-12) are reported to be out-of-school.
  • 39.8% of children of school-entry age reported to enter the first grade of primary school.
  • 81.8 % of children from Primary school (Grade 1-5), 73.1% of children from Lower Secondary school (Grade 6-8), and 27.2% of Upper secondary school (Grade 9-12) children have reported to have completed their respective grade.

Protection from Violence and Exploitation

  • Although a high proportion of mothers or caretakers of children under five (86%) know how to register a birth in Nepal, registration is still not widely practiced, with only 77.2% of births have been reported registered.
  • Sudurpashchim Province reported the highest (89.1)% of children under-five whose birth has been registered, while the lowest (70.8)% have been recorded in Bagmati Province. 
  • 4.2 % of children age 0-17 years reported to have one or both biological parent’s dead.  Karnali Province has reported the highest 5.7% with one or both biological parent’s dead while Bagmati Province have reported the lowest 3.2%.
  • 10.6% of the children aged 2-17 years are reported to have some functional difficulties in at least one domain that includes hearing, vision, communication/comprehension, learning, mobility and emotions.
  • 72.2% of women age 15-49 years reported to have heard about human trafficking as compared to 88.4% of men from the same age group.
  • 19.3% of women aged 15-19 years are reported to have currently married or are in union as against 5.3% of men from the same age group.

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)

  • 97.1% of household members used drinking water from an improved water source. However, 85.1% of household members were at the risk of E. coli concentration in their household drinking water.
  • 93.80 % of the population of Nepal is living in households using improved sanitation facilities. However, only 79.2% of the household members reported using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared.
  • 80.7% of the household members reported to have handwashing facilities where water and, soap or detergent were present.

Health insurance coverage

  • 5.8 % of women age 15-49 and 5.2 % of men age 15-49 have reported to have health insurance. Similarly, 4.4% of children 5-17 years and 3.7% of children under-five have reported health insurance coverage.

Life satisfaction

  • 62.4% of  women 15-49 years and 64.7% of men 15-49 years reported to be very or somewhat happy, while that remained 68.0% of women age 15-24 years and 69.6% of men reported to be very or somewhat happy.
  • 45.4% women and 52.5% men aged 15-49 year have reported to have life improved during the last one year and have expected that their life will be better in another  one year. Similarly 50.1 % of women and 56.4% of men aged 15-24 year have reported to have life improved during the last one year and have expected that their life will be better in another one year.

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  • 5.8 % of women age 15-49 and 5.2 % of men age 15-49 have reported to have health insurance. Similarly, 4.4% of children 5-17 years and 3.7% of children under-five have reported health insurance coverage. #NMICS2019
  • The adolescent birth rate has been reported to be 63 births per 1,000 women aged 15–19 years. Early childbearing is relatively common, with about one in six (13.8%) women aged 20–24 years having had a live birth before the age of 18.#NMICS2019
  • In 2019, almost three out of five (62.1%) of infants under six months of age were exclusively breastfed. #NMICS2019

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National Guidelines on Integrated Vector Management (IVM) 2020

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Overview

The National Guidelines on Integrated Vector Management (IVM) 2020 has disseminated by Epidemiology and Diseases Control Division (EDCD), DOHS to provide comprehensive information on vector control methods and standards.

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Objectives

  • To develop a multisectoral approach to the vector control at the national and local level.
  • To provide evidence-based recommendations on the appropriate choice(s) of vector control options.
  • To support the programme managers in effective implementation and management of vector control interventions.
  • To provide information and guidance to programme managers on entomological tools and surveillance.

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Target audiences

The guidelines have been developed primarily for programme managers, health professionals, environmental health services professionals and for the field level staff for implementing the vector control activities at the local level.

The guidelines are also intended for use by Ministry of Health and Population, Ministry of Finance, international development partners, NGOs, donors and funding agencies to support decision-making on the selection of interventions and procurement of appropriate vector control products.

