Health profile of school children in Bhaktapur.

Objectives: To find out the existing common health problems among school children and to arouse health consciousness among the children.

Material And Methods: All the students studying in Mandev Amrit Smriti School, Jhaukhel VDC of Bhaktapur District were included in the sample. The methods used were the interview, clinical history and check-up for provisional diagnosis.

Acquaintance with the actuality: community diagnosis programme of Kathmandu Medical College at Gundu village, Bhaktapur, Nepal.

Introduction: In Nepal, various field programs such as community diagnosis programmes (CDP) have been initiated to make the education of doctors, nurses and dentists more community oriented and relevant and suited to the health care scenario. Community diagnosis refers to the identification and quantification of the health problems in a community and identification of their correlates for the purpose of defining those individuals or groups at risk or those in need of health care. The article presents the main activities of community diagnosis as a core component of community-based education for the medical students at Kathmandu Medical College, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Environmental health effects of brick kilns in Kathmandu valley.

Introduction: Brick kilns operating in Kathmandu valley are known to be a leading cause of air pollution. The main objective of this study was to assess the effect of brick kilns on environment and human health. This study has been done at Duwakot VDC in Bhaktapur.