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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Glob Heart. 2019 Jun;14(2):181–189. doi: 10.1016/j.gheart.2019.05.002

Table 5.

The recommendations that were not included in the needs assessment plan

Recommendations Reason
1. Collect primary data to map the situation of CVD in Nepal. Resource limitation
2. Develop and evaluate treatment guidelines for managing hypertension, myocardial infarction, stroke and other CVD Resource limitation
3. Quantify the health literacy, particularly CVD knowledge in the general population. Resource limitation
4. Establish a nation-wide surveillance of myocardial infarction, stroke and rheumatic heart disease Resource limitation
5. Estimate death and disability rates due to CVD using a population based survey. Resource limitation
6. Conduct clinical trials to test effectiveness of various interventions on CVD management Out of the scope of the study
7. Assess the quality of medicines available in the market Out of the scope of the study
8. Quantify the antibacterial resistance at the population level. Out of the scope of the study
9. Assess impact of fast food and high sugar beverage consumption on CVD rates Out of the scope of the study
10. Assess school environments to develop CVD prevention strategy at an early age. Out of the scope of the study
11. Register and monitor tonsillitis among children to prevent rheumatic heart disease Out of the scope of the study
12. Prepare a lifestyle modification protocol to prevent and manage CVDs. Out of the scope of the study