SECOND
LONG TERM HEALTH PLAN, 1997-2017
The Ministry of Health
of His Majesty's Government of Nepal developed a
20-year Second Long-Term Health Plan (SLTHP) for
FY 2054-74 (1997-2017). The aim of the SLTHP is
to guide health sector development in the improvement
of the health of the population, particularly those
whose health needs are not often met.
The SLTHP addresses
disparities in healthcare, assuring gender sensitivity
and equitable community access to quality healthcare
services. The aims of the SLTHP are to provide a
guiding framework to build successive periodic and
annual health plans that improve the health status
of the population; to develop appropriate strategies,
programmes, and action plans that reflect national
health priorities that are affordable and consistent
with available resources; and to establish co-ordination
among public, private and NGO sectors and development
partners.
The SLTHP vision
is a healthcare system with equitable access and
quality services in both rural and urban areas.
The system would encompass the concepts of sustainability,
full community participation, decentralisation,
gender sensitivity, effective and efficient management,
and private and NGO participation.
2.1 OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the SLTHP are
as follows:
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To improve
the health status of the population of the most
vulnerable groups, particularly those whose
health needs often are not met-women and children,
the rural population, the poor, the underprivileged,
and the marginalized population.
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To extend to
all districts cost-effective public health measures
and essential curative services for the appropriate
treatment of common diseases and injuries.
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To provide
the appropriate numbers, distribution and types
of technically competent and socially responsible
health personnel for quality healthcare throughout
the country, particularly in under-served areas.
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To improve
the management and organisation of the public
health sector and to increase the efficiency
and effectiveness of the healthcare system.
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To develop
appropriate roles for NGOs, and the public and
private sectors in providing and financing health
services.
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To improve
inter-and intra-sectoral co-ordination and to
provide the necessary conditions and support
for effective decentralisation with full community
participation.
2.2 TARGETS
The targets of the SLTHP are as
follows:
