Safeguarding continuity of essential health services amidst the pandemic is a global challenge: when health systems are overwhelmed, people struggle to access vital care.
As a result, both direct mortality from COVID-19 and indirect mortality from preventable and treatable conditions have been on the rise.
WHO and its partners support countries maintain and boost their health systems’ performance and save lives. Nepal: addressing NCDs with the help of the Norwegian government and WHOMr Laxman Aryal, Secretary of the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP); His Excellency Mr Lasse Bjørn Johannessen, Norwegian Ambassador to Nepal, and Dr Rajesh Sambhajirao Pandav, WHO Representative to Nepal, jointly launched the project on 16 July 2021The
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