Contraceptive shortages are driving up abortions in Nepal

Kathmandu, Jan. 2 -- Amid a shortage of family planning commodities, including birth control shots and implants, health facilities across the country are reporting a sharp rise in abortions. Accordin... Read More

Village nurses are saving mothers despite government lowering mortality targets

Kathmandu, Dec. 29 -- year-old woman from ward 5 of Champadevi Rural Municipality in Okhaldhunga district reached a nearby health post with ectopic bleeding and pelvic pain. Health workers there perfo... Read More

Village nurses and midwives are saving mothers despite government lowering mortality targets

Kathmandu, Dec. 28 -- year-old woman from ward 5 of Champadevi Rural Municipality in Okhaldhunga district reached a nearby health post with ectopic bleeding and pelvic pain. Health workers there perfo... Read More

Burn cases spike as temperatures dip

Kathmandu, Dec. 24 -- The Nepal Cleft and Burn Centre also known as Kirtipur Hospital on Wednesday decided to expand an additional eight beds in its burn unit, as all 35 beds of the unit have been occ... Read More

Nepal scales back key SDG health targets

Kathmandu, Dec. 19 -- The National Planning Commission has reset almost all of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets, scaling back international commitments the government earlier promised ... Read More

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