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Nepal aims to reduce neonatal deaths to 13, but experts sceptical about the goal's success

Nepal, June 3 -- The 16th five-year periodic plan, proposed by the National Planning Commission, aims to reduce neonatal deaths to 13 from the existing 21 in every 1,000 live births. Public health exp... Read More


Snakebite, diarrhoeal cases up in Valley

Nepal, May 22 -- Amid a rise in pre-monsoon rainfall activities, hospitals in the Kathmandu Valley have reported a surge in snakebites, fever, diarrhoea and jaundice cases. Doctors anticipate more ca... Read More


No caution even as toxic air takes heavy toll on public health

Kathmandu, May 18 -- Over 600 people with respiratory illnesses seek care at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital on Tuesdays and Thursdays when the hospital runs its out-patient service. The n... Read More


Authorities ill-prepared for looming monsoon extremes

Nepal, May 15 -- Last year, in the aftermath of the earthquake in Jajarkot and Rukum West districts, several displaced people, including new mothers, newborns and elderly people died of hypothermia an... Read More


Ministry plans to screen pregnant women for mental health problems

Nepal, May 10 -- The Ministry of Health and Population plans to screen pregnant women for mental health problems, which have been emerging as a leading cause of maternal deaths. Officials hope that s... Read More


Nepal regulator to test Indian and Nepali spice brands for pesticides

Kathmandu, May 4 -- The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control has instructed its food inspectors to collect samples of spices produced by both domestically and abroad, with a particular fo... Read More


Under two percent medicines in the market tested in nine months

Kathmandu, May 3 -- In nine months of the current fiscal year, the Department of Drug Administration has tested 348 samples of medicines collected by its drug inspectors from across the country. Of n... Read More


Government recognises forest fires as disaster but neglects victims

Nepal, May 1 -- Gyan Bahadur Budhamagar, a local from ward 3 of Taman Khola Rural Municipality in Baglung district, is in critical condition after sustaining injuries while battling a forest fire near... Read More


Toxic air is giving young children asthma

Nepal, April 29 -- A few weeks ago, an eight-month-old baby girl from Arubari in the Capital was rushed to the Chabahil-based Om Hospital and Research Center, as the child was experiencing shortness o... Read More


Nepal misses malaria elimination goal, new deadline may be 2030

Kathmandu, April 27 -- Nepal missed the malaria elimination target, and this is official. The government had committed to earning the 'malaria-free' status in 2026, for that the country needs to brin... Read More