 

Key elements of an IVM strategy

  • Advocacy, social mobilization and legislation: Promotion and embedding of IVM principles in designing policies in all relevant agencies, organizations and civil society; establishment or strengthening of regulatory and legislative controls for public health; empowerment of communities.
  • Collaboration within the health sector and with other sectors: Consideration of all options for collaboration within and between public and private sectors; application of the principles of subsidiarity in planning and decision-making; strengthening channels of communication among policy-makers, vector-borne disease programme managers and other IVM partners.
  • Integrated approach: Ensure rational use of available resources by addressing several diseases, integrating non-chemical and chemical vector control. 
  • Evidence-based decision making: Adaptation of strategies and interventions to local ecology, epidemiology and resources, guided by operational research and subject to routine monitoring and evaluation. 
  • Capacity building: Provision of the essential material infrastructure, financial resources and human resources at national and local level to manage IVM strategies on the basis of a situational analysis.

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Maldives, Sri Lanka eliminate measles and rubella, ahead of 2023 target

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Maldives, Sri Lanka eliminate measles and rubella, ahead of 2023 target

8 July 2020 

New Delhi – Maldives and Sri Lanka were today verified for having eliminated rubella, making them the first two countries in WHO South-East Asia Region to achieve measles and rubella elimination ahead of the 2023 target.
“Protecting all children against these killer and debilitating diseases is an important step in our endeavor to achieve healthier population and health for all,” said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia Region, congratulating Maldives and Sri Lanka on their achievement.

The announcement was made after the fifth meeting of the South-East Asia Regional Verification Commission for Measles and Rubella Elimination, held virtually. The Commission comprises of 11 independent international experts in the fields of epidemiology, virology and public health. A country is verified as having eliminated measles and rubella when there is no evidence of endemic transmission of the measles and rubella viruses for over three years in the presence of a well performing surveillance system.

Maldives reported last endemic case of measles in 2009 and of rubella in October 2015, while Sri Lanka reported last endemic case of measles in May 2016 and of rubella in March 2017.

Coming at a time when the entire world is grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic, this success is encouraging and demonstrates the importance of joint efforts, Dr Khetrapal Singh said, lauding the Ministries of Health, health workforce, partners, and most importantly the communities, who together contributed to this public health achievement.

The Regional Director commended Member countries’ efforts to deliver life-saving vaccines to children even while battling the pandemic. “Though mass vaccination activities have been postponed in several countries, it is encouraging to see that efforts are underway to resume them at the soonest,” she said.

In a global survey, more than half of all countries reported moderate-to-severe disruptions, or a total suspension of vaccination services in March and April. Preliminary information from the Region suggests both immunization coverage and surveillance have been impacted. However, countries in WHO South-East Asia Region have been making concerted efforts to resume immunization and surveillance activities and plug gaps that have arisen due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In recent years, all countries in the Region introduced two doses of measles-containing vaccine and at least one dose of rubella-containing vaccine in their routine immunization programme. First-dose coverage of measles-containing vaccine is now 88% and the second-dose coverage 76%.  Since 2017, nearly 500 million additional children have been vaccinated with measles and rubella-containing vaccine. Surveillance for measles and rubella has been strengthened further.

“We cannot allow for our progress towards measles and rubella elimination to be put on hold or reversed. We must achieve our 2023 target,” the Regional Director said, adding that WHO is committed to supporting Member countries and partners to fully revive immunization and surveillance activities, and to refine the strategic, operational and policy guidelines that will facilitate progress towards our goal.

 “Now more than ever, we must pull together to realize our vision of a Region in which no child suffers or dies from a disease as easily prevented as measles; where no pregnant woman loses her unborn baby due to a virus as avoidable as rubella; and where no neonate is born with a heart ailment or loss of hearing owing to a tragedy as needless as in-utero rubella infection,” Dr Khetrapal Singh said.

Member countries of WHO South-East Asia Region had in September last year set 2023 as target for elimination of measles and rubella, revising the goal of the flagship programme that since 2014 had focused on measles elimination and rubella control.

Bhutan, DPR Korea and Timor-Leste are other countries in the Region who have eliminated measles.

