| HOME | The Nepal Poison Information Center (NPIC) is affiliated with and functions much as its sister center in North America, the Central Ohio Poison Center. When additional funding is available for a full staffing and equipment, the Center will be a 24-hour per day, seven day per week Internet, telephone and facsimile accessible poison and chemical information resource for the citizens, health care professionals and travelers to Nepal. The Center's efforts will especially help children as the vast majority of poison exposures affect children. However, all members of the population will be able to take advantage of its resources. |
In Nepal, contact the NPIC at 1 535241 First of this kind of center in Nepal our center in Jawalakhel, Lalitpur is equipped with state of the art computer and information technologies. It is linked 24-hours a day/7 days a week to Central Ohio Poison Center and can provide important information to questions regarding poisoning, drug interactions, snake and insect bites, or any other chemical exposure. This service is provided for both health care professionals and the general public. |
Our poison information specialist is a pharmacist, who will evaluate poison exposure and assess the potential for toxicity. These decisions are based on approved protocols, various toxicological texts and state of the art computerized databases, including Micromedex and INTOX.
UHN is a member of DINoN, the Drug Information Network of Nepal. DINoN was formed in collaboration with HMG Dept. of Health Services and USAID. It is comprised of six member organizations whose purpose is to provide drug information and education to differnent audiences throughout the country. In addition to having our services linked throughout the entire nation, we have established relations with the major tertiary hospitals in and outside of the Kathmandu Valley. The NPIC is also linked by the Internet to toxicology specialists in Thailand, Sri Lanka, the U.S. and others throughout the world.
Over time, the Center will incorporate information on
regional poisons into its databases. Data will be collected on the types and
severity of poisonings, as well as outcomes of treatment. The data will be useful to
public health officials in assessing the impact of drug and chemical exposure on the
general population. This information can be used by other international poison
centers in dealing with similar exposures to these substances in their countries.
With access to comprehensive and reliable statistics, UHN and other organizations will
also be better able to design educational programs to decrease both the incidence and
adverse outcomes of specific poison problems in Nepal.
UHN publishes Access, a quarterly newsletter. The newsletter is focused on enhancing readers toxicological knowledge, including case reports and articles contributed by professionals in related health fields. Access also contains educational material for readers, UHN program updates, fundraising information, as well as UHN general status reports.
If you would like to contribute an article to Access, please send your article by e-mail. While we cannot guarantee that an article will be published, we will consider all submissions.
Please contact us in order to receive the latest copy of UHN's Access by e-mail or regular mail. Copies can also be obtained at the Nepal Poison Information Center in Jawalakhel.
