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

A view of a COVID-19 vaccine being administered

Nepal receives over 700,000 COVID-19 vaccines donated by France through the COVAX Facility

Medical superintendent at the Dailekh District Hospital/Health Service Office Dr Dharma Raj Regmi

A silent threat: Battling the rising tide of NCDs in Nepal

UNICEF is collaborating with Eli Lilly and Company, and KIOCH, in an effort to alleviate the high burden of non-communicable diseases in Nepal, with a focu

A mother holds her child as he gets vaccinated

Factors affecting health-seeking behaviour among people

Exploratory study on institutional delivery, routine child immunization and COVID-19 vaccination

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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