Health facilities short of essential vaccines, medicines for months

Kathmandu, Aug. 12 -- Patients across Nepal are being deprived of essential vaccines, medicines and health supplements as prolonged procurement and supply problems leave government health facilities w... Read More

Past outbreaks offer little lesson as Japanese encephalitis deaths rise

Kathmandu, Aug. 9 -- At least nine people have died and 37 others have been infected with Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus in less than a month, and health officials warn that the toll could rise as t... Read More

JE kills nine, infects 37 in less than a month

Kathmandu, Aug. 9 -- At least nine people have died and 37 others have been infected with Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus in less than a month, and health officials warn that the toll could rise as t... Read More

Thapathali hospital cuts neonatal deaths by over two-thirds in five years

Kathmandu, Aug. 8 -- Neonatal deaths at the Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital, Thapathali have fallen by more than two-thirds over the last five years, thanks to a series of measures the hospit... Read More

US aid freeze disrupts HIV outreach and treatment services in Nepal

Kathmandu, Aug. 6 -- Thousands of female sex workers, gay men and people who inject drugs have been without access to pre-exposure prophylaxis for the past 19 months after the medication was discontin... Read More

Anti-snake venom shortage hits hospitals nationwide

Kathmandu, Aug. 3 -- Amid the peak snakebite season, hospitals and snakebite treatment centres across the country are facing critical shortages of anti-snake venom. As a result, hundreds of snakebite ... Read More

Peak snakebite season is here, but treatment centres are running out of antidote

Kathmandu, Aug. 3 -- Amid the peak snakebite season, hospitals and snakebite treatment centres across the country are facing critical shortages of anti-snake venom. As a result, hundreds of snakebite ... Read More

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

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