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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


Arbitrary transfers stir unease in the health system

Kathmandu, May 15 -- Dr Sudha Gautam, former minister for Health and Population, said she was pressured by various quarters to transfer Dr Krishna Prasad Paudel, then head of the Policy Planning and M... Read More


In Nepal, wild mushrooms claim lives every monsoon, but there is no official data

Kathmandu, May 15 -- Two days ago, 11 members, including nine children of the same family from Jhapa district, fell ill after consuming mushrooms collected from a nearby jungle. Luckily, there was no ... Read More


Doctors don't trust the medicines Nepal government provides for free

Kathmandu, May 13 -- Suryaman Tamang, a resident of Barhabise Municipality in Sindhupalchok district, is in a fix. He has chronic hypertension. He has also been diagnosed with hyperlipidemia (high ch... Read More


Trust deficit grows over free medicines in Nepal

Kathmandu, May 12 -- Suryaman Tamang, a resident of Barhabise Municipality in Sindhupalchok district, is in a fix. He has chronic hypertension. He has also been diagnosed with hyperlipidemia (high ch... Read More


Nepal on alert after cruise ship hantavirus outbreak

Kathmandu, May 8 -- At least three people have died, and five others have been infected with hantavirus in an outbreak that began last month on a luxury cruise ship carrying 147 passengers and crew. O... Read More


Most mountainous districts including Humla report dengue cases this year

Kathmandu, May 6 -- Most mountain districts including Humla of Karnali province have reported infection of dengue virus this year. Infection of dengue virus is not a new thing in Nepal; the disease h... Read More


Pregnancy complications claim hundreds of lives annually

Kathmandu, May 4 -- A few weeks ago, a 20-year-old woman from ward 3 of Tila Rural Municipality of Jumla district succumbed to maternity-related complications. The woman, who had given birth to her b... Read More