COVID and Cities Policy Brief

Although we know that use of family planning among Muslim communities in Nepal is lower than among other groups, all indicators should be interpreted carefully and ...

In Nepal, the prevalence of current adult tobacco smoking is 18.5% (27% for male and 10.3% for female).Smoking increases the risk of acquiring TB infection & doubles ...

Despite the fast pace of urbanisation and the high proportion of poor people thought to be living in urban areas or urban slums, and an increasing policy focus on these ...

Health workers in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) faced difficulties in providing Antenatal Care (ANC) during the COVID-19 pandemic [1]. In Nepal, we know that ...

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the challenges faced by Nepal’s health system have been exacerbated and further strain has been placed on an already fragile health ...

Traditional VSC camps tended to focus on delivering male and female sterilisation services only. This pilot and its evaluation aimed to assess if provision of a wider ...

This briefing paper highlights the main findings and recommendations from a pilot study that assessed the availability of gender and social stratifiers (such as age, ...

This study focuses on one of the key components of the COVID-19 response in Nepal: health workforce management in order to address the surge in demand for services. The ...

There is considerable evidence suggesting the existence of high unmet need for, and lower use of, family planning among male migrant workers and their wives who remain ...

Positive policies are in place in Nepal to help improve young people’s sexual health and family planning. The extent to which these policies are implemented (and ...