German Development Cooperation has been focusing on health care in #Nepal in recent years. The project “Improving Maternal and Child Care in Remote Areas” (IMCCR), financed through a KfW grant of EUR 12.60 million, was launched in 2017 to increase the use of improved health care by the Nepali population, specifically by pregnant women and newborn in far-west regions. 

Indicators included: 

• increasing institutional deliveries per participating facility,

• increasing ante- and postnatal care investigations per participating facility. 

Until recently, implementation of the programme was delayed due to a variety of reasons including the COVID-19 pandemic. We are pleased to announce that GOPA Worldwide Consultants, with sub-consultants MEH and De-Fort Consultants-Nepal, has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) of Nepal to bring the project back on track and support the MoHP with:

• rehabilitation / construction & equipping of health facilities,

• improving communication between the staff of the health facilities in the pilot region of the programme,

• improving access to hygiene products in the programme regions.

The project involves the construction of one perinatal center along with 4 health posts which are grouped together under two packages: 

🏥 Package 1 – Construction and equipping of a Maternal and Perinatal Center in Dadeldhura along with Doctor’s and Nurse’s Quarters 

🏥 Package 2 – Construction and equipping of four Health Posts in the Municipalities of Bagarkot, Chhatiwan, Kotila and Malladehi along with staff quarters