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

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

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