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Jan 28

Testing Algorithm for Nipah Virus (Interim)

This is an Interim guideline for sample collection and testing Algorithm for Nipah Virus detection in Nepal. 

Dec 30

National Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Early Warning, Alert and Response System (EWARS), 2025

Preamble Pursuant to Section 49 of the Public Health Service Act, 2075 (2018), in cases where listed infectious diseases or unforeseen public health events occur, information shall be communicated to the concerned authority within the prescribed time frame. This obligation is to ensure the collection, reporting, analysis, communication, and response relating to infectious diseases and public health events, as well as to conduct continuous disease surveillance in accordance with the International Health Regulations, 2005 (IHR 2005), under which certain diseases must be reported immediately at the international level. Accordingly, in exercise of the authority conferred by Section 64 of the Act, the Ministry of Health and Population, Department of Health Services hereby updated the EWARS Standard Operating Procedure 2025.

Dec 29

Community Based Disease Surveillance Guideline, 2082

प्रस्तावना: जनस्वास्थ्य सेवा ऐन २०७५ को दफा ४९ ले व्यवस्था गरे बमोजिम सूचीकृत गरिएका सङ्&zwj;क्रामक रोग र जनस्वास्थ्य सम्बन्धी अनपेशित घटना देखिएमा सो को जानकारी सम्बन्धित निकायमा तोकिएको समयावधिभर सूचना सम्प्रेषण गरी सङ्&zwj;क्रामक रोग तथा जनस्वास्थ्य घटनाको सूचना सङ्&zwj;कलन, प्रतिवेदन, विश्लेषण, सञ्चार र प्रतिकार्य गर्न तथा अन्त्तराष्ट्रिय स्वास्थ्य नियमावली २००५ (International Health Regulations 2005) अनुरुप निरन्त्तर रुपमा रोग निगरानी गरी केही रोगहरुलाई तत्कालै अन्त्तराष्ट्रिय तहमा प्रतिवेदन गर्नुपर्ने दायित्व रहेकोले, ऐनको दफा ६४ ले दिएको अधिकार प्रयोग गरी स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसङ्&zwj;ख्या मन्त्रालयले यो निर्देशिका जारी गरेको छ।

Sep 23

National Guideline for Sample Collection And Transportation During Acute Public Health Events, 2025

A well-coordinated and reliable system for the collection and transportation of clinical and environmental specimens are required for effective outbreak control. This manual outlines a structured national framework that connects the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD), Provincial Health Directorates, Rapid Response Teams, and laboratories at all levels—public and private—under the technical leadership of the National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL). It provides clear guidance to ensure that specimens are collected, packaged, labeled, stored, and transported in a manner that preserves their integrity, maintains chain of custody, and adheres to established biosafety and biosecurity standards. This document defines referral pathways, coordination mechanisms, and roles within the broader alert, response, and surveillance systems. As a dynamic and complementary resource aligned with existing disease-specific and regulatory guidelines, this manual supports timely diagnosis, strengthens surveillance, and enhances evidence-based public health decision-making. Adherence to these standardized procedures is therefore essential to ensure the accuracy of laboratory results, safeguard health workers and communities, and enable prompt and effective public health actions.