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We work to reduce child and maternal mortalities through essential maternal and newborn care and ensure full immunization.

Birendra Bhatta works with his colleague at the District Vaccine Store in Darchula District in Nepal’s far west to store vaccines in the solar-powered refrigerator provided by the Government of Japan through UNICEF.

Boosting the cold chain in far-west Nepal

New solar-powered vaccine refrigerators, among other support provided by Japan to Nepal through UNICEF, are proving key to vaccination efforts

This image shows a young girl getting the TCV

Nepal introduces typhoid vaccine into routine immunisation across the country

The Ministry of Health and Population, Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, UNICEF, WHO and other partners are collaborating on the nationwide typhoid vaccine campaign

This image shows workers at the Central Vaccine Store in Teku, Kathmandu, installing the COVAX-supported walk-in-cooler for vaccines

04 January 2022

Keeping vaccines cold

Walk-in coolers provided by the COVAX Facility are helping to strengthen the capacity of vaccine storage facilities around Nepal

23 December 2021

Over 7.725 million COVID-19 vaccines through COVAX Facility for the people of Nepal

Ongoing support by COVAX partnership will contribute to the Government of Nepal’s efforts to vaccinate people across the country

this image shows a family from Jagarnathpur in Parsa District, with a mother, father and young child

21 December 2021

Path to full immunization

In Nepal’s south, local governments – with support from UNICEF and partners – are channeling efforts to expand routine vaccine coverage to all children

This image shows nurse Roshani Bhujel doing her rounds of one of the wards at the COVID-19 special hospital in Dhanusha District in Nepal’s south.

15 December 2021

Gearing up to tackle potential COVID-19 surges

The establishment of oxygen concentrator banks is among interventions being undertaken by the Government of Nepal – with support from UNICEF and partners

This image shows Matron Sandhya Das (front left) with trainer Suraj Sharma (far right) in the ICU at the Madhesh Institute of Health Sciences in Dhanusha District in southern Nepal.

14 December 2021

Breathing easier

Healthworkers engaged in critical care – including COVID-19 treatment – around the country gain confidence in operating, maintaining and repairing oxygen eq

This image shows a child getting oxygen therapy

11 November 2021

Brief: Improving newborn and pediatric quality of care

Nepal's experience in strengthening access to safe use of oxygen, pulse oximetry, and infection prevention and control measures

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This image shows Sunny Mahara at the neonatal intensive care unit at the Janakpur Hospital in Dhanusha District

Breathing new life into newborn and pediatric care

In southern Nepal, support for improved access to and use of oxygen through a UNICEF initiative is helping healthworkers save precious young lives