Role of Female Community Health Volunteers for Prevention and Control of COVID-19 in Nepal

Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) are the pillars of community health programs in Nepal who play a pivotal role in implementing various community based preventive, promotive, and curative health programs. In the context of COVID 19 pandemic and possible outbreak in Nepal, the only way by w...

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Published in:Journal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences
Main Authors: Surya Bahadur Parajuli, Sabin Shrestha, Anisha Sah, Heera KC, Kapil Amgain, Prajjwal Pyakurel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karnali Academy of Health Sciences 2020-05-01
Subjects:
Control
COVID-19
FCHVs
Nepal
Prevention
Online Access:http://jkahs.org.np/jkahs/index.php/jkahs/article/view/229
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Summary:Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) are the pillars of community health programs in Nepal who play a pivotal role in implementing various community based preventive, promotive, and curative health programs. In the context of COVID 19 pandemic and possible outbreak in Nepal, the only way by which it can be stopped at the moment is by prevention. This paper presents the role of FCHVs for the prevention and control of COVID 19 in Nepal. 
ISSN:2616-0064
2676-1327

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