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Health care services, hygiene, nutrition, and sanitation in Nepal are of inferior quality and fail to reach a large proportion of the population, particularly in rural areas. [16] The poor have limited access to basic health care due to high costs, low availability, lack of health education and conflicting traditional beliefs. [ 17 ]
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 ...
This article provides a background on Nepal as a whole, with a focus on the nation's childbearing and birthing practices. While modern Western medicine has disseminated across the country to varying degrees, different regions in Nepal continue to practice obstetric and newborn care according to traditional beliefs, attitudes, and customs.
The Primary Health Care and Resource Center was established by the United Mission to Nepal (UMN), a Christian organisation, established in 1954, that aims to encourage "healthy, strong and empowered individuals". [4] In 1984 after 12 years of existence the clinic was upgraded, from an MCH clinic to a Health Post for the local community.
CARE (Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere, formerly Cooperative for American Remittances to Europe [1]) is a major international humanitarian agency delivering emergency relief and long-term international development projects. Founded in 1945, CARE is nonsectarian, impartial, and non-governmental. It is one of the largest and ...
Nepal has mixed healthcare system with both public sector hospitals and private sector hospitals. Medical colleges have their own teaching hospitals which provide healthcare at subsidized costs. There are altogether 19 medical colleges in Nepal. [1]
Anandaban Hospital aka Anandaban Leprosy Hospital is a non-government specialized tertiary leprosy care hospital located in Lele, Lalitpur in Bagmati Province of ...
Addressing eye care from the public health level up to subspecialty care In 1993, there were 15,000 cataract surgeries performed in Nepal, [ 3 ] only 1000 of which utilized intraocular lenses. Most of these 1000 modern surgeries were performed by HCP's co-director, Dr. Sanduk Ruit, who brought microsurgery with intraocular lens technology to ...