Kathmandu, Nepal, December 04, 2023: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have jointly launched USAID’s Global Health Security program, a strategic partnership to strengthen Nepal government’s capacity to prevent, detect, and rapidly respond to emerging infectious diseases.
This program will be implemented through ‘One Health,’ a collaborative, trans-disciplinary approach that recognises the interdependence among the health of ecosystems, wildlife and domestic animals, and humans.
“USAID’s Global Health Security work is helping to fill that gap by strengthening countries’ capacities to prevent, detect, and respond to disease threats before they can become a pandemic, while advancing World Health Organisation (WHO) International Health Regulations targets so that countries can address gaps and priorities at the national level,” the USAID has said in a statement.
“This partnership will advance US efforts to strengthen technical capacities in 50 countries by 2025 as part of the Biden Administration’s goal to strengthen health security and pandemic preparedness globally,” states the statement.
“This program marks a significant step forward in ensuring the health and security of the Nepali population and reflects USAID's ongoing commitment to global health and pandemic preparedness,” USAID’s Assistant Administrator for Bureau of Asia, Michael Schiffer said while speaking at the launch event in Kathmandu on Sunday.
