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WHO-IPD (Programme for Immunization
Preventable Diseases) formerly known as “Polio Eradication Nepal” (PEN)
provides technical support to the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) for vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) in Nepal.
Since its establishment in 1998, IPD has been supporting the Government of Nepal’s endeavor to strengthen
the surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP for polio), measles,
neonatal tetanus (NT), acute encephalitis syndrome (AES for Japanese
encephalitis), and the routine immunization programme.
IPD supports these activities in close collaboration with the Child Health
Division (CHD), Epidemiology and Diseases Control Division (EDCD), and
National Public Health Laboratory (NPHL) under the Department of Health
Services of Ministry of Health and Population. IPD currently has 11 field offices with 15
surveillance medical officers. All of
the IPD field offices operate in close coordination with the Regional Health
Directorates (RHD) and the District (Public) Health Offices (DHO) to carry
out the surveillance and immunization related activities.
IPD’s
Core Activities
 Surveillance
of VPDs
Surveillance
support for other infectious diseases
Support
for routine and supplementary immunization activities
Support
in policy formulation and strategy development for the National Immunization Programme (NIP)
Research,
publication and dissemination of surveillance information and guidelines
Social
mobilization
Coordination
with partners
Technical
support to MOHP for laboratory diagnosis of VPDs
IPD’s
Partners
United
States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta
Bill
and Melinda Gates Foundation
Global
Alliance for
Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI)
Rotary
International
United
Nations Fund for International Partnerships (UNFIP)
United
Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
World
Bank
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