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The promulgation of the Constitution of Nepal in 2015 declared Nepal as a Federal Democratic Republic and the unitary system of governance was replaced with a decentralized federal form of governance. As per the Constitution, the country is re-structured at three levels comprising the federal, state, and local level.

This report brings to bear new evidence on the benefits and costs of international banking. Countries that are open to international banking can benefit from global flows of funds, knowledge, and opportunity, but the regulatory challenges are complex and, at times, daunting.

Tuberculosis is one of the most prevalent infectious disease and significant public health problem in Nepal and continues to pose serious threat to the health of the population and development of the country. Currently nearly 80,000 people have tuberculosis in Nepal, with more than 44,000 new cases arising every year. About half of these are infectious (sputum smear-positive) cases which continue the chain of transmission. The majority of TB patients belong to the economically active age groups of 15–45 years.

This manual was initially developed in 2006 by National Centre for AIDS and STD Control (NCASC) with technical and financial support from FHI Nepal under United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The manual was further revised through a workshop organized by ASHA* Project under the leadership of NCASC in 2010.

नेपालमा महामारी रोग बिफर उम्मुलन पश्चात् विस्तारित खोप आयोजनको नामबाट बि.स. २०३५ सालमा खोप सेवा प्रारम्भ भएको हो । हाल खोप सेवाले आमा र बच्चाहरूको रोगलाग्ने दर, अशक्तता हुने दर तथा मृत्यूदर घटाउन उल्लेख्य भूमिका खेलेको सर्वविदितै छ । एकातिर हामीले खोप सेवाको विस्तारसँगै यसको गुणस्तरीयता कायम गर्नु चुनौतीपूर्ण कार्य हो भने अर्कोतिर शतप्रतिशत लक्षित बालबालिकाहरूलाई खोप सेवादिनु पनि त्यतिकै आवश्यकता छ ।त्यसरी नै भ्याक्सिन उत्पादन भएदेखि सेवाग्राहीलाई सेवा दिंदासम्म यसका प्राविधिक प्रक्रियाहरू चरणबद्ध रूपमा पूरा गर्र्नु अपरिहार्य हुन आउँदछ ।  
 

Cold Chain maintenance is an essential component of every immunization programme, without which delivery of immunization services is rendered impossible. For the safe storage and transportation of vaccine, cold chain equipment is a mandatory requirement. All equipment must be able to keep vaccines safely whatever the outside temperature, and however the climate varies at different times of the year. This means it is vitally important to use well-made, reliable equipment that at the very least, meets the minimum standards determined by WHO for vaccine storage and transport.

The investment plan for Nepal 2014-2016 emphasizes the importance of focusing on Key Affected Populations (KAP), then goes one step further to disaggregate relevant KAP into sub-populations, guided by infection risk dynamics and context.

The World Development Report 2018: Learning to Realize Education’s Promise argues that without learning, education will fail to deliver on its promise to eliminate extreme poverty and create shared opportunity and prosperity for all.