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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Kathmandu, July 29 -- Nepal Medical Association has called off its nationwide strike after shutting down all hospital services except emergency care for two days as it reached a five-point agreement w... Read More
Kathmandu, July 29 -- Hundreds of thousands of Nepalis were deprived of medical care on Tuesday as doctors across the country boycotted services except emergency care to protest against rising inciden... Read More