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
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
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
Kathmandu, July 14 -- At least one person has died, and three others have been infected with Japanese encephalitis (JE) since the start of the monsoon some three weeks ago. As monsoon rainfall has in... Read More
Kathmandu, July 12 -- Monsoon rains and flooding have contaminated drinking water sources across much of the country, including the Kathmandu Valley. Tests carried out ten days ago by the Public Heal... Read More
Kathmandu, July 9 -- Avian influenza A (H5N1), also known as bird flu virus, has again been confirmed in dead crows found inside the Central Zoo, Jawalakhel, Lalitpur. This has made the reopening of t... Read More
Kathmandu, July 7 -- At least 71 different poultry farms in the Valley-24 in Kathmandu, 35 in Bhaktapur and 12 in Lalitpur-reported an outbreak of avian influenza virus A (H5N1), also called bird flu,... Read More
Kathmandu, July 7 -- based Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital has been running a fair-price pharmacy for years, through which the hospital administration has been selling medicines at discounted... Read More
Kathmandu, July 5 -- A few months ago, a 26-year-old new mother was taken to the Thapathali-based Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital after she stopped breastfeeding her newborn and caring for he... Read More
Kathmandu, July 2 -- In April this year, immunisation workers deployed from the Public Health Office, Dolpa travelled four days to reach Chharka Bhot, one of the highest permanent human settlements in... Read More