ARGHAKHANCHI, April 22: Basanta Malla, a resident of Bhumikasthan Municipality-3 in Arghakhanchi, on Sunday was sifting through the ashes of her fire-ravaged house.
Doti District lies in a remote corner of far-western Nepal. Lush green meadows lie in the valleys here, beneath the hills that sweep their way through this region. As you look up from those valleys, you see communities in the distance, perched on top of the hills.Reaching those communities with health care services isn’t straightforward.
By Dana McLaughlin on July 20, 2022 Health worker Basanta Malla walks across rice paddies in Jorayal Rural Municipality, in Doti District in Nepal’s remote far west, with a vaccine carrier en route to a community outreach session to vaccinate children under the routine vaccination program. A key factor in the success of Nepal’s vaccination