Policy

Summary

Building on the past experience of Nepal’s Community Health Leaders Program, the National Female Community Health Volunteer (FCHV) Program was established in 1988 under the Public Health Division of the Ministry of Health, His Majesty’s Government of Nepal (MOH, HMG/N). The National FCHV Program (FCHV/P) was designed to enhance Nepal’s primary health care network through community participation and expanded outreach by local women working voluntarily. Across Nepal’s 75 districts, there are now 48,5491 FCHVs currently assisting with primary health care activities and acting as a bridge between government health services and the community.