JE is killing more adults in Nepal as vaccination only covers children

Kathmandu, Sept. 18 -- Nepal is witnessing a steep surge in cases of Japanese encephalitis infections, a viral disease that causes inflammation of the brain. The disease is not only making people sick... Read More

After the floods, Nepal's survivors face the uncertainty of starting over

Kathmandu, Sept. 15 -- The children were running towards the road, screaming. At the time, Sabitri Tamang was in her field at Satbise, Nuwakot, gathering fodder for her cattle, when she saw students ... Read More

Flood survivors face water shortages, disease risk in crowded holding centres

Nuwakot, Sept. 14 -- At the holding centre in Pipalatar of Bidur Municipality, five-year-old Yobisa Shrestha was playing on the afternoon of September 8 when she suddenly developed a fever and began v... Read More

Saptari childbirth on street outside hospital raises questions over Nepal's free maternity care

Kathmandu, Sept. 12 -- A woman delivering a baby on a pavement outside a government hospital in Rajbiraj, eastern Tarai, has raised serious questions about whether Nepal's free maternity-care system i... Read More

A helicopter finally reaches flood-isolated Tiru of Rasuwa, 15 days after the devastating deluge

Kathmandu, Sept. 10 -- A helicopter carrying relief material reached the far-flung village of Tiru in Rasuwa, the district hardest hit in the August 26 floods, on Wednesday, 15 days after the devastat... Read More

Floods disrupt access to healthcare in Rasuwa and Nuwakot

Kathmandu, Sept. 9 -- On August 29, three days after the devastating Bhotekoshi floods, Milan Raila, an eight-year-old from Rasuwa, woke up suddenly at 4 in the morning and complained of severe abdomi... Read More

People in flood-hit Rasuwa villages call for help after supplies run out

Kathmandu, Sept. 7 -- Pasang Mendo Tamang, a resident of Thulo Haku in Rasuwa, still repeatedly faints. Her 21-year-old eldest son, Binay, went missing in the August 26 Bhotekoshi flood. "She has har... Read More

Five of 15 drinking water sources in flood-hit Bidur contaminated with E. coli

Nepal, Sept. 4 -- Five of 15 drinking water samples collected from various sources in flood-hit Bidur Municipality in Nuwakot district have been found contaminated with E. coli. "E. coli has been fou... Read More

Nepal flood survivors lack space even to mourn their dead

Kathmandu, Sept. 3 -- Families of people who went missing in the Bhotekoshi floods have begun performing the funeral rites of their loved ones using effigies made of kusha grass, as they did not recei... Read More

Bhotekoshi flood survivors face new battle against illness

Nuwakot, Aug. 31 -- For survivors who escaped the Bhotekoshi flood with their lives, the crisis is far from over. Roads remain cut off, health services have been disrupted, and essential medicines are... Read More

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