Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI)

In general, NFHP II has made concerted effort to ensure that USAID/Nepal and the

MoHP’s GESI strategy objectives are addressed. The main avenues for doing so

have been by ensuring that:

HFOMCs have female members as well as those from disadvantaged and

minority groups,

The Literacy and Life Skills program includes a majority of women from

disadvantaged castes, through the FCHVs, outreach and satellite services,

disadvantaged groups who would otherwise hesitate to seek services from

health facilities have access to care, and

The proportion of health facility clients from among dalits, the most

disadvantaged caste in the country, is monitored in selected health facilities.

Considering NFHP II’s mandate and scope of work, the evaluation team concluded

that these were very reasonable and effective steps to address GESI issues.