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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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