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Namkha Rural Municipality

At a Glance Namkha Rural Municipality

The Namkha Rural Municipality is located in the far northwestern part of Humla district under Karnali province. The Chinese autonomous region is connected to Tibet. In terms of area, it is the largest village municipality in Nepal with a total area of about 2419.64 sq. Km. Hepka, Khagalgaon, Muchu and Limi VDCs of Savik have six wards in this municipality. Smoked municipality is in the east, the Tibet region of China in the west and north and Bajhang and Bajura districts in the south. There is only one caste of Tamangs (Lamas) living here. They follow the Ba'athist religion. In each of the towers of this village, there are monasteries which are considered to be the symbol of the faith of the Lama castes. Their main festival is Saenam Lhasa. Food crops like Uwa, Phapar, Kodo, Potato, Chino, Kagunae, Maize, Apple, Okhar, Chuli, Khamo are produced here. The forest here is covered with pine trees, cedar and vegetable leaves.

Key Demographics

  • Total Population 1

    5,319

    2078/79

  • Under 1 Population 1

    103

    2078/79

  • Adolescent (10-19) population 1

    697

    2078/79

  • Women of Reproductive Age (15-49) 1

    1

    2078/79

  • Expected Pregnancies 1

    1

    2078/79

  • Expected Live Births 1

    106

    2078/79

  • Absent population 2

    323

    2068

  • Household with mobile phone (%) 2

    31

    2068

  • Household with television (%) 2

    6

    2068

  • Sex ratio 2

    94

    2068

  • Population aged 14 years and below 2

    386

    2068

  • Population aged 65 years and above 2

    301

    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 -
  • PHCC -
  • Health Post 4
  • Community Health Unit 4
  • Urban Health Center -
  • PHC ORC 8
  • EPI Clinic 12
  • Basic Health Service Center 2
  • Birthing Center 6

    Private (Non-Government including NGO)

  • Hospital and Nursing Home -
  • Polyclinic -
  • Medical/Drug Shop 1

Other Service Centers

  • Microscopy Center 1
  • ART Center -
  • HTC Center -
  • TB Treatment Center 4
  • Ayurveda Hospital/Center -
  • Eye Hospital / Center 1

Hospital Beds

  • Public -
  • Private -
Local Level 2077

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
Hepka HP 1 Birthing Center 9 1 3 Methods 5 2 3
Khagalgaun HP 3 Birthing Center 5 - 3 Methods 5 - 3
Muchu HP 5 Birthing Center 9 1 3 Methods 5 3 2
Limi HP 6 Birthing Center 9 0 3 Methods 5 0 3
Kermi Basic Health Care Center 2 Birthing Center 4 2 3 Methods 2 0 4
Yalwang Community Health Unit 4 Birthing Center 0 1 3 Methods 0 0 5
Yari Community Health Unit 5 - 0 0 3 Methods 0 0 3
Chala Community Health Unit 4 - 0 - 3 Methods 0 0 1
Tangin Community Health Unit 1 - 0 1 3 Methods 0 0 2
chyaduk 2 - - - - - - 1
Total Numbers 36 6 22 5 27
* 3 methods are Condom, Pills, Depo and 5 methods include Implant and IUDs. Local Level 2078

Human Resources for Health

Local Level 2078
  • CEONC sites-
  • BEONC sites-
  • IUCD & Implant service provider-
  • IMNCI trained provider7
  • Population per FCHV 148
  • Population per health worker 1064
  • Expected pregnancy per SBA 0
  • Expected pregnancy per birthing center 0
  • Population per health facility (includes hospital, PHCC and HP) -
  • Population per (government) hospital -
  • Population per (all) hospital and Nursing Home -

