NHPC BPH case studies
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The Bachelor of Public Health (BPH) licensing examination, administered under the Nepal Health Professional Council (NHPC), is the credentialing step that allows BPH graduates to register and practise as public health professionals in Nepal. It is intended for candidates who have completed a recognised BPH programme and need council registration to work in government health offices, NGOs, hospitals, health insurance bodies, or community health programmes. The NHPC BPH case studies are 5 cases and about 4,063 words.
1Wedding Feast Diarrhoea Cluster in a Hill District
A hill district of 480,000 people reports a cluster of acute diarrhoea after a wedding feast on 14 June. Of 212 guests traced, 74 meet the case definition (three or more loose stools in 24 hours, or fever with abdominal cramps, with onset 4–48 hours after the meal).
853 words, about 4 min2Point-of-Care HBsAg Testing in Antenatal Care
A subdistrict hospital in a low-resource setting plans to introduce a point-of-care rapid test for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in antenatal clinics so that positive mothers can be referred for antiviral prophylaxis and their newborns vaccinated within 24 hours. Local HBsAg prevalence among pregnant women is 4%.
793 words, about 4 min3Organophosphate Poisoning in a Migrant Farm Crew
A 40-worker crew sprays pesticides on cotton farms in a district. Over three days in June, with maximum temperature 41°C and humidity 70%, 11 workers develop headache, nausea, blurred vision, sweating and weakness; one has bradycardia and muscle fasciculations.
782 words, about 4 min4Allocating a US$12 Million Public Health Budget
A state health department has an additional US 12 million for one budget cycle and must choose between expanding two programmes. Option A is school-based HPV vaccination of 12-year-old girls: two doses at an estimated US 30 per fully vaccinated girl delivered, a cohort of 60,000 girls, 80% coverage, and 70% vaccine efficacy against cervical cancer death.
821 words, about 4 min5Maternal Death Review in a Hill District
A hill district with 210,000 people and about 4,800 births a year reports 12 maternal deaths in the past year, giving an institutional maternal mortality ratio of 250 per 100,000 live births. A confidential review finds that 7 women died at home or on the way to the district hospital, 3 died within 24 hours of arrival, and 2 died postnatally of sepsis.
814 words, about 4 min