Organisation : Ministry of Health and Population (MOHP)
Scheme Name : Safe Motherhood Programme
Country : Nepal
Website : https://mohp.gov.np/program/safe-motherhood-programme/en
What is MOHP Safe Motherhood Programme?
The goal of the National Safe Motherhood Program is to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality and to improve the maternal and neonatal health through preventive and promotive activities as well as by addressing avoidable factors that cause death during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum period. Evidences suggest that three delays are important factors behind the maternal and new born.
Related / Similar Scheme : MOHP Nepal Primary Health Care Outreach Programme
Benefits of MOHP Safe Motherhood Programme
Women and children can benefit from following services:
1. Birth Preparedness Package and MNH Activities at Community Level
2. Rural Ultrasound Program
3. Aama and the New born Program
Mother and newborn can directly benefit from the following services:
Transport incentive for institutional delivery: A cash payment is made to women immediately following institutional delivery: NPR. 1,500 in mountain, NPR. 1,000 in hill and NPR. 500 in Terai districts.
Incentive for 4 ANC visits:
A cash payment of NRs. 400 is made to women on completion of four ANC visits at the 4, 6, 8 and 9 months of pregnancy institutional delivery and post-natal care.
Free institutional delivery services:
A payment to the health facility for the provision of free delivery care. For normal delivery, health facilities with less than 25 beds receive NPR. 1,000;, while health facilities with 25 or more beds receive NPR. 1,500. For complicated deliveries health facilities receive NPR. 3,000; for C-Sections (surgery) NPR. 7,000.
Ten complications i.e. APH requiring blood transfusion, PPH requiring blood transfusion or MRP or exploration, severe pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, MRP for retained placenta, puerperal sepsis, instrumental delivery, and management of abortion complications requiring blood transfusion and admission longer than 24 hours with IV antibiotics for sepsis are included as complicated deliveries.
Anti-D administration for RH negative is reimbursed NPR.5000. Laparotomy for perforation due to abortion, indicated or emergency CS, laparotomy for ectopic pregnancy and ruptured uterus is reimbursed NPR. 7000.
Incentives to health workers for deliveries:
A cash payment of NPR. 300 are made to health worker attending all forms of deliveries viz: normal, complicated and caesarian section. This is to be arranged form the health facility reimbursement.
Free sick new born care:
A payment to the health facility for the provision of free sick new born care. Health facilities are reimbursed for a set package of care cost viz: ‘Package 0’ no cost, ‘Package A’ NPR.1000, ‘Package B’ NPR. 2000 and ‘Package C’ NPR. 5000. Health facility can claim as high as combination of A+B+C NPR.8000, depending on medicines, diagnostic and treatment services provided.
Incentives to health worker for sick new born care:
A cash payment of NPR. 300 are made to health worker providing all forms of service packaged. This is to be arranged form the health facility reimbursement.
4. Reproductive Health Morbidity Prevention and management Program
5. Management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse
6. Cervical cancer screening and prevention training
7. Obstetric Fistula management
8. Emergency Referral Fund
9. Nyano Jhola Programme
Eligibility Criteria of MOHP Safe Motherhood Programme
The incentives and services are available to the Nepali citizen especially the pregnant mother and newborn
Required Documents of MOHP Safe Motherhood Programme
Only the Nepali nationals are eligible for this service hence, a copy of the Nepali citizenship need to be presented to claim incentives and services under this programme.
Service Availability of MOHP Safe Motherhood Programme
Available in all public health facilities with birthing facility. Newborn are eligible to receive the free sick newborn care in the programme implemented major hospitals. The plan is to roll out throughout the country
If you wish to find out more about the programme, contact any of the following health facilities nearest to you :
** District Health Office
** District Hospital
** Primary Health Care Centre
** Health Posts
Programme implemented by:
Family Health Division
Department of Health Services (DoHS)
Teku, Kathmandu