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Health & Nutrition

Maternal and child health, nutrition counselling, community health volunteer networks, and mobile health camps reaching underserved families across Nepal.

Overview

IRDC Nepal has delivered community health services in Chitwan since 1996, working alongside government health posts to extend quality care to communities that cannot easily access district hospitals. Our health programme operates through a trained network of Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs), mobile health camps, and outreach posts in Tharu, Dalit, and Chepang settlements.

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Health & Nutrition – IRDC Nepal

Key Activities

Our health & nutrition service combines technical expertise with community trust built over nearly three decades.

Maternal & Newborn Care

Antenatal check-ups, skilled birth attendance support, postnatal home visits, and breastfeeding counselling through FCHVs and partner health posts across Bharatpur and Rapti municipalities.

Child Nutrition & Growth Monitoring

Monthly MUAC screening and growth monitoring for children under five, management of acute malnutrition, micronutrient supplementation, and 1,000 Days programme for mother-infant pairs.

Mobile Health Camps

Quarterly health camps in remote and riverside communities providing curative care, immunisation, ante-natal check-ups, and referral services.

Community Health Volunteer Training

Recruitment, training, and ongoing mentoring of FCHVs equipped to deliver basic health education, screen for danger signs, and refer cases to health facilities.

Results & Reach

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IRDC Nepal welcomes partnerships to extend our health & nutrition services to more communities across Nepal.