In collaboration with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, the Center for Research on Environment Health and Population Activities (CREHPA) organized a national event to disseminate PPIUD project results in Nepal. The meeting was held on 24 May 2019 at the Hotel Himalaya in Lalitpur, Nepal. Over 60 people attended the event representing higher level officials from Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP), Ministry of Women Children and Senior Citizens, bilateral and multilateral organizations, international and national non-governmental organizations working in the family planning and health sector including USAID, UNFPA, DFID, Population Service International, Marie Stopes International, Abt Associate, Family Health International, Fairemed, CARE International, Ipas, Nepal, Family Planning Association of Nepal, Adventist Development and Relief Agency, Nepal Health Sector Support Program/option, Universities, Journalists among others. The event received some media coverage in national television such as Nepal Television, Sagaramatha Television, Health Television. The event was chaired by Prof Dr Kiran Regmi, past Secretary of Ministry of health and Population and key remarks were made by Ms Kabita Aryal -Chief, Family Planning and Reproductive Health Section at the Family Welfare Division of MOHP, and Prof. Heera Tuladhar – President, Nepal Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Check out the following links for news coverage of the event:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4hUcFRcq9c&feature=share
