जीवनको आरम्भ जन्मबाट हुन्छ । जन्म कुनै यन्त्रबाट हुँदैन । शरीरमा प्राण भर्ने शक्ति आमामा मात्र हुन्छ । आफ्नो प्राण आहुति दिएर आमा सन्तानको जीवन जोगाउँछिन् । सन्तानलाई चरित्रवान्, गुणवान् तथा नैतिक बनाउन सर्वाधिक योगदान आमाको हुन्छ । आमाको...

-डा. प्रज्वल पौडेल–बालरोग विशेषज्ञ जन्मनासाथ शिशु रुन्छ । रुनु भनेकै शिशुले राम्ररी सास फेर्नु हो । जन्मनासाथ नरोएमा सर्वसाधारणले मरेको बच्चा जन्मेको ठान्छन् । चिकित्सा शब्दावली जेजस्तो भए पनि जन्मदा बच्चाको स्वास्थ्य स्थिति ठीक छ भनी पहिचान गर्ने एउटा...

Shrijana Khadka, age 24, is a residence of Pokhara Sarangkot village. She has received education of tenth grade. She got married at the age of 21 with Dinesh Khadka. There are six members in her family. Next month of...

Sunita Kisan, age 27, is a residence of Baglung Bamata village development ward # 7. She has received education of sixth grade. She got married at the age of 17 with Karma Bhadur Kisan of the same village. After...

Sushmita Kumal, age 24, is a residence of Vanu ward # 1 Dumre Bhansar. She has received education up to tenth grade. She got married at the age of 20 with Karma Bhadur Kisan of the same village. Her...

Numbers is not always decision maker but the knowledge: Experience on Process Evaluation of NePriQIP After graduating on epidemiology, I used to feel that every research would be worthless if it is devoid of numbers and statistics. It was...

Nepal Perinatal Quality Improvement Project (NePeriQIP) Experience on Data Quality Assessment In order to reach the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target of reducing neonatal mortality rate to 11 per 1000 live births by 2030, through Department of Health Services,...

EN-SMILING is a 5-year multiple countries (Tanzania, Nepal and Bangladesh) evidence–based longitudinal cohort study that builds on Every Newborn Birth Indicator Research Tracking in Hospitals (EN-BIRTH) study. This study aims to fill the gaps and support the Early Child...

Capacity Building Training of Health Workers As part of the NePeriQIP implementation in the hospitals, all health workers working in different perinatal units (Labour Room, Post Natal Ward, SNCU/NICU, Paediatric Ward) are trained through a three-day training package developed...

In Nepal, there is a high anemia prevalence among children between 6 and 17 months (72–78 %). In collaboration with Uppsala University, Sweden and in partnership with Lifeline, Nepal, a randomized clinical trial was carried out in Nepal to investigate the effects of...