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Sixth National Summit of the Health and Population Scientists [LIVE]

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Sixth National Summit of the Health and Population Scientists 2020 [LIVE]

The “Sixth National Summit of the Health and Population Scientists in Nepal” is one of the most comprehensive Summits of the 2020; organized by the Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) – an autonomous body of the Government of Nepal for coordinating and promoting health research in the country. NHRC promotes research culture by facilitating communication between researchers and policymakers to translate evidence into health policies, programmes and practices.

The Sixth National Summit is a continuum of the previous annual summits to bring together national and international experts and provide a platform for researchers and policymakers to share recent and relevant evidence in the area of national health priorities.

Sixth National Summit of the Health and Population Scientists [LIVE]

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NepMed, Nepal MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online)

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NepMed, Nepal MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online)

What is NepMed?

NepMed is a Nepal MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online) by Nepal Health Research Council in collaboration with Nepal Medical Association. NepMed (Nepal MEDLINE) was established in 2019. It includes bibliographic information for articles from academic biomedical journals covering medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, and allied health sciences. 

Objectives

  • To do or cause to do study and research on health problems and issues being encountered or likely to be encountered in future.
  • To conduct programs relating to consultancy service and information to make the study and activities relating to health research more useful.
  • To acquire global and national level evidence on health related problems, and inform the Government of Nepal for evidence-based policy making and planning.

Functions

  • Conduct research in the various fields relating to health within the Nepal aligning with the health priorities identified in the National Health Policy of the Government of Nepal.
  • Provide a specific policy direction for the regulation, promotion, implementation, management and utilization of health research in Nepal.
  • Define health research need and set research priorities for the national health system.
  • Monitor and evaluate research works related to health and make appropriate recommendations.
  • Publish and publicize the research experiences and the results of research relating at the national and international levels.
  • Coordinate with foreign researchers and research institution to carry out some part of the research in a foreign country if there is no facility to carry out such research within the Nepal.
  • To obtain information as to the study and research or works done on health-related various problems appearing in the world and give information to the Government of Nepal.

Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC)

Concept

NepMed is inspired by PubMed which is a free search engine accessing primarily the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics maintained by the United States National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health. NepMed has been developed according to the need of our country. 

The concept of NepMed to develop a database of articles published in Nepalese Medical, Dental, Nursing, and Allied Health Journals was initiated by Dr. Angel Magar at Nepal Medical Association in 2008. This idea was discussed with like-minded people and organizations over the years. After becoming the Executive Chairman of Nepal Health Research Council Prof. Dr. Anjani Kumar Jha, re-vitalize the project through NHRC in collaboration with NMA in 2017. After two years of extensive collaborative work, NepMed was launched on 31 May 2019. 

Aim of NepMed

The NepMed aims to provide a common platform for ‘repository’ and ‘indexing’ of all Nepalese biomedical journals in Nepal. It also aims to ensure quality control in the scientific publication by providing international standards guidelines to improve medical journal publication in the country. This will, in turn, ensure quality control in academia, which will help improve the local science. 

List of journals 
  • Journal of Nepal Health Research Council
  • Journal of Nepal Medical Association
  • Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
  • Nepal Medical Journal
  • Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal (JIOM Nepal)
  • Journal of Society of Anesthesiologists of Nepal
  • Journal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences
  • Journal of Health and Allied Sciences
  • Europasian Journal of Medical Sciences
  • Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society
  • Journal of Patan Academy of Health Sciences
  • Journal of College of Medical Sciences-Nepal
  • Post-Graduate Medical Journal of NAMS
  • Journal of Chitwan Medical College
  • Journal of Nepalese Society of Periodontology and Oral Implantology
  • Journal of Nepalese Prosthodontic Society
  • Journal of Advances in Internal Medicine
  • Nepalese Journal of Ophthalmology
  • Birat Journal of Health Sciences
  • Journal of Lumbini Medical College
  • Journal of Diabetes and Endocrinology Association of Nepal
  • Journal of BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
  • Journal of Kathmandu Medical College
  • Nepalese Heart Journal
  • Journal of Society of Surgeons of Nepal
  • Nepalese Medical Journal
  • Journal of Gandaki Medical College-Nepal
  • Janaki Medical College Journal of Medical Science
  • Journal of Pathology of Nepal
  • Journal of KIST Medical College
  • Nepal Journal of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology
  • Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences
  • Nepalese Journal of Radiology
  • Nepal Medical College Journal
  • International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health
  • Medical Journal of Shree Birendra Hospital
  • Grande Medical Journal
  • Medical Journal of Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences
  • Nepal Journal of Medical Sciences
  • Nepalese Journal of Cancer
  • Journal of Nobel Medical College
  • Journal of General Practice and Emergency Medicine of Nepal
Contact

