Acute shortage of platinum-based drugs disrupts chemotherapy treatment across Nepal

Kathmandu, June 3 -- Doctors at Patan Hospital instructed the family of Mithu Kumari Sapkota, a lung cancer patient, to bring both the patient and carboplatin, a chemotherapy drug, on Tuesday. As the... Read More

Experts blame Nepal measles spread on immunisation gap

Kathmandu, June 1 -- Jajarkot and Surkhet in Karnali Province have reported an outbreak of Measles. With the two additional districts reporting the spread of the deadly viral disease, the number of di... Read More

Monsoon returns, and so do drinking water safety fears

Kathmandu, May 28 -- Testing of drinking water samples collected about a month ago from various places of Kathmandu district by the Public Health Office found hazardous microbes in over one-fourth of ... Read More

First OPD cuts and now private hospital services halted under health insurance scheme

Kathmandu, May 27 -- After lowering the ceiling for outpatient services to Rs25,000 for patients and their family members from Rs100,000 in January, the Health Insurance Board has now halted outpatien... Read More

Measles spreads in Nepal amid vaccine shortage, experts warn of Bangladesh-like crisis

Kathmandu, May 26 -- As neighbouring Bangladesh battles an ongoing measles outbreak that began in mid-March and has killed over 500 children, Nepal has reported outbreaks in seven districts since Janu... Read More

No hospital in Nepal is equipped to handle potential Ebola cases

Kathmadnu, May 25 -- At a time when Ebola was spreading across several African countries in September 2015, a Niger national had come to Nepal without legal documents. When infrared thermal imaging ca... Read More

Western Tarai swelters as temperatures hit 40 degrees

Kathmandu, May 24 -- Amid reports of deaths caused by extreme heat and heatstroke coming from neighbouring India, people in Nepal's western Tarai have also been affected by the scorching heat. For th... Read More

Nepali Army plans 21-day isolation for peacekeepers returning from Ebola-hit Congo

Kathmandu, May 23 -- Amid concerns over possible transmission of the Ebola virus, the Nepali Army has decided to enforce mandatory 21-day isolation for its peacekeeper troops returning from the Democr... Read More

Nepal runs out of cancer medicines after supplies halted citing high costs

Kathmandu, May 22 -- based BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital has seen the supply of Cisplatin, a platinum-based chemotherapy medication used for the treatment of various forms of solid cancers, stop... Read More

Iodine overdose raises health alarm in Nepal

Kathmandu, May 22 -- year-old woman from Arun Khola of Nawalparasi East was rushed to Bir Hospital after her health condition seriously deteriorated. Doctors attending her said that the woman had beco... Read More

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