Open AccessCovid-19 in Nepal: Governance and its Implication on Public Health Measures
Author(s) -
Ang Tshering Sherpa,
Tenzing Lhamo Sherpa
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nepalese medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2645-8586
pISSN - 2631-2093
DOI - 10.3126/nmj.v4i1.38463
Subject(s) - government (linguistics) , pandemic , covid-19 , globe , context (archaeology) , corporate governance , public health , business , economic growth , political science , medicine , geography , economics , nursing , finance , philosophy , linguistics , disease , archaeology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , ophthalmology
COVID-19, the pandemic caused by SARS- CoV-2 has affected more than 220 countries including Nepal, costing millions of lives around the globe. Despite the government’s effort to contain the virus by initiating several public health measures, the exponential growth of COVID-19 cases has been noted in due course. Our review is focused on preventive health measures and the role of government in implementation, in the context of Nepal. We found that while the government did enact some policy and guidelines in response to COVID-19, the response was lacking in timely execution, coordination and monitoring, and was not in compliance with human rights principles.