Nepal Health Research Council Building
Ramshah Path, Kathmandu, Nepal
Call : 977-1-4254220 / 977-1-4254220
Fax : 977-1-4262469 / 977-1-4268284
Email : nepmed@nhrc.gov.np
Web: http://nepmed.nhrc.gov.np

Information was collected from various documents, official website, reports and government publications. 

Recommended Citation: Public Health Update. NepMed, Nepal MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online) [Internet]. [cited 2020 Jul 5]. Pokhara. Nepal. Available from: https://www.publichealthupdate.com/nepmed-nepal-medline-medical-literature-analysis-and-retrieval-system-online/

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Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC)

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Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC)

Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) is the national apical body for promoting health research across the country. NHRC was established in 1991 by an Act of Parliament and was given the responsibility to promote and coordinate health research for improvement of the health status of people of Nepal. The major focus of NHRC is on research regulation, evidence generation, translation of evidence into policy and practice, and capacity building of national scientists in the areas of health research and evidences.

NHRC serves as the main national institution responsible for technical and ethical review of proposals submitted by individual health researchers, national authorities, NGOs, INGOs and universities. After appropriate review, Ethical Review Board (ERB) of NHRC approves these proposals. In its role of generating evidences, NHRC carries out research on its own on national health issues aligning with the national health priorities.

NepMed, Nepal MEDLINE (Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online)

List of Approved Institutional Review Committee (IRC), NHRC

The capacity building roles of NHRC encompasses providing education, organizing trainings on various aspects of health system research to national scientists with special emphasis on promoting the research competency of young researchers. NHRC has been providing health research grants to the researchers in order to enhance the research activities throughout the country.

NHRC also conducts workshops and dissemination programs to facilitate uptake of research findings by the policymakers into health system policies and practices. Similarly, NHRC facilitates access to research finding from different research reports, journals, books, magazines etc. through the library digital database and the NHRC Journal.

Objectives

  • To do or cause to do study and research on health problems and issues being encountered or likely to be encountered in future.
  • To conduct programs relating to consultancy service and information to make the study and activities relating to health research more useful.
  • To acquire global and national level evidence on health related problems, and inform the Government of Nepal for evidence-based policy making and planning.

Functions

  • Conduct research in the various fields relating to health within the Nepal aligning with the health priorities identified in the National Health Policy of the Government of Nepal.
  • Provide a specific policy direction for the regulation, promotion, implementation, management and utilization of health research in Nepal.
  • Define health research need and set research priorities for the national health system.
  • Monitor and evaluate research works related to health and make appropriate recommendations.
  • Publish and publicize the research experiences and the results of research relating at the national and international levels.
  • Coordinate with foreign researchers and research institution to carry out some part of the research in a foreign country if there is no facility to carry out such research within the Nepal.
  • To obtain information as to the study and research or works done on health-related various problems appearing in the world and give information to the Government of Nepal.

Special Rights of the Council:

