Home Isolation Kits Designed and Distributed Support COVID-19 Patients Across Nepal - A Field Action Report

Abstract

Nepal was on a brink of a humanitarian crises during the peak of delta wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic. As an effort to mitigate the strain on already overstretched health system, a local non-governmental organization, HAPSA Nepal, designed and distributed a home isolation kit to encourage care from home. The kit included items like pulse oximeters, detailed instructions for home COVID 19 management, and a COVID-19 support hotline information. This rapid response in coordination with the local governments across Nepal supported nearly 7000 people in home isolation during the height of the pandemic in Nepal.