However, Nepal has still not signed the petitions for two major conventions related to migration: Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, and UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons. Furthermore, there are no ...
Longevity in Nepal, Environmental, Health and Policy Challenges Longevity is a relatively recent phenomenon in Nepal; over the past few decades the priority in Nepal has been reducing infant and maternal mortality. With an increasingly aging population and changing patterns of migration, this brings ...
Overview The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has released a new strategy for the prevention and control of cancer in the Nepal. This aims to improve the quality of… National Plan, Policy & GuidelinesNoticeProvincial Plan, Policies and GuidelinesResearch & Publication Guideline for Annual...
It has been over a decade since the government of Nepal adopted the National Mental Health Policy (NMHP) in 1997. This article analyses the current provision of fragmented mental health services in Nepal through case scenarios from Jumla in northwest and Janakpur in southeast Nepal, criticises th...
Over the past few decades, health expenditure in Nepal has been consistently less thanone-tenth of the nation’s GDP. If it was not for community level work by Female Community Health Volunteers and the effort of dozens of nonprofits medical care would be beyond the reach of most Nepalis. ...
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Policy analysis Low and middle-income countries 1. Introduction Health policies are critical in shaping and guiding the structure, governance and functioning of a health system. There are various definitions of what constitutes health policy. Contemporary analysts mostly agree that policy, including healt...
Ugandan sex workers in China faced substantial structural barriers that limited health service access. Policy changes and the development of new programs are urgently needed to ensure these women have improved access to health services. 展开
Discussion of public health and health care policy, from a public health perspective. The U.S. spends more on medical services than any other country, but we get less for it. Major reasons include lack of universal access, unequal treatment, and underinvestment in public health and social ...