News in Briefs (2024)
Nepal observes UHC Day 2024
Dissemination Workshop of SOPs for EMTs held in Lumbini province
Rally held to kick off WAAW celebrations
Consultation workshop to finalize the learning resource package for community first health responders held
Consultative workshop on medicine pricing regulation held
International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week commemorated in Koshi province
Orientation on Health Resources and Services Availability Monitoring System (HeRAMS) held
Consultative workshop to finalize the National Strategic Plan on rabies elimination held
WHO donates Hepatitis C and Kala-azar medicines
Dangers of lead poisoning highlighted in International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week
Dissemination Workshop of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs) held
Urgent call for Alzheimer’s and dementia awareness highlighted for World Alzheimer’s Day
World Rabies Day observed in Nepal
Hospital Preparedness for Emergencies (HOPE) training held in Karnali province
Basic Emergency Care (BEC) Adaptation Workshop held
Province-level mapping and interaction program for public and private laboratories in Gandaki province held
Advocacy programme for establishing Rapid Response Committees held
Strategies for suicide prevention highlighted during World Suicide Prevention Day observance
WHO hands over Electronic Medical Recording System to Karnali Academy of Health Sciences
Emergency logistical supplies handed over to Health Emergency Operation Center
Simulation lab equipment handed over for provincial distribution
Training of Trainers on Ambulance Driver held
Dissemination programme held for HeRAMS assessment report on health facilities affected by Jajarkot earthquake
Training on implementation of revised SOP in bacteriology including fastidious and newly added pathogens in GLASS-AMR
Hospital Preparedness for Emergencies (HOPE) training held in Lumbini province
WHO hands over high-quality hand-compression sprayers and spare parts to curb potential dengue outbreaks
National Orientation Rapid Results Initiative (RRI) Workshop on National Health Financing Strategy Provincial implementation held
National conference on climate change and health held in Nepal
Workshop on monitoring and optimizing antimicrobial use in Nepal held
Workshop on Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines (GPACCM) held
Effective policies and safety standards highlighted in World Drowning Prevention Day
Training workshop on deficiency categorization of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) inspection and audit held
Interactive stakeholder session to accelerate multisectoral response for NCDs and mental health held
National policy dialogue on basic health services held
Training on Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) to pharmaceutical manufacturers held
Global workshop on systems for hand hygiene in community settings held
Consultative workshop to develop National Strategy for Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) held
Stakeholder's consultative workshop on Health Financing Strategy Implementation Plan 2023-2033 held
Leprosy trainings conducted for health professionals
Consultative workshop on Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Telemedicine (TM) held
Workshop on the development of Hospital Disaster Preparedness and Response Plans held
Laboratory equipment handed over to Vector Borne Disease Research and Training Center
Workshop to administer Tracking AMR Country self-assessment Survey (TrACSS) held
National workshop on urban wastewater system held
Provincial Cross-Sectoral Stakeholders' Tabletop Exercise held in Karnali, Lumbini and Sudurpashchim province
Dangers of e-cigarettes highlighted for World No Tobacco Day 2024
Provincial One Health Workshop held
Training Workshop to Support Local Production of Pharmaceuticals for current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) held
Inception meeting to enhance Respiratory Syncytial Virus surveillance held
Regional meeting on nutrition and climate change held
Interactive session on the follow-up of the 2021 imPACT Review Mission recommendations held
Initial consultative workshop on integration of mental health into maternal health programme held
WHO hands over consumables and equipment to the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control
WHO hands over WASH and emergency response logistics supplies in Karnali province
Orientation for facilitators on managing programmes for reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health held
Training on climate resilient water safety plan (CR-WSP) organized
Consultative meeting with stakeholders to strengthen National Leprosy Elimination Programme held
National Lymphatic Filariasis Mass Drug Administration Review and Strategic Planning Meeting held
National IHR-Performance of Veterinary Services Bridging Workshop Held
Interaction Program with Ayurveda Stakeholders Held
Workshop Held to Finalize Standard Operating Procedures for Emergency Medical Team
Workshop on Low Carbon Health System in Nepal Held
Joint Operational Review for West Nepal Earthquake Response Held
Workshop on Palliative Care Held in Nepal
Gym Equipment Handed Over to MoHP
Master Training of Trainers on Measles-Rubella Vaccination Campaign 2024 Held
Preventive Maintenance Kits for Pressure Swing Adsorption Oxygen Plant Handed Over to MoHP
Health Resources and Services Availability Monitoring System (HeRAMS) Orientation Held
Medical Books Handed Over to National Academy of Medical Sciences
Dengue and Scrub Typhus Test Kits Handed Over in Karnali Province