Standard Treatment Protocol (STP) for BHS 2078 (Draft)

The Ministry of Health and Population calls public feedback on the draft of Standard Treatment Protocol (STP) for Basic Health Services Package (BHS) 2078.

STP draft includes following topics;

• People-Centred Care and Rational Prescribing
• People-Centred Care
• Principles of Appropriate Prescribing
• Rational Use of Antibiotics
• Prescription And Its Contents
• Infection Prevention and Control and Waste Management at Basic Health Care Centres
• Common Emergencies
• Surgical Skills – Dressing, Suturing, Incision and Drainage
• Shock
• Unconscious Patient
• Convulsions
• Primary Trauma Care (PTC)
• Management Of Fracture and Dislocation in Trauma Patients
• Burns And Scalds
• Drowning
• Snake Bite
• Poisoning
• Common Symptoms
• General Considerations on Pain
• Chest Pain
• Breathlessness/Shortness of Breath
• Cough
• Abdominal Pain
• Nausea And Vomiting Headache
• Fever
• Dizziness Or Vertigo
• Syncope (Sudden Collapse or Loss of Consciousness)
• Itching (Pruritus)
• Fatigue And Weakness (Generalised)
• Preventive And Promotive Health Services
• National Immunization Program
• National Immunisation Programme
• AEFI Surveillance
• Vaccine Preventable Diseases Surveillance
• Integrated Management of Neonatal And Childhood Illness Management Of Children Under Months
• Management Of Children 2 Months To 5 Years
• Triage
• The Safe Transfer of Sick Children
• National Nutrition Programme and Nutrition Disorders
• Causes Of Malnutrition
• Acute Malnutrition
• Growth Monitoring and Promotion (GMP) of Under 2 Years Infant and Young Child Feeding
• Micronutrient Supplementation and Deworming
• Body Mass Index, Overweight, Obesity
• Safe Motherhood, Safe Abortion Care and PMTCT
• Antenatal Care
• Anaemia In Pregnancy
• Normal Labour and Birth
• Obstetric First Aid and Referral
• Safe Abortion Services
• Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV
• Referral And Emergency Response System
• Family Planning and Reproductive Health Services
• Family Planning
• Uterine Prolapse/Pelvic Organ Prolapse
• Fistula
• Cervical Cancer – Via, Counselling And Referral
• Breast Lumps and Cancer
• Curative Services
• Communicable Diseases
• HIV/AIDs
• Malaria
• Leprosy
• Kala-azar
• Dengue
• Lymphatic Filariasis
• Gastrointestinal Infections
• Respiratory Infections
• Eruptive Skin Lesions
• Genitourinary Infections
• Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
• Non-Communicable Diseases (NCD)
• Hypertension (HTN)
• Diabetes Mellitus (DM)
• Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Musculoskeletal Pain
• Acid Peptic Disease
• Disability
• Mental Health Disorders: Common Neurotic and Psychotic Disorders and Idiopathic Epilepsy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Negotiating for Behaviour Change
• Adolescent Health Services
• Common Eye, Ent, Oral, Skin Conditions
• Eye Disorders
• Oral Health Problems
• Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
• Ayurveda And Alternative Medicine
• Health Promotion
• Investigations and Drugs in Basic Health Care Facilities
• Basic Investigations at BH facilities
• Drug List and Dosage Charts
• Adverse Drug Reactions, Prevention and Reporting Form

Comments suggestions and inputs are requested to poma.thapa@gmail.com.