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Nepal stands out in South Asia for reducing teen pregnancy

Kathmandu, Aug. 2 -- Nepal has reduced adolescent pregnancy and childbirth rates by 35 percent within two decades, outperforming many countries with similar socio-economic conditions, including India,... Read More


As demand for human milk grows, ministry to operate van for collecting surplus from mothers at home

Kathmandu, Aug. 1 -- In a bid to address a growing demand for human breast milk from maternity and children's hospitals, the Ministry of Health and Food Safety is preparing to mobilise a van in the Ka... Read More


Nepal's health worker shortage is driving doctor-patient conflict

Kathmandu, July 30 -- On Wednesday, a doctor serving at a primary health care centre in Dolpa district called Dr Bishwa Raj Dawadi, general secretary of the Nepal Medical Association, with a dilemma. ... Read More


Doctors end protest after shutting down health services across Nepal for two days

Kathmandu, July 29 -- Nepal Medical Association has called off its nationwide strike after shutting down all hospital services except emergency care for two days as it reached a five-point agreement w... Read More


Patients denied treatment as doctors across Nepal shut outpatient care over assaults on medics

Kathmandu, July 29 -- Hundreds of thousands of Nepalis were deprived of medical care on Tuesday as doctors across the country boycotted services except emergency care to protest against rising inciden... Read More


Gangalal Hospital raises free treatment cover from Rs250,000 to Rs600,000 per child

Kathmandu, July 26 -- year-old Sunita Kumari from Bara district was admitted to the Shahid Gangalal National Heart Centre in Kathmandu for the fourth time to undergo heart valve replacement and repair... Read More


TU Teaching Hospital, Manmohan Hospital resume health insurance scheme

Kathmandu, July 24 -- Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital and Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Centre have resumed services under the government health insurance scheme, which had be... Read More


Cervical cancer screening in Kathmandu finds 90 women positive for HPV

Kathmandu, July 20 -- Ninety women who underwent random cervical cancer screening carried out by the Kathmandu Metropolitan City have tested positive for human papillomavirus (HPV). According to offi... Read More


Central Zoo to reopen on Friday as environmental samples test negative for bird flu

Kathmandu, July 16 -- With environmental samples of wild birds collected from the zoo premises testing negative for avian influenza, also known as the bird flu virus, the Central Zoo is all set to reo... Read More


Government's two-day weekend cuts off telemedicine for migrant workers

Kathmandu, July 15 -- Last month, on a Sunday, a 29-year-old woman from Abu Dhabi, UAE, called the hotline for the telemedicine service run by the Bir Hospital. The woman, who hails from Kailali dist... Read More