Nepalese Health System Response to Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic

• DOI: 10.46405/ejms.v3i1.262
• Publication Date: 2021-03-05T17:25:09Z
• Authors: Sharada Prasad Wasti; Padam Simkhada; Sudip Ale; Edwin Van Teijlingen
• Keywords: Pandemic

The novel coronavirus or COVID-19 is a new highly infectious virus affecting large population across the globe. There no specific therapeutic drug available against covid-19 hence most effective public health measures need to strictly be adhered without delay. Range of issues were reported fight in current system Nepal which should addressed and strengthened full spectrum for its sustainable response. It crucial understand at local provincial level adhere federal government policies plan as per protocol maintaining minimum infection prevention control with having preventive safety both service providers community people. To tackle those daily increasing number cases, it provides an opportunity three tires governments reprioritize national agenda response it. Although National policy 2019 clearly articulated equitable access quality care services all. Evidence shows that risk zone because comparably weak aware all strengthen present threat posed cases pandemic.