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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