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

UNICEF Haruko Yoyote inside a walk in cooler at the PHLMC in Janakpur

The cold chain: Not just about equipment

The “cold chain” is not simply a matter of machinery but it is also a chain of hard-working people dedicated to a singular goal

Healthworker Basanta Malla vaccinates a child in Doti District

The challenging journey to reach communities with vaccines

How dedicated health workers and a robust cold chain keep communities protected.

Deepak Bohara, cold chain support staff opens up a refrigerator at the vaccine cold room in the District Health Office in Doti District in far-western Nepal

A safer journey for vaccines

Across Nepal, cold chain support provided by the Government of Japan through UNICEF is helping to ensure that vaccines reach communities safely

A healthworker at the Narayani Hospital in Parsa District coaches new mother Sima Devi Kusuwaha in carrying out KMC with her newborn son.

Helping newborns thrive

In Nepal, Kangaroo Mother Care units set up with UNICEF support is is helping to ensure underweight and preterm newborns have the best chance of survival

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