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Karnali Province

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At a Glance Soru Rural Municipality

Soru Rural Municipality has an area of 385.80 Sq Km. Soru is sourrounded by Chhayanath Rara Municipality to the east, Humla to the west, Khatyad Rural Municipality is to the south and Humla district is to the North of this Rural Municipality. Soru have two rivers namely Humla Karnali and Mugu Karnali rivers. The people still preserve the unique custumes like Megla and Anngo and culture of Dhami. Bhee Gura and Ruma Bijayi are the most famous deities where many people gather in search of treatment and justice. 

Key Demographics

  • Total Population 7

    14,103

    2077/78

  • Under 1 Population 7

    268

    2077/78

  • Under 5 Population 7

    1,598

    2077/78

  • Adolescent (10-19) population 7

    2,737

    2077/78

  • Women of Reproductive Age (15-49) 7

    3,762

    2077/78

  • Expected Pregnancies 7

    325

    2077/78

  • Expected Live Births 7

    276

    2077/78

  • Absent population 2

    81

    2068

  • Household with mobile phone (%) 2

    742

    2068

  • Household with television (%) 2

    12

    2068

  • Sex ratio 2

    100

    2068

  • Population aged 14 years and below 7

    4,258

    2077/78

  • Population aged 65 years and above 2

    1,160

    2068
7 HMIS Estimates 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 7
  • Community Health Unit 3
  • Urban Health Center -
  • PHC ORC 18
  • EPI Clinic 23
  • Basic Health Service Center 4
  • Birthing Center 1

    Private (Non-Government including NGO)

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

Other Service Centers

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

Hospital Beds

  • Public -
  • Private -

Additonal Services

  • Kalai Birth Centre 1
  • Jima Birth Centre 1
  • Bhee Birth Centre 1
  • Rara Kachche Birth Centre 1
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
Natharpu HP 1 Birthing Centre 9 1 3 Methods 5 5 3
Bhee HP 3 - 9 0 3 Methods 5 3 2
Photu HP 4 - 9 0 3 Methods 5 1 1
Saina CHU 5 - 0 0 3 Methods - - 3
Gayalpaani Jima CHU 6 - 0 0 3 Methods - - 3
Jima HP 7 - 9 0 3 Methods 5 4 1
Rara Kachche HP 8 Birthing Centre 7 0 3 Methods 5 4 1
Khanaya HP 9 - 9 0 3 Methods 5 0 5
Hitbada CHU 10 - 0 0 3 Methods - - 3
Dhainakot HP 10 - 9 0 3 Methods 5 3 1
Jamaldhara BHSC 1 - - - 3 Methods - - 3
Masine Mela BHSC 2 - - - 3 Methods - - 3
Purumuru BHSC 6 - - - 3 Methods - - 3
Kota BHSC 11 - - - 3 Methods - - 3
Total Numbers 61 1 35 20 35
* 3 methods are Condom, Pills, Depo and 5 methods include Implant and IUDs. Local Level 2077

Human Resources for Health

Local Level 2077
  • Skilled Birth Attendants1
  • CEONC sites-
  • BEONC sites-
  • LARC provider (IUCD/Implant)-
  • IMNCI trained provider6
  • Population per FCHV323
  • Population per health worker604
  • Expected pregnancy per SBA327
  • Expected pregnancy per birthing center139
  • Population per health facility (includes hospital, PHCC and HP)1,984
  • Population per (government) hospital-
  • Population per (all) hospital and Nursing Home-

