Flood survivors face a second crisis as medicines, water run short

Nuwakot, Aug. 29 -- For Rekha Devi Gosain, surviving the flood was only the first ordeal. The Trishuli Bazaar resident lives with diabetes, high blood pressure and thyroid disease, conditions that re... और पढ़ें

I watched my village disappear in an instant

Nuwakot, Aug. 27 -- I was on my way to the Kantipur Publications office in Kathmandu on Wednesday morning when my wife called. "There's been a flood in the Trishuli," she said. "Something's happened ... और पढ़ें

Flood leaves Nuwakot villages devastated, families searching for loved ones

Kathmandu, Aug. 26 -- The scale of destruction in flood-hit Nuwakot has left residents struggling to comprehend what happened, with homes swept away, families separated, and many people still missing.... और पढ़ें

Cancer drugs are not available at state-run hospitals. Elsewhere, they are sold at steep prices

Kathmandu, Aug. 24 -- Cancer patients are paying exorbitant prices for platinum-based chemotherapy medicines at private pharmacies because the drugs are not available at pharmacies in state-run health... और पढ़ें

Six JE deaths in 10 cases put Jhapa at centre of vaccination push

Kathmandu, Aug. 23 -- Japanese encephalitis has killed six of the 10 people infected in Jhapa since the current outbreak began in the second week of July. The 60 percent case-fatility rate, the highes... और पढ़ें

A single shot can prevent JE, but Nepal's vaccination programme leaves adults out

Kathmandu, Aug. 21 -- Sayal Rai was just 12 years old when he contracted Japanese encephalitis. Now 14, he remains in a permanent vegetative state and has been on ventilator support ever since, first ... और पढ़ें

Nepal probes foreign doctors over suspected ghost faculty at medical colleges

Kathmandu, Aug. 20 -- The same doctor, the same time, but working in two countries simultaneously. The Nepal Medical Council has formed a committee to investigate the credentials and employment statu... और पढ़ें

Flu and fever spread in Jajarkot camps sheltering Saturday's landslide survivors

Kathmandu, Aug. 18 -- Dozens of landslide survivors in Jajarkot have fallen ill with flu and fever, officials say, as 691 people displaced by Saturday's landslides were forced to take shelter at tempo... और पढ़ें

TB treatment is free in Nepal, but 51 percent of affected families face crippling costs: Report

Kathmandu, Aug. 18 -- Laxmi Chaudhary from Dhangadhi Sub-metropolitan City in Kailali district has been living in Kathmandu for the past one year for treatment of gland TB, medically known as tubercul... और पढ़ें

It's annual baby boom season at Nepal's maternity hospitals

Kathmandu, Aug. 13 -- For Nepal's maternity hospitals, this is the busiest time of year. As many as 142 women gave birth through normal delivery at Thapathali-based Paropakar Maternity and Women's Ho... और पढ़ें

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