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Nepal National Health Strategy 2030: Bridging Federal Devolution and Universal Health Coverage
An in-depth analysis of Nepal's decentralized healthcare architecture across 753 Local Palikas, fiscal health budgeting, and pathways to sustainable Basic Health Care Packages (BHCP).
#Health Policy#Nepal MOHP#UHC
Public Health Concern Nepal Editorial Board
2026-08-24
Health news & explainers
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Epidemiology & Outbreaks
Surveillance & Clinical Management of Dengue Serotypes (DENV 1-4) in the Terai & Kathmandu Valley
2026-08-23•4890
Maternal & Child Health
Accelerating Nepal's Maternal Mortality Reduction: The 'Aama Surakshya' Programme Impact
2026-08-22•2980
Global & SEAR Health
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Action Plan in SEAR: National One Health Roadmap
2026-08-20•2150
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Nepal Health News, MOHP Notices & Public Health Articles
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Epidemiology & Outbreaks
Urgent
2026-08-235 min read
Surveillance & Clinical Management of Dengue Serotypes (DENV 1-4) in the Terai & Kathmandu Valley
Early warning protocols, NS1 antigen testing timelines, fluid management algorithms, and vector biology of Aedes aegypti expanding into high-altitude hill districts.
#Epidemiology#Dengue
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Maternal & Child Health
2026-08-224 min read
Accelerating Nepal's Maternal Mortality Reduction: The 'Aama Surakshya' Programme Impact
Reviewing institutional delivery incentives, 24/7 Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (CEONC) expansions, and reducing delays in rural birthing centers.
#Maternal Health#Aama Surakshya
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Global & SEAR Health
2026-08-205 min read
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Action Plan in SEAR: National One Health Roadmap
WHO South-East Asia Region's strategic containment framework: Human medicine stewardship, veterinary surveillance, and laboratory capacity building.
#AMR#One Health
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Research & NHRC Guidelines
2026-08-184 min read
NHRC Ethical Guidelines 2026: Mandatory Protocols for Health Research in Nepal
Essential checklist for Institutional Review Committee (IRC) clearance, informed consent in diverse linguistic populations, and data privacy for biomedical studies.
#NHRC#Ethics
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Public Health Notes
2026-08-167 min read
Public Health Notes: Key Epidemiological Measures of Morbidity, Mortality, and Risk
Quick revision for BPH/MPH students and Loksewa candidates: Incidence rate vs Attack rate, Case Fatality Rate, Relative Risk, Odds Ratio, and Confounding control.
The 1978 Alma-Ata Declaration called for 'Health for All by the Year 2000' through primary health care — essential, affordable, community-based services. The 2018 Astana Declaration renewed that commitment.
Antimicrobial resistance happens when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites stop responding to medicines. Bacterial AMR was directly responsible for an estimated 1.27 million deaths in 2019.
WHO calls climate change the single biggest health threat facing humanity. Rising temperatures, extreme weather, vector shifts and air pollution already affect health in Nepal and worldwide.
A practical educational guide to consent, history taking, physical examination, vital signs, major clinical signs, documentation and urgent referral for frontline health workers.
COVID-19 was declared a PHEIC in January 2020 and a pandemic in March 2020, and the emergency ended in May 2023. It exposed gaps in preparedness, equity and trust — and showed the power of science and community action.