Joint US, Japan team for strengthening Nepal’s health sector

July 24, 2002
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A joint US and Japan mission is visiting Nepal from July 18 to 27 to exchange views on strengthening collaboration and partnership in the health sector with representatives from the Nepalese government, international organization and NGOs, the RSS reported.

The joint delegation will gather information and visit several activities in the field during their stay, particularly focusing on child health, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.

The joint team is drawing upon the close working relations of the US and Japan missions at the field level as well as at the global level and this is the third joint US and Japan mission to be conducted in the region. Joint missions have been conducted previously in Cambodia and Bangladesh.

The US and Japan governments jointly recognize and commend the efforts of His Majesty’s Government for the improvements in health status during the past decade as evidenced by the recently released Nepal Demographic Health Survey 2001.

In the past decade, fertility has declined by 20 per cent and child mortality by more than 40 per cent.

Both the US and Japan governments recognize that Nepal’s success towards improving the health status of the country is in part due to the Nepal government’s commitment and leadership in the health sector and a well coordinated partnership with health sector donors and implementing partners. nepalnews.com am July 24