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- The primary health care (PHC) principles of universal accessibility, community involvement, inter-sectoral coordination, and appropriate technology have been central to the national health care policies of the Government of Nepal, since the signing of the Alma Ata declaration by Nepal in 1978.
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The primary health care (PHC) principles of universal accessibility, community involvement, inter-sectoral coordination, and appropriate technology have been central to the national health care policies of the Government of Nepal, since the signing of the Alma Ata declaration by Nepal in 1978.
- Priyankar Bahadur Chand, Ramesh Kharel
- 2015
- 2015
As a signatory of Alma Ata declaration of 1978, Government of Nepal (GoN) has fully realized the importance of continued adherence to the Primary Health Care (PHC) approaches for the development of coordinated quality health care services for the people living both in rural and urban areas.
- Organization of Main Findings
- Historical Development in Primary Health Care Delivery System
- Transition of Health System from Unitary to Federal System
- Extending The Risk Pool For Health
- Primary Health Care System at Crossroad
- Strengths and Limitations
This narrative synthesis follows an iterative process for exploration of relevant literature and synthesis of major findings using elements and components of health system and its functioning outlined by van Olmen et al. and WHO (Fig. 2). Specifically, themes that are relevant for health system in Nepal and supported by the framework were used. ...
From the Alma-Ata declaration of 1978, to the recent Astana Declaration, Nepal has continuously strived to reform PHC [31, 32]. These declarations and their commitment have engendered a shift in focus and transformed the way PHC worked in the past. Specifically, the shift from vertical governance to horizontal and community-based health program imp...
Nepal promulgated a new constitution in 2015 and transformed to a federal republic with seven provinces . The seven provinces are sub-divided into 753 local governments comprising 6 metropolitan cities, 11 sub-metropolis, 276 urban municipal councils and 460 rural municipalities . The health system in Nepal has also been restructured to align with ...
An effective health insurance program in a country can provide adequate financial risk protection to all of the population against the cost of health care . Ensuring financial risk protection can ultimately help facilitate universal health coverage, for example by securing access to adequate health care for all at an affordable price . An important...
Nepal has a massive network of primary health care centers that includes health posts, and primary health care centers run by a cadre of health workers that includes doctors, nurses, paramedics and FCHVs . The health system operates in four tiers with the first and basic tier composed of a massive network of the community health workers (CHWs). In ...
This review benefits from a blend of systematic search of literature, thematic synthesis of the findings which hoists to explore how globalization (targeting SDG goals, changes in economy, migration, changing disease burden including recent COVID-19 pandemic) has impact on health system’s transformation in Nepal. Nonetheless, health system and the ...
- Bipin Adhikari
Jan 8, 2013 · The year 2008 marked the 30th anniversary of the Alma Ata Declaration that made Primary Health Care (PHC) the global health policy of member states of the World Health Organization (WHO). Why...
Health as a major focus for foreign aid came later with Primary Health Care (PHC) in the 1970s. Nepal had an official delegation at the Alma Ata conference and was a signatory of the 1978 declaration.
- Susan Heydon
- University of Otago, New Zealand
- 2015
- 2015
Apr 1, 2010 · Background: Community participation has been recognised as one of the key components for the successful implementation of primary health care (PHC) strategies, following the 1978 Declaration of...
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In 1956 AD, Nepal Malaria Eradication Project was launched as a vertical project in 1958 AD. Several vertical projects were established to control and prevent Smallpox, Tuberculosis, Leprosy, Nutritional disorders, and Family Planning and maternal and child health issues.