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The Nepal Family Health Survey 1996, Nepal Demographic and Health Surveys, and World Health Organization estimations over time have shown that neonatal mortality in Nepal has been decreasing at a slower rate than infant and child mortality. The Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2011 has shown 33 neonatal deaths per 1,000 live births, which ...
Dr. Roshan Pokhrel currently holds position of health secretary. The Department of Health Services serves under the ministry to facilitate and implement its work, mainly deliver health services and to maintain public hospitals. [5] Furthermore, two other departments also work under and with the ministry: Department of Ayurveda [6]
[1] [2] [3] One of the senior-most officers in the Federal Cabinet, the minister is responsibility for overall policy formulation, planning, organisation and coordination of the health sector at national, province, district and community levels.
Telemedicine in Nepal is a new approach that connects healthcare providers with patients in remote areas, overcoming geographical and infrastructure challenges to improve access to healthcare. [1] By utilizing information technology, telemedicine has proven to be a cost-effective and efficient solution for delivering healthcare services across ...
3.2 Led by officers of Nepal Health Service. ... Nepal Telecom; National Information Technology Center (NITC) ... Policy Research Institute (PRI) [5]
The national carrier, Nepal Airlines, is in poor shape due to mismanagement and corruption, and has been blacklisted by the EU. [244] Internally, the poor state of development of the road system makes access to markets, schools, and health clinics a challenge. [214] Nepal has the worst road infrastructure in Asia. [245]
NMC was established in 1964 under Nepal Medical Council Act 1964. Chairman of NMC is nominated by Government of Nepal whereas Vice-Chairman is elected from NMC members. [5] NMC is one of many statutory bodies related to Healthcare in Nepal. It mainly deals with code and conduct of medical doctors registered in this council.
Nepal on 25 October 2021 received 100,620 doses of Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine provided by the United States through COVAX. [8] Nepal is set to receive 1.6 million doses of single dose Oxford AstraZeneca as aid from Japan. [9] Nepal has requested additional 3 lakhs vaccine dosage from Bhutan which is under consideration. [10]