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Ripple Effect of Power Outages on Hospitals in Nepal
Implementing Partner: Build Change
Project name:Ripple Effect of Power Outages on Hospitals in Nepal
This project examines how emergencies impact a regional hospital’s operations, translating insights into clear policies to strengthen healthcare systems.
By integrating social sciences, humanities, and physical sciences, it employs diverse methods to analyze crises at local and national levels. The research combines medical and management expertise to identify weaknesses in hospital infrastructure, particularly during climate-induced power outages.
These findings support improved resilience planning, ensuring continuity of critical healthcare services in disaster-prone areas.
Nepal’s power sector
due to disasters
Nepal prepared for
disasters
Impact and Key Findings
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The project will develop evidence-based policies to enhance hospital infrastructure at local, regional, and national levels. By improving design, redundancy, and disaster preparedness, it ensures critical services remain operational during climate-induced emergencies, strengthening healthcare resilience.
2
Findings will guide hospital administrators in establishing reliable backup systems and failure protocols to minimize service disruptions during power outages. This strengthens patient care continuity, prevents casualties, and enhances emergency preparedness in climate-induced crisis scenarios.
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The study emphasizes the need for evolving governance frameworks to tackle climate-related healthcare risks. It promotes responsive, inclusive, and adaptive planning, ensuring infrastructure resilience and effective emergency coordination in the face of climate-induced disruptions.
