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Understanding hygiene promotion through routine immunization, its needs and benefits

The Family Welfare Division under the Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal decided to integrate hygiene promotion in the routine immunization drive after the Nepal National Committee on Immunisation Practices (NCIP) in March 2012 concluded that “vaccine introduction for enteric vaccines (rotavirus, typhoid, cholera) should be one component of an integral child health programme to […]

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Promoting hygiene behaviours among parents through routine immunization

By Feenzu Sherpa Hygiene promotion is an integrated programme aimed at bringing improved water and sanitation behaviours for healthier lives while also reducing risky health/hygiene practices among people. Effective hygiene promotion can be considered the most valuable tool to reduce diarrhoeal diseases, among other several preventable causes of child mortality. According to a statistic by

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WASH facilities in healthcare neglected amid Covid-19 widespread

WASH in healthcare facilities being neglected during COVID-19

According to a report on ‘WASH in health care facilities: initiatives, challenges and lessons from Nepal post emergencies’ by Loughborough University Institutional Repository, the Department of Health Services has initiated a number of projects to address some challenges in order to improve the status of WASH facilities in healthcare facilities. WASH stands for Water, Sanitation

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Contactless handwashing at Kathmandu HCFs and its importance to avert COVID-19 infection

Proper handwashing is generally an important part of our lives in order to maintain personal hygiene and prevent the spread of viral illnesses such as cold and flu. The importance of handwashing has been highlighted by the COVID-19 global pandemic as washing our hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds helps in

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WASH training to lower level staffs of health care neglected

WASH training to lower level healthcare staffs negligible

Water and Sanitation hygiene (WASH) is a prerequisite and very important factor for the safe management of healthcare facilities. WASH in healthcare facilities plays a vital role to lower the risk of infection not only among patients but also among the visitors and healthcare workers. World Health Organization (WHO) targets to secure at least basic

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Negligible implementation of WASH policies and guidelines at healthcare facilities

Recently, the Department of Health hosted the first national workshop on Integrated Healthcare Waste Management (IHCWM) and Water And Sanitation Hygiene (WASH) in healthcare facilities in Nepal. The three-day event held from 10 December, 2019 had 33 speakers, around 400 participants and was supported by reputed organizations working for WASH including Wateraid, UNICEF, and WHO,

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