Kathmandu, June 11 -- Even as the Nepal's Covid-19 second wave appears to be cresting, and many hospitals do not have to turn away patients anymore, there are still at least 80,000 active cases across the country, most them isolating at home often without proper medical consultation.

The pandemic is alsospreading rapidly in villagesacross Nepal's remote districts, where there is not much testing being done and no medical care for the severe cases. There is an urgent need to ensure essential healthcare and hygiene products to local communities and infected people.

This is where the non-profit Health Advancement Programs to Serve All (HAPSA) Nepal and the White Grain Foundation have stepped. They are distributing home isolation kits in mo...