KATHMANDU, DEC 24 - Nepal is to receive the first quarterly amount of the Global Fund (GF) within one week. It was disclosed at a press meet jointly organised by the Ministry of Health and the Nepal Health Journalist Group (NHJG) here in the capital today.
Countries lacking in enough resources for the disease control receive fund under GF. Nepal was supposed to receive the fund six months back. The country will use the money for HIV/AIDS and Malaria control.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Ram Prasad Shrestha, director of National Centre for AIDS and STD Control, stated the programmes under the GF would be started immediately upon the receipt of the amount. He also informed that HIV protection for migrant workers, services and treatment to HIV/AIDS-infected and improvements for the National AIDS Control Programme will be under the GF.
Similarly, Dr. Mahendra Bahadur Bista, director of Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, said that 18.2 million people, nearly 79 per cent of the total population of the country are vulnerable to malaria. Among 75 districts of the country, only 9 districts are free from malaria while the remaining 66 are malaria-endemic districts.
Bista, highlighting the objectives of the malaria control programme under the GF said they were to work with the motto to prevent malaria mortality and reduce morbidity to 50 per cent by the year 2006. The programme is to receive US $998,998 . According to him, major affected areas including Jhapa, Kailali and Kanchanpur districts will be prioritised. Jhapa topped the list last year while Kanchanpur is the most affected area this year.Posted on: 2003-12-25 05:05

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