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

Authors

  • Surya B. Parajuli Birat Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0386-9273
  • Sabin Shrestha Birat Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Nepal
  • Anisha Sah Birat Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Nepal
  • Heera KC Birat Health College, Purbanchal University, Nepal
  • Kapil Amgain Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, Jumla, Nepal
  • Prajjwal Pyakurel B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal

Keywords:

Control, COVID-19, FCHVs, Nepal, Prevention

Abstract

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.

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Surya B. Parajuli, Birat Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Nepal

Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine

Sabin Shrestha, Birat Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Nepal

Intern, Department of Community Medicine

Anisha Sah, Birat Medical College & Teaching Hospital, Nepal

Intern, Department of Community Medicine

Heera KC, Birat Health College, Purbanchal University, Nepal

Lecturer, Department of Nursing

Kapil Amgain, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, Jumla, Nepal

Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Anatomy and Cell Biology

Prajjwal Pyakurel, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal

Assistant Professor, School of Public Health and Community Medicine

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2020-05-07

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