Utilization of Priority MNCH FP Services

Health Management Information System 2076077

Trend of Utilization of Priority Health Services

Indicators Namkha Rural Municipality Karnali Province 2078/79 National 2078/79  
2076/77 2077/78 2078/79  
Immunization
Graph Table
BCG Coverage 35.3 51.5 39.1 92 103.5  
DPT-HepB-Hib 3 coverage 19.6 63.1 68.9 94 95.2  
Measles/Rubella 1(9-11 m) Coverage 32.4 65 60.8 95 94.7  
JE Coverage 62.3 148.1 52.9 96 95.9  
TD2 and TD2+ Coverage 15.3 30.4 37.2 66 71.7  
Nutrition
Graph Table
% of newborns with low birth weight (<2.5Kg) 0 0 0 6.8 9.4  
% of children aged 0-11 months registered for new growth monitoring 2 185.4 1 120 104.1  
% of children (0-23m) registered for growth monitoring who were underweight 1 0.4 1 4.1 3.6  
% of women who received 180 days’ supply of Iron folic tablets 35.2 20.8 45.2 73 60  
% of Post-partum women who received Vitamin A 13.3 12.3 28.8 88 76.3  
CB-IMNCI
Graph Table
% of newborn applied with Chlorohexidine 81.8 122.2 116.7 96 82.9  
% of PSBI cases treated with full dose of Gentamicin 0 100 0 75 47.4  
Incidence of Pneumonia/1000 Under 5 years children 25.7 119.3 30.8 113 36.8  
% of severe Pneumonia among New ARI cases 0 21.2 0.78 0.41 0.18  
Incidence of Diarrhoea/1000 Under 5 years children 726.7 124.6 820.7 579 352.4  
% of Under 5 Children with Diarrhea treated with ORS and Zinc 87.1 76.1 63.6 95 94.5  
Number of Neonatal death 0 0 0 199 1914  
Safe Motherhood and FP
Graph Table
% of pregnant women who attended ANC 1st visit 15.2 31 29.9 122 91.4  
% of pregnant women who attended ANC 4th Visit as per protocol 7.6 19.2 31.4 73 79.4  
Institutional delivery rate 14.3 5.7 20.5 83 79  
SBA delivery rate 10.5 5.7 15.1 70 75  
% of 3rd PNC visit as per protocol 11.4 6.6 23.3 53 40.8  
Number of Maternal death 0 0 0 17 231  
FP Methods New acceptor among as % of MWRA 17.8 26.6 22.2 19 11.5  
Malaria, TB, Leprosy and HIV
Graph Table
Malaria Slide Positivity Rate 0 0 0 0.25 0.17  
% of imported malaria 0 0 0 63 89.5  
Proportion of Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria 0 0 0 2.1 22.8  
TB case Notification rate(all form of TB) 0 0 0 97 129.1  
TB Treatment Success Rate 0 0 0 91 91.5  
Leprosy Prevalence Rate /10000 population 0 0 0 0.5 0  
Number of HIV +ve patients on ART 0 0 0 691 22152  
Curatives
Graph Table
% of OPD New Visits among total population 115.3 219.6 222.8 105 92  

Top 10 Health Conditions

Health Management Information System 2078-79

Health Budget

Local Level 2019
  • Health Budget (Conditonal)
  • Health Budget (Unconditional)
  • Health Budget (Other Sources)
Budget Namkha Rural Municipality
2076/77 2077/78 2078/79
Graph
Total Municipal Budget (NRs) 268,333,000 -
Health Budget (all source) 42,701,000 25,500,000
Health Budget (Conditional) 18,033,000 21,500,000
Health Budget (Unconditional) 3,500,000 4,000,000
Health Budget (Other Sources) 21,168,000 -
Budget per health facilty per year (NRs) 4,744,556 -
Budget per person per year (NRs) 8,199 -
Budget Expenditure (%) - -
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Important Contact Information

Namkha Rural Municipality

Address : Namkha Rural Municipality, Yalwang, Humla Karnali Province Nepal

Telephone : 9862217168

Website : http://namkhamun.gov.np/

Municipal Chairperson

Name : Prem Bahadur Tamang (Lama)

Contact : 9858390365

Email : lamap2405@gmail.com

Municipal Vice Chairperson

Name : Takdir lama

Contact : 9858390363

Email : thakdirlama@gmail.com

Chief Administrative Officer

Name : Dharmaraj Neupane

Contact : 9849649384

Email : dharmarn11@gmail.com

Health Section Chief

Name : Gyatso lama

Contact : 9862217168

Email : lamasagar119@gmail.com

Deputy Health Coordinator

Name : Sabina Bohora

Contact : 9869955430

Email : boharasabina77@gmail.com

IT Officer

Name : pema lama

Contact : -

Email : ito.namkhamun@gmail.com

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