Over the last decade there has been a large reduction in under-fives mortality in Nepal brought about largely through high-quality community-based and primary/public health interventions. However, to reduce mortality further, maternal and newborn survival needs to be increased through improved perinatal care quality.
To address this, an interagency intervention has been put together involving the Ministry of Health, UNICEF, the Paediatric Nursing Association, the Nepal Paediatric Society and the UK’s Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Global.
Dr Simon Struthers (Consultant Paediatrician from Winchester) and Dr Ollie Ross (Consultant Anaesthetist from Southampton) are playing lead roles in the UK contribution. For more information, contact Dr Simon Struthers.
