The authors would like to acknowledge the support of the Global Fund, as well as the many country stakeholders, technical partners and the many others who provided reports, insight and myriad contributions, and who demonstrated their dedication to their programs and beneficiaries. [...] The curtailed expansion in districts reflects the limited availability of funds for human rights work – according to the PR, this was also due to the government of Nepal’s failure to provide the full funding match. [...] National Strategic Plan for a Comprehensive Response to Human Rights-related Barriers to HIV and TB Services in Nepal As noted in the MTA in 2021 Nepal developed the “Five-Year Implementation Plan for a Comprehensive Response to Human Rights-related Barriers to HIV and TB Services in Nepal (2019-2024).” The Plan was approved by the CCM but was not formally endorsed by the government. [...] Recommendations • Ensure the broad dissemination of the results of the HIV Stigma Index (2022), targeting relevant government ministries including the Ministries of Health and Population, Home Affairs, Labor, and others – the best placed entities to lead on this dissemination could be NAP+N and the NHRC. [...] Page 34 of 72 Nepal Progress Assessment rehabilitation centers and shifting the management of such centers from the Ministry of Home Affairs to the Ministry of Health and Population.32 Another key issue of law reform in Nepal is the passage of the HIV bill, which has been sitting with the government for over a decade.
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