COVID-19

Ipas Nepal support and response to the Government of Nepal fight against COVID-19 

Ipas Nepal is supporting the government response to fight against COVID-19. To focus on the needs of the country, we reached out and distributed Covid-19 medical items to 312 different health institutions—including 256 PHC/Health Posts, 43 hospitals and 3474 Female Community Health Volunteers (in 21 districts, 170 Palikas and 5 Provinces). Most of the support materials are being distributed to the remote working areas of Ipas Nepal in the hills, terai and extremely remote hard to each districts of Nepal.

Ipas Nepal is a primary partner with the Family Welfare Division in the delivery of reproductive health services to women and girls.’ Our frontline workers and FCHVs are able to safely provide information and services which directly relate to the needs of women and girls.

To address the immediate needs of the health workers, the medical items supplies handed over by Ipas Nepal were:

Medical items	Quantity
Complete PPE set	575 pcs
Water & air proof Apron	2200 pcs
Surgical Mask	75000 pcs
Disposable Gloves	69000 pcs
KN95 Mask	2000 pcs
Hand Sanitizer-500 ml	700 pcs
Hand Sanitizer-100 ml	9000 pcs
Surgical Sterile Gloves	5000 pcs
Utility Gloves	3800 pcs
Eye Goggles	800 pcs
Surgical/disposable cap	7000 pcs
Shoes Cover	4200 pcs
Face shield	250 pcs
Hand wash soap	3000 pcs
Rexin(2 meter each)	900 pcs
Cidex-5 liter	120
MA drugs	1500

Our support is to protect the health service providers who are in this difficult time going out from their comfort zone to serve their community.