Community-wide behavior change and clean fuel interventions in some homes to maximize cleaner cooking and to achieve modest indoor and outdoor air quality in Panchkhal and Mandandeupur municipalities, Nepal In Nepal, traditional energy sources such as wood, dung, and plant residues supply most of the household energy requirement. Studies conducted to find the household air […]
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Evaluation of the impact of major disaster (earthquake and aftershocks) on air pollution and children’s health in Nepal
The earthquake of April 25, 2015 and series of aftershocks have caused multiple damages in the Kathmandu valley, and in several districts including Kavre district, a PEER health study project site in Nepal. According to the Nepal government, earthquake has killed at least 8,700 people, displaced about 8 million people, and damaged 756,000 houses and […]
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From January 2015, LEADERS Nepal is conducting an observational (cohort) study, “investigation of the effectiveness of biogas in reducing ARI in ≤5 year’s old children” in 6 Village Development Committees (VDC) of Kavre district of Nepal. Funded by the PEER Health program (http://sites.nationalacademies.org), the main objectives of Nepal PEER health study are i) to assess […]
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Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) is the leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in Nepal. The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has recognized ARI as one of the major public health problems. It has given due importance to improve medical case management strategies to lower the incidence of ARI. In spite of such strategies, […]
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