  • The council may issue necessary directives terms and conditions to the person or organization involved in research work relating to health under section 11 of NHRC Act No. 29 of the year 1991 (Research means research involving examination).
  • In case any person or organization carries out research works without obtaining permission under Section 11 or does not abide by the terms and conditions as prescribed by the Council while carrying out research work, the Council may warn such person or organization or prohibit carrying out the research work for a specified period.
Major activities
  • Screening, reviewing and approval of research proposals.
  • Providing technical guidance and possible support including services for scientists, researchers.
  • Conducting training workshops in Health Systems Research Methodology, Research Management and other fields of research.
  • Providing e-mail, photocopying and Med-line search facilities and other information for researchers for a free.
  • Monitoring and evaluation of all the researches conducted at the field level.
  • Providing various kind of Research Grants to the most deserving researchers.
  • Compiling research related books, research reports, national and international scientific journals and Bulletins.
  • Publishing and archiving research related materials including publication of Research Journals, Bulletins and Reports.
  • Networking of health researchers and research institutions / agencies / organizations involved in health research Serving as a repository for research related information and resources.
  • Disseminating activities for research based information.
  • Development of research proposals on health related sciences.
  • Developing and conducting collaborative research with research institutions / agencies / organizations within and outside Nepal.
  • Making collaborative work with WHO, bilateral, multilateral and other funding agencies / organizations.
  • Developing the research units in the five development regions of Nepal and coordinating the overall aspects of health research in these regions.

Initiations 

Related: Nepal Journals OnLine (NepJOL)

Research priority areas

  • Priority Area 1: Health Care Delivery System
  • Priority Area 2: Communicable/Infectious Diseases
  • Priority Area 3: Non Communicable Diseases
  • Priority Area 4: Neonatal And Child Health
  • Priority Area 5: Reproductive Health
  • Priority Area 6: Mental Health And Substance Abuse
  • Priority Area 7: Injuries, Accidents And Violence
  • Priority Area 8: Nutrition And Food Safety
  • Priority Area 9: Environmental And Occupational Health
  • Priority Area 10: Traditional Medicine
  • Priority Area 11: Geriatric Health
  • Priority Area 12: Miscellaneous

Recent publications

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Information was collected from various documents, official website, reports and government publications. 

Recommended Citation: Public Health Update. Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) [Internet]. [cited 2020 Jul 5]. Pokhara. Nepal. Available from: https://www.publichealthupdate.com/nepal-health-research-council-nhrc/ 

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Contact

Government of Nepal
Nepal Health Research Council
Ramshah Path, Kathmandu, Nepal
Call : 977-1-4254220 / 977-1-4254220
Fax : 977-1-4262469 / 977-1-4268284
Email : nhrc@nhrc.gov.np

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Curative Service Division (CSD)- Department of Health Services

Curative Service Division (CSD) is one of five divisions under Department of Health Services (DoHS). After the restructuring and institutional reform of Ministry of Health and Population supporting institutionalizing federal system with in ministry, It has developed Terms of Reference (ToR) of different Institution to facilitate the process. In this context since the beginning of fiscal year 2074/75 Curative Service Division was established within Department of Health Services.

Previously, Curative Service Division was under Ministry, but now in the changed context that dissolved and established as CSD under DoHS. Although the functions and responsibilities are not same as previous CSD of Ministry. According to the institutional framework of the DoHS and MoHP, the health post (from an institutional perspective) is the first contact point for curative services. Each level above the HP is a referral point in a network from HP to PHCC, on to District, provincial hospitals and finally to specialized tertiary hospitals. This referral hierarchy has been designed to ensure that the majority of population will receive minor to specialized treatment in places accessible to them and at a price they can afford. Inversely, the system works as a supporting mechanism for lower levels by providing logistic, financial, supervisory and technical support from the center to the periphery.

 

Purpose

The overall purpose of this Division is to look after Curative Health Services activities through its three different sections, namely Hospital Services Monitoring and Strengthening Section, Basic Health and Emergency Management Section and Eye, ENT and oral Health Section . The major responsibility of CSD is to provide the basic health service free of cost guaranteed by Constitution of Nepal (article 35). CSD regulate and coordinate to establish, operate and upgrade of specialized tertiary hospitals. CSD also coordinate and provide eye, ENT and oral health services.

