Birthing Center and Primary Healthcare Project in Salyan wins IPMA Global Project Excellence 2022 Bronze Award

The project aimed to serve mothers, infants, and community members of Bhitiban Chaur and Tatke area of Kumakh Rural Municipality, Salyan by establishing a birthing center and primary healthcare facility. The objective was to make safe deliveries of normal pregnancies at this facility and refer complicated cases to nearest hospital, two-hour’s journey away. The center would also serve as a primary healthcare facility with paramedics available 24/7. The major activities were land and equipment acquisition, construction, staff hiring and training, and handover. It was achieved through a tripartite partnership between Human Development and Community Services (HDCS), Nepal, Kumakh Rural Municipality, and Non-Resident Nepali Association, National Coordination Committee of USA.