Established under MOHP in 1993, NHEICC is responsible for planning,Implementing, monitoring and evaluating awareness raising, information, education and communication program related to health programmes and services.

1. National Health Education,
Information and
Communication Center
Presented By:
Shisam Neupane
BPH 5th Sem
Kantipur Academy of Health Science

2. Introduction
• Established under the MoHP in 1993, with the
mandate to give high priority to information,
education and communication in the health sector.
• Responsible for planning,Implementing, monitoring
and evaluating awareness raising, information,
education and communication program related to
health programmes and services.
• Also for developing and disseminating messages to
promote and support specific all health-related
programs and services in an integrated manner.

3. It also regulates the health messages produced and
disseminated by other organizations.

4. Goal
• To contribute to attain the national health program
goals and objectives by providing support for all
national health services and programs

5. Objectives
General Objective
To raise the health awareness of the people as a
means to promote improved health status, prevent
disease through the efforts of the people themselves
and through full utilization of available resources.

6. Specific Objectives
• To increase knowledge, improve skills and promote
desired behaviour change
• To create a demand for quality essential health care
service among all castes and ethnic groups, and
disadvantaged and hard‐to‐reach populations

7. • To advocate for required resources (human and
financial) and capacity development
• To increase access to new information and
technology on health programmes
• To raise awareness among the public on
communicable and Non‐communicable Diseases and
to encourage all to seek preventive measures

8. • To intensify and strengthen action against tobacco
use, both smoked and smokeless, excessive use of
alcohol, unhealthy diets, and physical inactivity
• To mitigate public panic and respond to
communication needs during emergency situations.
• Promote environment health, hygiene and
sanitation.

9. Role
Maintaining the quality of HEIC program by means
of uniformity, accuracy, appropriateness and
adequacy of health messages materials in using
through the network of health organization from
centre to periphery.
• Building healthy public policy
• Creating supportive environment
• Strengthening community action
• Reorienting health services

10. Strategies
• Implementing health communication programmes at
all levels in a decentralized way.
• Implementing a one-door integrated approach for
all health communication programmes under
MoH.
• Mobilizing communication media, methods and
materials for the prevention of diseases and the
promotion of health.
• Standardizing health messages and information for
uniformity and appropriateness.

11. • Introducing new communication technologies for
health promotion and health communication.
• Strengthening monitoring and supervision activities
to determine the gaps in knowledge, attitudes and
practices among target audiences and service
providers.

12. Major Activities
Central Level
• Policy, strategy and program development
• Development of Program guideline and directives.
• Development, production and airing/publication of
short messages through Radio, Television and FM/
Newspaper
• Development, production and distribution of IEC
materials.
• Capacity building on health communication

13. • Conduction of health communication researches
• Supervision, Monitoring and evaluation of health
communication program
• Tobacco control act including tobacco product
pictorial health warning Implementation
• Conduction of environmental health, hygiene and
sanitation activities

14. • School Based Hand Washing with Soap and Water
program
• Public Private Partner involvement in HWSW
• Climate Change and Health Activities
• Draft of Environment Health and Hygiene strategy
• Broadcasting health messages through Radio and
Television in package
• Advocacy ‐Global Hand Washing Day, World Health
Day, World No Tobacco Day Celebration
• Coordination ‐Technical committees meetings

15. Regional Level
• Radio program airing from regional Radio Nepal
• Supervision and Monitoring of IEC activities
• Orientation to journalist and stakeholders on health
• Sensitization program for prevention and control of
epidemics
• Distribution of IEC materials through Regional
medical store

16. District Level
• Strengthen district IEC corner by supporting electronic
equipment
• Sensitization program for prevention and control of
epidemics
• Production of need based IEC materials
• Distribution of IEC materials in health facilities
• Production and airing of health radio programs and
messages through local FM radio
• Exhibition to promote health services & programs

17. • Organize Community health promotion campaign
• Community interaction program for health service
promotion
• Publication of health messages in print media
• Essential health education program on public health
problems in schools
• Sensitization program against gender based violence
• Orientation on health issues to media persons
• Orientation to health & sociology teacher on health
issues

18. • Orientation to journalist and health communicators
on health
• IEC program on anti‐tobacco and non communicable
diseases
• Sensitization program on environment &
Occupational health
• Establishment and management of IEC corner in
each health facilities
• Encourage FCHVs to promote health education
• Supervision and Monitoring of IEC activities
• Report on the achievement on the IEC activities in
time.