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Kharpunath Rural Municipality

At a Glance Kharpunath Rural Municipality

The Kharpunath Rural Municipality is a beautiful and historical municipality in the Karnali Province of Nepal. It is located in the northwestern part of Humla district in the Karnali province of Nepal. the Kharpunath rural municipality is made up of previous 4 VDCs named Lali, Raya, Chhipra and Kharpunath. Now here are 5 wards. There are one community hospital, one basic health care center, four community health unit and four health posts. According to the National Census 2068 (2011), the population of this rural municipality is 6,011. The Kharpunath is considered as a place where Shivaji performed Tapasya. It has an area of 880 sq. Km. It has a beautiful natural forest, rich in biodiversity and diverse ethnic identity.

Key Demographics

  • Total Population 1

    6,928

    2076/77

  • Under 1 Population 1

    136

    2076/77

  • Under 5 Population 1

    723

    2076/77

  • Adolescent (10-19) population 1

    1,370

    2076/77

  • Women of Reproductive Age (15-49) 1

    1,937

    2076/77

  • Expected Pregnancies 1

    165

    2076/77

  • Expected Live Births 1

    140

    2076/77

  • Absent population 2

    25

    2068

  • Household with mobile phone (%) 2

    39

    2068

  • Household with television (%) 2

    1

    2068

  • Sex ratio 2

    97

    2068

  • Population aged 14 years and below 2

    2,479

    2068

  • Population aged 65 years and above 2

    5,789

    2068
1 Health Management Information System 2 Census

Age and Sex Distribution

Census 2068

Population Distribution by Caste

Census 2068

Health Service Delivery Sites

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    Government Health Facilities

  • Hospital 1
  • PHCC -
  • Health Post 4
  • Community Health Unit 6
  • Urban Health Center -
  • PHC ORC -
  • EPI Clinic 14
  • Basic Health Service Center 1
  • Birthing Center 4

    Private (Non-Government including NGO)

  • Hospital and Nursing Home -
  • Polyclinic -
  • Medical/Drug Shop 2

Other Service Centers

  • Microscopy Center 1
  • ART Center -
  • HTC Center -
  • TB Treatment Center 5
  • Ayurveda Hospital/Center 1
  • Eye Hospital / Center -

Hospital Beds

  • Public 6
  • Private -

Additonal Services

  • Number of Health Facilities in MoHP standard 4
Local Level 2078

Health Facilities General Information

Name of Facility Ward No Birthing Center BEONC/CEONC FCHV Number Number SBA Number Number FP Service * *Service Sanctioned Position Filled Position Contract Staff
Chhipra Health Post 4 Birthing Center 9 0 3 Methods 5 5 2
Kharpunath Health Post 5 Birthing Center 9 1 3 Methods 5 1 4
Lali Health Post 1 Birthing Center 9 1 3 Methods 5 1 4
Raya Health Post 3 Birthing Center 9 1 3 Methods 5 2 3
Thali Basic Health Service Center 2 Birthing 0 0 3 Methods 2 0 2
Durpa Community Health Unite 5 - 0 0 3 Methods 2 0 2
Takla Community Health Unite 5 - 0 0 3 Methods 2 0 1
Pyusha Community Health Unite 1 - 0 0 3 Methods 2 0 2
Lekha Community Health Unite 4 - 0 0 3 Methods 2 0 2
Kharpunath Community Hospital 5 Yes 0 0 3 Methods 0 2 5
karanga 3 - 0 0 3 Methods 2 0 1
Total Numbers 36 3 32 11 28
* 3 methods are Condom, Pills, Depo and 5 methods include Implant and IUDs. Local Level 2078

Human Resources for Health

Local Level 2076
  • CEONC sites-
  • BEONC sites-
  • IUCD & Implant service provider-
  • IMNCI trained provider8
  • Population per FCHV 192
  • Population per health worker 630
  • Expected pregnancy per SBA 55
  • Expected pregnancy per birthing center 41
  • Population per health facility (includes hospital, PHCC and HP) -
  • Population per (government) hospital 6928
  • Population per (all) hospital and Nursing Home 6928

