Dhulikhel Becomes Nepal’s First ‘Healthy City’ And Second Healthiest City In Asia: WHO

WHO has declared Dhulikhel Municipality of Kavrepalanchok district as Nepal’s first ‘healthy city’ and second healthiest city in Asia. Since 2014, Dhulikhel Municipality has implemented various programmes to achieve the status.

Healthy city Dhulikhel

Dhulikhel Municipality, which initiated a campaign to become a healthy city, has been monitored by the World Health Organisation since 2021 to achieve the feat of becoming Nepal’s healthiest city. Dhulikhel scored 65.48 points on various indicators for healthy cities, joining the WHO Healthy City Network.

What is the basis for evaluation

The evaluations were made on various indicators, including citizens’ access to health, their participation in health policy-making, political commitment to health, nutrition, child health and innovative health initiatives such as tuberculosis-free and nutrition-friendly programmes, among others. The municipality is awarded USD 5,000 for implementing various programmes under the Healthy City initiative.

Achievement in four areas from SDGs Goals

Among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set by the government, Dhulikhel Municipality has achieved progress in four areas: poverty alleviation, quality education, access to quality drinking water and zero carbon emissions.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams

• Nepal’s Capital: Kathmandu’s Currency: Nepalese Rupee
• Nepal’s Official language: Nepali
• Nepal’s President: Ram Chandra Poudel