Sections

  • Hospital Service Monitoring and Strengthening Section
  • Basic Health and Emergency Management Section
  • Eye, ENT and Oral Health Section

 

Roles and major functions

Hospital Service Monitoring and Strengthening Section

  • To assist MoHP by law, policy, guidance, quality standard, protocol formulation regarding hospital strengthening.
  • To assist MoHP for Development of co-operation between private and public health institution for effective health care service by formulating law, policy, strategy and criteria.
  • To facilitate the registration, renewal and regulation of the specialized and tertiary level hospitals.
  • To assist MoHP for development of national policy, strategies and guidelines regarding registration upgrade and monitoring of private and non-governmental hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, polyclinics.
  • Continuous supervision and monitoring of the hospitals for optimum quality service.
  • Management of radiation used in healthcare sector as per national and international standard.
  • To facilitate for the development and institutionalization of the telemedicine service system.
  • To assist MoHP for the development of health tourism by formulating law, policy, strategies, criteria, protocols.
  • To coordinate for development and management of national level study, research and training center.
  • Formulate standard treatment protocol (STP).
  • Develop a drug list and revise according to need.
  • Studying and monitoring of drugs used in different hospital pharmacy and health facilities.
  • Formulation of standard on antimicrobial resistance and
  • Preparation of training materials of Rational use of drug and conduct training for health workers of various level.

Basic Health and Emergency Management Section

  • Define and effective management of Basic Health Services according to constitutional system and provide it at free of cost.
  • Determining the scope and criteria of basic health services.
  • Supervision, monitoring and evaluation of the quality of basic health services.
  • Evaluation of the effectiveness of basic health services and co-ordinate to all levels of federal structure for continuous improvement by providing feedback.
  • Modification and extension of basic health care services based on the emergence of diseases, availability of financial resources and local needs.
  • Conduct study and research about basic health service.
  • To facilitate for formation of laws, policy, rules, criteria, protocols and guidelines to make emergency health care service effective.
  • To facilitate for formation of laws, policy, rules, criteria, protocols and guidelines regarding referral system and
  • To assist MoHP for the implementation, monitoring and regulation of emergency service and referral service.

Eye, ENT and Oral Health Section

  • To facilitate for formulation of national policy, rules, standard, protocols and guidelines related to Eye health.
  • To facilitate for formulation of national policy, rules, standard, protocols and guidelines related to ENT services.
  • To facilitate for formulation of national policy, rules, standard, protocols and guidelines related to oral health services.
  • Evaluation of the effectiveness of Eye, ENT and oral health and coordinate to all levels of federal structure for continuous improvement by providing feedback.
  • Facilitation and Coordination for integration with eye health, ENT and oral health services to national health service system and
  • Study, research related to eye, ENT and oral health services.

Minimum Service Standards for Hospitals: Minimum Service Standards (MSS) for hospitals was previously lead by Curative Service Division, Ministry of Health and Population. Now in changing context, as per ToR of Division the programme is run by Curative Service Division, DoHS. 

Recent Publications

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Information was collected from various documents, reports and government publications. 

Recommended Citation: Public Health Update. Curative Service Division (CSD)- Department of Health Services [Internet]. [cited 2020 Jul 2]. Pokhara. Nepal. Available from: https://www.publichealthupdate.com/curative-service-division-csd-department-of-health-services/ 

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WHO discontinues hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir treatment arms for COVID-19

4 July 2020 

News release

The International Steering Committee formulated the recommendation in light of the evidence for hydroxychloroquine vs standard-of-care and for lopinavir/ritonavir vs standard-of-care from the Solidarity trial interim results, and from a review of the evidence from all trials presented at the 1-2 July WHO Summit on COVID-19 research and innovation. 

These interim trial results show that hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir produce little or no reduction in the mortality of hospitalized COVID-19 patients when compared to standard of care. Solidarity trial investigators will interrupt the trials with immediate effect. 

For each of the drugs, the interim results do not provide solid evidence of increased mortality. There were, however, some associated safety signals in the clinical laboratory findings of the add-on Discovery trial, a participant in the Solidarity trial. These will also be reported in the peer-reviewed publication. 

This decision applies only to the conduct of the Solidarity trial in hospitalized patients and does not affect the possible evaluation in other studies of hydroxychloroquine or lopinavir/ritonavir in non-hospitalized patients or as pre- or post-exposure prophylaxis for COVID-19. The interim Solidarity results are now being readied for peer-reviewed publication.

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