General information
Title
Improving control of neglected tropical diseases in Nepal
IMT ITG Programme 2014-2016
ID
XM-DAC-2-10-3016040
Start date
End date
Activity status
Completion
Budget
€614.718
Actor
ITM Institute of Tropical Medicine ANTWERPEN - ANVERS
Country
NEPAL
Sector
Health - Medical education/training
Aid type
Core support to NGOs, other private bodies, PPPs and research institutes
Fragile state
Yes
Least developed country
Yes
Budgetline
54 22 452539 ITM/ITG/IMT Subsidies to Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp (ex 54223334)
Finance type
GRANT
Tied status
No
Flow type
ODA
SDGs
Body
General
To strengthen the capacity of the Tropical and Infectious diseases center at BPKIHS to accumulate and translate evidence for VL and dengue control policy in Nepal The capacity of TIDC (Tropical and Infectious Disease Centre) will be strengthened by training the personnel up to PhD and upgrading the facilities of the molecular biology laboratory. Monitoring of effectiveness of VL drugs will be continued along with detection for parasite drug resistance, to guide rational drug policies in the control programme.
Collection and collation of data to document VL incidence in endemic and non endemic region will be done to document VL elimination targets.
Network for surveillance of dengue infection in hospitals in eastern Nepal will be established.
The skills and knowledge of the medical doctors working in rural hospitals will be enhanced through short term training and feasibility of introducing tele-medicine in the district hospitals will be explored.
Results
To strengthen the capacity of the Tropical and Infectious diseases center at BPKIHS to accumulate and translate evidence for VL and dengue control policy in Nepal