Utilization of Priority MNCH FP Services

Health Management Information System 2077078

Trend of Utilization of Priority Health Services

Indicators Kharpunath Rural Municipality Karnali Province 2077/78 National 2077/78  
2075/76 2076/77 2077/78  
Immunization
Graph Table
BCG Coverage 100.7 141.2 140.4 107.3 90.7  
DPT-HepB-Hib 3 coverage 102.9 117.6 136 101.3 87.3  
Measles/Rubella 1(9-11 m) Coverage 104.4 132.4 143.4 94.9 82.2  
JE Coverage 76.7 104.7 0 95.1 84.3  
TD2 and TD2+ Coverage 103.5 75.2 78.78 72.4 60  
Nutrition
Graph Table
% of newborns with low birth weight (<2.5Kg) 0.88 2.1 0.71 6.4 7.2  
% of children aged 0-11 months registered for new growth monitoring 63.2 1.9 0 120.9 84.3  
% of children (0-23m) registered for growth monitoring who were underweight 6.5 0.8 0 3.5 2.9  
% of women who received 180 days’ supply of Iron folic tablets 159.6 90.7 86.4 73.6 44.8  
% of Post-partum women who received Vitamin A 92.2 102.1 95.7 92.7 61  
CB-IMNCI
Graph Table
% of newborn applied with Chlorohexidine 85.1 79.8 54.3 81.8 79.8  
% of PSBI cases treated with full dose of Gentamicin 75 0 0 66 50.3  
Incidence of Pneumonia/1000 Under 5 years children 449.7 113.3 71.6 94.8 44.5  
% of severe Pneumonia among New ARI cases 0 0.1 0.34 0.27 0.16  
Incidence of Diarrhoea/1000 Under 5 years children 1108.9 1142.5 1024.5 651 338.5  
% of Under 5 Children with Diarrhea treated with ORS and Zinc 92.3 98.7 98.5 97.3 98.2  
Number of Neonatal death 0 0 0 218 2588  
Safe Motherhood and FP
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% of pregnant women who attended ANC 1st visit 85.11 127.1 133 91 69.2  
% of pregnant women who attended ANC 4th Visit as per protocol 56.03 88.6 89.3 75.9 55.4  
Institutional delivery rate 80.14 110 97.1 87.1 64  
SBA delivery rate 60.3 80 70 69.5 60  
% of 3rd PNC visit as per protocol 39 75 87.1 39.9 25  
Number of Maternal death 0 0 0 21 248  
FP Methods New acceptor among as % of MWRA 25.7 20.3 27.8 19.4 10.9  
Malaria, TB, Leprosy and HIV
Graph Table
Malaria Slide Positivity Rate 0 0 0 0.45 0.24  
% of imported malaria 0 0 0 56.9 79.9  
Proportion of Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria 0 0 0 6.3 13.4  
TB case Notification rate(all form of TB) 0 0 0 65.1 94.7  
TB Treatment Success Rate 0 0 0 92 90.9  
Leprosy Prevalence Rate /10000 population 0 0 0 0.4 0  
Number of HIV +ve patients on ART 0 0 0 651 0  
Curatives
Graph Table
% of OPD New Visits among total population 141.3 191.3 255 102.8 77  

Top 10 Health Conditions

Health Management Information System 2076-77

Health Budget

Local Level 2076/077
  • Health Budget (Conditonal)
  • Health Budget (Unconditional)
  • Health Budget (Other Sources)
Budget Kharpunath Rural Municipality
2075/76 2076/77
Graph
Total Municipal Budget (NRs) 175,568,000 323,755,600
Health Budget (all source) 30,151,756 33,038,636
Health Budget (Conditional) 13,260,000 19,620,000
Health Budget (Unconditional) 3,000,000 10,531,756
Health Budget (Other Sources) - 2,886,880
Budget per health facilty per year (NRs) 4,065,000 603,035
Budget per person per year (NRs) 2,382 4,352
Budget Expenditure (%) - 70
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Important Contact Information

Kharpunath Rural Municipality

Address : Kharpunath Rural Municipality, Yanchu Bazaar, Humla, Karnali Province

Telephone : +977-9860759767

Website : http://kharpunathmun.gov.np

Chairperson

Name : Karna Bahadur Rawal

Contact : 9858021761

Email : karnarawal26@gmail.com

Vice Chairperson

Name : Rupa Shahi

Contact : 9848339928

Email : shahirupa479@gmail.com

Chief Administrative Officer

Name : Chandrabir Shahi

Contact : 9858366967

Email : chandrashahi2048@gmail.com

Health Section Chief

Name : Baliraj Shahi

Contact : 9848336166

Email : balirajshahi32@gmail.com

Deputy Health Section Chief

Name : Jayakali Jethara

Contact : 9849850676

Email : jayajethara100@gmail.com

NHSSP-HSSO

Name : Biswonath Khatri

Contact : 984504043

Email : biswonath@nhssp.org.np

IT Officer

Name : Pragyan Shahi

Contact : 9860759767

Email : ito.kharpunathmun@gmail.com, pragyanshahi12@gmail.com

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