Bladder Cancer Awareness Month 2025 Nepal
HCAN led a nationwide awareness campaign combining school health programs, digital contests, survivor storytelling, and social media advocacy, reaching over people and promoting early recognition of bladder cancer symptoms.
Empowering yourself to make Ear and Hearing Care a reality for all in Nepal
HCAN organized hearing health awareness programs, youth leader training, and community ear screening camps across Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur, reaching 1,050 people through screening and over 1,000 students through school programs to promote early detection and ear health awareness
Project M.H.E.O.D.Y Enhancing Mental Health and Support System for Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Children and Youth in Nepal
HCAN's Project M.H.E.O.D.Y strengthens mental health awareness, peer support networks, and inclusive counseling services for deaf and hearing-impaired youth in Nepal, while empowering Deaf Role Models (DRMs) to lead community support and advocacy initiatives.
Early Detection of Diabetes and Hypertension Through Community Screening
HCAN conducted screening campaigns across Kathmandu, Chitwan, Bhairahawa, Janakpur, and Nepalgunj, reaching 2,500 community members through blood glucose testing, blood pressure checks, and preventive health counseling.
Community-Based COPD Screening and Lung Health Awareness Initiative in Rural Nepal
HCAN conducted community-based COPD screening camps in Kalika and Gosaikunda Rural Municipalities, reaching 1,050 community members through spirometry testing, lung health education, pulmonary rehabilitation and smoking cessation counseling.
OUR BOARD MEMBERS
OUR REACH AND IMPACT
Community Action for Better Health
Through community screening, health education, healthcare-workforce capacity-building, research, and public-health campaigns, HCAN is improving access to preventive healthcare across Nepal.
1050+
People reached through COPD screening in Rasuwa
2500+
People reached through diabetes and hypertension screening
850+
People received ear and hearing screening
5000+
Students reached through lung-health education
150+
Healthcare professionals and FCHVs trained in COPD, spirometry, diabetes, hypertension, NCD screening, counselling, and referral
50,000+
People reached through bladder-cancer awarenes
90,000+
People engaged through respiratory-health digital campaigns
Founder’s Journey
Dr. Prajwal Bhandari
Founder & Executive Director – Health Care Association of Nepal (HCAN)The Beginning “The Story Behind HCAN.”
For Personal consultation: bhandariprajwal58@gmail.comHCAN was founded by Dr. Prajwal Bhandari with a vision to reduce health inequalities and address the growing burden of non-communicable diseases in Nepal.
During his third year of MBBS, he started Swasthya Gyan to make reliable medical and public-health information easier for the public to understand. Recognizing that many communities also lacked access to screening, early diagnosis, referral, and preventive services, he later established HCAN. Today, HCAN implements community-based programmes, research, professional training, health education, and advocacy in COPD, diabetes, hypertension, CKD, obesity, cancer, hearing care, mental health, and other public-health priorities
Dr. Bhandari leads HCAN’s programme development, partnerships, grant management, research, implementation, and policy advocacy with the vision of creating a healthier Nepal with equitable access to quality healthcare.
Advocates for Better Health and Brighter Futures
Vision
Health Without Barriers
A healthier Nepal where every community has equitable access to prevention, early detection, and quality healthcare.
Mission
Empowering Communities for Better Health
To strengthen community health and healthcare systems through awareness, preventive screening, community-based research, capacity-building, referral, advocacy, and innovative public-health initiatives that reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases in Nepal.
SERVICES
WE are PASSIONATE TOWARDS OUR WORK AND ACTIVITIES