Utilization of Priority MNCH FP Services

Health Management Information System 2076

Trend of Utilization of Priority Health Services

Indicators Soru Rural Municipality Karnali Province 2076/77 National 2076/77  
2074/75 2075/76 2076/77  
Immunization
Graph Table
BCG Coverage 173 125.3 110.4 93 86  
DPT-HepB-Hib 3 coverage 163.7 111.2 109.7 89 78  
Measles/Rubella 1(9-11 m) Coverage 190 98.1 129.4 90 80  
JE Coverage 119.6 62.4 98.5 86 78  
TD2 and TD2+ Coverage 87.9 57.9 73.7 65 59  
Nutrition
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% of newborns with low birth weight (<2.5Kg) 1.4 3.2 7.2 5.1 13  
% of children aged 0-11 months registered for new growth monitoring 195.2 211.5 199.6 106 77  
% of children (0-23m) registered for growth monitoring who were underweight 21.4 23.9 20.4 5.1 6.5  
% of women who received 180 days’ supply of Iron folic tablets 52.9 54.7 38.6 58 44  
% of Post-partum women who received Vitamin A 40.4 249.3 109.7 86 57  
CB-IMNCI
Graph Table
% of newborn applied with Chlorohexidine 63.9 79.6 85.4 95 79  
% of PSBI cases treated with full dose of Gentamicin 100 0 0 67 45  
Incidence of Pneumonia/1000 Under 5 years children 184 371.7 194.7 148 70  
% of severe Pneumonia among New ARI cases 0.32 2.4 54.5 0.37 0.22  
Incidence of Diarrhoea/1000 Under 5 years children 925 1125.2 818.5 656 350  
% of Under 5 Children with Diarrhea treated with ORS and Zinc 92.6 83.9 88.9 96 95  
Number of Neonatal death 0 0 3 208 1779  
Safe Motherhood and FP
Graph Table
% of pregnant women who attended ANC 1st visit 74.3 66.2 67.9 89 68  
% of pregnant women who attended ANC 4th Visit as per protocol 30.6 28.4 48 66 53  
Institutional delivery rate 23.9 39.9 62.1 78 66  
SBA delivery rate 31.8 38.5 60.6 63 62  
% of 3rd PNC visit as per protocol 6.8 13.3 29.2 29 19  
Number of Maternal death 7 0 0 21 215  
FP Methods New acceptor among as % of MWRA 25.7 23.8 21.5 19 11  
Malaria, TB, Leprosy and HIV
Graph Table
Malaria Slide Positivity Rate 0 100 0 0.46 0.25  
% of imported malaria 0 0 0 73 84  
Proportion of Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria 0 0 0 6 9  
TB case Notification rate(all form of TB) 74.3 51.2 57.6 67 91  
TB Treatment Success Rate 100 71.4 0 87 90  
Leprosy Prevalence Rate /10000 population 0 0 0 0 0  
Number of HIV +ve patients on ART 0 0 0 602 50767  
Curatives
Graph Table
% of OPD New Visits among total population 83.2 129.1 156.7 101 84  

Top 10 Health Conditions

Health Management Information System 207677

Health Budget

Local Level 2077/78BS
  • Health Budget (Conditonal)
  • Health Budget (Unconditional)
  • Health Budget (Other Sources)
Budget Soru Rural Municipality
2076/77 2077/78
Graph
Total Municipal Budget (NRs) 340,000,000 341,300,000
Health Budget (all source) 32,222,000 37,098,000
Health Budget (Conditional) 28,656,000 35,598,000
Health Budget (Unconditional) 3,566,000 1,500,000
Health Budget (Other Sources) - -
Budget per health facilty per year (NRs) 2,301,571 2,649,857
Budget per person per year (NRs) 2,320 2,631
Budget Expenditure (%) 32,222,000 37,098,000
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Important Contact Information

Soru Rural Municipality

Address : Jima, Sorukot

Telephone : 087460081

Website : http://sorumun.gov.np/

Chair Person of Rural Municipality

Name : Lok Bahadur Shahi

Contact : 9858322208

Email : -

Vice Chair Person

Name : Rajya Laxmi Shahi

Contact : 9851129975

Email : -

Chief Administrative Officer

Name : Birendra Malla

Contact : 9848110377

Email : -

Health Coordinator

Name : Karna Saud

Contact : 9843715694

Email : Karna.Sawat72@gmail.com

IT Officer

Name : Prakash Malla

Contact : 9868380896

Email : ito.sorumun@gmail.com

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