Public Health Programs

The vision of leprosy control programme is to make Leprosy free Nepal.

Medical Treatment of Deprived Citizens (Bipanna Nagarik Kosh), Ministry of Health : Bipanna Nagarik Kosh was started after the Janandolan of 2062 BS. With the country slowly recovering from the …

Nepal have endorsed a commitment to align their national NCD targets towards the 2025 through the adopted Multi-Sectoral Action Plan for Prevention and Control of NCDs 2014- 2020.

Non-communicable diseases are a major public health problem in Nepal accounting for around 60% of the total annual deaths in 2014 (WHO). The Package of Essential Non-communicable Diseases (PEN) has …

Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Program updates, Nepal. EDCD initiated the implementation of Mass Drug Administration (MDA) in Parsa district in 2003 which was gradually scaled up to all endemic districts achieving …

What is trachoma? Trachoma is a disease of the eye ? caused by infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. It spreads through contact with infective eye or nose discharges. Infection is particularly common …

Fractional Dose of Inactivated Polio Vaccine-fIPV Fractional Dose of Inactivated Polio Vaccine-fIPV: The Government of Nepal is preparing to add Fractional-Dose Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine (fIPV) very soon.  A schedule of fractional …

Provisions of the Aama and Newborn Programme in Nepal For women delivering their babies in health institutions: Transport incentive for institutional delivery: Cash payment to women immediately after institutional delivery (NPR …

National Costed Implementation Plan for Family Planning This National Family Planning Costed Implementation Plan outlines national strategies and interventions that Nepal must adopt to ensure that high quality family planning serves are available …

The Social Health Security Program (SHSP) is a social protection program of the Government of Nepal that aims to enable its citizens to access quality health care services without placing …