Nepal Asia & Pacific
Expanding Our Impact
Nepal’s post-conflict constitutional transition from a unitary to a federalist state offers opportunities and challenges for its health systems and other social sectors. Effective, accountable, responsive, and inclusive local governance are essential. Abt’s data-driven strategies support Nepal’s efforts to reduce maternal and newborn morbidity and mortality. We team with Nepalese government at all levels as well as local health partners to increase the quality and uptake of health services while lowering financial and social barriers for historically marginalized people. We also conduct research, analysis, and monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) to guide donor programming to advance Nepal’s National Health Sector Strategy and poverty reduction initiatives. Previously, we have identified cost-efficient water treatment products for child diarrhea prevention and evaluated opportunities to mitigate black carbon emissions from Nepal’s transportation, industrial and residential sectors.
Select Work
Localizing Health Leadership Meets the Moment for Nepal’s Shift to Federalism
Combatting Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs)
Ascend Lot 1 – The UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) set out to invest £100 million in 11 countries in East and Southern Africa and South Asia to advance the impact and sustainability of national programmes tackling NTDs…
Enabling Evidence-Informed Donor Decision-Making in Nepal
Foreign aid delivery is often siloed within narrow sectors or individual programmes, leading to a dearth of evidence about the aggregate effectiveness of aid. The British Embassy Kathmandu (BEK) supports Nepal in a range of thematic areas, including…
Influencing Framework for UK Development in Nepal
Under the new Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), the UK government sought to maximise the benefits of an approach that integrates diplomacy and development. These benefits included generating new evidence through research and evaluation…
Strengthening Systems for Better Health in Nepal
While Nepal has successfully reduced overall mortality among mothers and children under five, there is still room for improvement in equitable delivery of quality maternal, child, newborn, and reproductive health services.
Nepal’s MEOR Program Monitors Health Outcomes
Despite its post-conflict legacy and the 2015 earthquake, Nepal continues to achieve substantial health progress. Critical health indicators are improving, including under-five and maternal mortality rates, but there are dramatically changing burden-of…