Focus Area : NationalDonor : WHO An assessment of current and past adolescent health interventions and/or programs was conducted by NFCC as part of the GAVI HPV Vaccine Demonstration Project deliverables from Government of Nepal. NFCC was selected by the Family Health Division for this assessment. This assessment looked into work done by organizations in any capacity whether as a whole program […]
Focus Area : Makwanpur District Donor : Open Source NFCC along with an individual researcher Anne Kukuczka, Free University of Berlin, Germany introduced menstrual cups to women and girls of Sisneri VDC, Makwanpur District. This eight month longitudinal study looked at the acceptability and uptake of menstrual cup among adolescent girls and women. It also examined differences in usage and acceptability of menstrual […]
Focus: National Initiated by WASH United, the first Menstrual Hygiene Day was celebrated all over the world on 28thof May 2014 with the slogan Lets start the conversation on Menstruation. In Nepal, the program was led by NFCC in coordination with Government of Nepal and other bilateral partners. NFCC has been celebrating Menstrual Hygiene Day was celebrated all over the […]
Focus Area : 3 Development Regions Donor : University of Alabama at Birmingham As part of the ongoing HPV study, HPV screening camps were conducted in three development regions, namely Eastern Development Region (Jhapa), Central Development Region (Lalitpur) and Far Western Development Region (Achham). All camps were conducted in close coordination with the local District Public Health Office. The Knowledge assessment questionnaires were […]
Focus Area : National Donor : Save the Children NFCC developed Nepal’s first MHM package which was endorsed by the Family Health Division and Department for Education for integration into the School Health Program.The standardized MHM package roll out is a coordination and collaboration between the Family Health Division and the Department of Education
Focus Area : Far West Nepal Donor : USAID NFCC conducted a Chhaupadi assessment for USAID/Nepal to identify best practices for the effective reduction of the negative effects of Chhaupadi tradition on women’s and girls. The geographic scope of the assessment was far and mid-western region of Nepal, where chhaupadi is widely prevalent. The districts selected were Achham, Kailali and Bajura. The objectives […]
Focus Area : 20 districts Donor : PSI NFCC conducted a Health Facility Assessment for PSI Nepal This assessment looked into availability of family planning services, Infection Prevention materials and trained human resources in family planning in health facilities of 20 districts. In this 3 month long assessment all the districts from five development regions were covered.
Focus Area : 15 VDCs’ of Saptari District Donor : UNICEF The Menstrual Hygiene Management Pilot Project in Saptari District was implemented in 15 VDCs of the district. The objective of the program was to assess the level of knowledge and understanding of Sexual and Reproductive Health, Menstrual Hygiene Management and practices associated with Menstrual Hygiene Management among out of school adolescent girls […]
Focus: 2 districts Donor: UNDP / Global Fund Supported by United Nation Development Program (UNDP) under the Global Fund, NFCC was contracted to provide STI and VCT services in two districts, namely Chitwan and Banke. With many similarities to the STI Project in Kathmandu Valley, peer educators were mobilized and clinics provided STI checkup and HIV testing to high risk […]
Focus: Kathmandu Valley Donor: USAID / FHI Funded by a consortium of donors and sub contracted by FHI, this project was implemented in the Kathmandu valley for the high risk populace comprising of migrants workers, FSWs, MSMs and clients of FSWs. With outreach done through the peer method, client friendly static and mobile clinics were used for service delivery. For […]