Overview
AMDA Nepal signed an agreement with the Gokarneshwar Municipality on 15th January 2020 to conduct community based public health program and established "AMDA Gokarneshwar Wellness Clinic (AGWC)". With the imperative need of cancer screening, AGWC started breast and cervical cancer screening on January 2021.
AMDA Multisectoral and Integrated Development Services (AMDA-MINDS) and Association of Asia-Nepal (AMDA-Nepal) also entered into this partnership agreement to widen the cancer screening activities, commening “Project for Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Camp” on Janurary 1, 2021. AMDA MINDS has secured funding support for this project, Daiichi Sankiyo Co.,Ltd.
The project area, Gokarneshwor Municipality, which covers an area of 1.5 sq km, located in the northeast side of the capital city, Kathmandu. It was declared as municipality by the council of ministers on December 2, 2014. It consists former Sunadarijal, Nayapati, Baluwa, Gokarneshwor and Jorpati village development committee. According to the national census carried out in 2068 BS, the population of this municipality is 107,351 considering the recent increase, it can be estimated that the population is more than 150,000.
Geographical diversity, its own unique originality, historical religious sites, the landscapes of this municipality, adorned by the holy Bagmati river, however, have a mix of besi, bheerpakha, ghat and forest.
AMDA Multisectoral and Integrated Development Services (AMDA-MINDS) and Association of Asia-Nepal (AMDA-Nepal) also entered into this partnership agreement to widen the cancer screening activities, commening “Project for Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Camp” on Janurary 1, 2021. AMDA MINDS has secured funding support for this project, Daiichi Sankiyo Co.,Ltd.
The project area, Gokarneshwor Municipality, which covers an area of 1.5 sq km, located in the northeast side of the capital city, Kathmandu. It was declared as municipality by the council of ministers on December 2, 2014. It consists former Sunadarijal, Nayapati, Baluwa, Gokarneshwor and Jorpati village development committee. According to the national census carried out in 2068 BS, the population of this municipality is 107,351 considering the recent increase, it can be estimated that the population is more than 150,000.
Geographical diversity, its own unique originality, historical religious sites, the landscapes of this municipality, adorned by the holy Bagmati river, however, have a mix of besi, bheerpakha, ghat and forest.