Nepal: Kavre Community Outreach Program
358 Patients Using Family Planning Methods: Q4 2018
April 01, 2019
Ganesh Shrestha
Summary of Activities
Since the earthquake of 2015, RMF’s efforts to improve the health and wellbeing of Kavre residents have continued to develop. In 2017, RMF received approval of our 5-year Health Care System Strengthening and Outreach Program from Nepal’s Ministry of Women, Children, and Social Welfare (MoWCSW). As a result, RMF will be able to fully implement the Kavre Community Outreach Program. Currently, RMF’s priority in the program has shifted to supporting a health clinic at Dapcha Health Post, which was opened in February 2018, as well as RMF Urban Health Center, which was opened in March 2018.
During this Quarter:
- RMF supports the medical laboratory at Dapcha Health Post. The laboratory performed a total of 417 tests during this quarter.
- Dapcha Health post served 2,054 patients at its outpatient department, treated 248 children under 5 through the Community Based Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (CB-IMNCI) program, immunized 154 patients at the vaccination clinics, provided antenatal care to 42 women and delivery services to 21 women. At the end of the quarter, Dapcha Health Post was providing family planning methods to 358 patients.
- RMF Urban Health Center served a total of 1,030 patients at its outpatient department.
- On October 18–19, 2018, RMF Urban Health Center and its staff members were involved in the campaign to administer vitamin A capsules to children aged 6 months–5 years throughout the country.

Results &
ACCOMPLISHMENTS

CB-IMNCI Program
Treating the Young
The Community Based Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (CB-IMNCI) program is being implemented in Kavre district. This program ensures that sick children under 5 years of age are managed for their health conditions and registered in the CB-IMNCI register.
Between October and December of 2018, 248 children under 5 were treated at Dapcha Health Post. 15 of these patients were under 2 months of age, and 233 were 2–59 months of age. Respiratory infections, including pneumonia, were the leading health concerns among children under 5 with 148 patients.

Dapcha Outpatient
2,054 Patients
Dapcha Health Post served 2,054 patients at its OPD from October to December of 2018. 1,144 of the patients were female, and 910 were male. The OPD averaged about 685 patients per month for this quarter. Infectious diseases were the leading health problem registered in the OPD at 584 patients.

Immunization
National Program
5 Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) clinics are active in the catchment area of Dapcha Health Post. 154 patients were immunized at the vaccination clinics during this reporting period. 146 of the patients were vaccinated for tuberculosis (BCG), diphtheria and tetanus (DTP), hepatitis-B (HepB), polio (OPV), pneumococcal disease (PCV), measles and rubella (MR), and Japanese encephalitis (JE), and 8 of the patients were pregnant women who received the 2nd dose of their tetanus (TT) immunizations.

Maternity
Care and Planning
The health post served 42 pregnant women with antenatal care (ANC) services, and 21 mothers received institutional delivery services. 358 patients, including 34 new patients, are currently using various family planning methods including oral contraceptive pills, Depo-Provera, implants, and IUCDs.

RMF Outpatient
1,030 Patients
RMF Urban Health Center served 1,030 patients at its OPD between October and December of 2018. Of these patients, 578 were female, and 452 were male. The OPD averaged about 343 patients per month during this reporting period.

Vitamin A
Nationwide Campaign
Nepal’s Department of Health Services, Nutrition Division conducted a campaign to administer vitamin A capsules to children from 6 months to 5 years of age throughout the country on October 18–19, 2018. Deworming medications were also administered to children 1–5 years old on the same days. Through this nationwide campaign, which the government conducts twice a year, 3.3 million children received vitamin A and deworming medication in 2018. RMF Urban Health Center and its staff members were involved in this year’s campaign.

Background
& Objectives
Background
Objectives
- Significantly reduce malnutrition among children under the age of 5
- Cause behavior change related to health, nutrition and hygiene through health education
- Improve the health services and programs
- Help acutely malnourished children graduate from malnourished status to a healthy status
- Improve maternal health, sexual health, family planning
- Reduce neonatal and infant mortalities

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Numbers
Served
Direct Beneficiaries
Quarterly Totals
Dapcha Health Post-2,054
RMF Urban Health Center-1,030
Immunized-154
Family Planning-358
Antenatal Care-42


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