In Nepal, the earthquake affected 14 districts comprising a population of about 5.3 million in the early year of 2015. According to government of Nepal (GoN) figures, 488,579 houses were destroyed and 260,026 damaged. The water resources of about 660,000 to 1.3 million people were affected and between 850,000 to 1.7 million need sanitation support. Out of 5.3 million people in these 14 affected districts, 2.7 million were displaced and are likely to be at an increased risk for infectious diseases including cholera. These displaced communities are the most vulnerable population and should have the highest priority for implementation of preventive strategies, including possible mass vaccinations. The Department of Health Services (DoHS), Government of Nepal (GON) implemented preventive strategy against enteric diseases including WASH in conjunction oral cholera vaccination in selected high risk villages of the affected districts.

2. Performance Review of Oral Cholera Vaccination
in Nuwakot and Dhading
Hotel Platinum, Kathmandu
18th September, 2015
Organized by:
Epidemiology and Disease Control Division
Supported by:
WHO Nepal / UNICEF Nepal / IVI, Seoul, South Korea/
GTA, Nepal

3. In Cisdol near “dumping” site

4. Seeing is believing !!!

5. Visit of Manakamana area – Pradeep
and Sachin arguing !!

6. Vaccinator’s training

7. Mr. Pradeep intensely training the
vaccinators !!

8. Mock exercise – vaccination booth

9. Dr. Shyam Raj Upreti Talking to FCHVs

10. A box that contains 35 vials of OCV

11. District level planning meeting

12. Health Cluster Meeting for
Coordination

13. Visiting settlements and doing
linelisting

14. Everybody needs water !!

15. Mr. Bishwo Ram Shrestha, DHO, Nuwakot
himself teaching children proper handwashing

16. Eager to learn old and young

17. Pradeep teaching school children

18. Trying to understand proper hand
washing

19. Doing is learning !!

20. Hand washing demonstration

21. Human made waste dumped in
Okharpauwa

22. Vaccine transport to Chauthe at
around 10 pm in the night !!

23. Proper cold chain

24. Booth under shade of a tree

25. Booth near a house

26. In Seudeni - Okharpauwa

27. Poster !!

28. Mr. Deepak and Anuj

29. 5 days of Vaccination
Children Adults
Senior Citizen
Vaccination booths

30. Using Tally sheet !!

31. OCV – very easy

32. Taking OCV

33. OCV – very easy to administer !!

34. Administrating OCV - very easy

35. Taking OCV

36. Taking OCV

37. Taking OCV

38. Vaccination in the school !!

39. School children receiving OCV

40. Waste

41. During RCS survey