Kathmandu, Aug. 25 -- A majority of government officials at Singha Durbar are suffering from multiple health complications such as hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, kidney diseases, anxiety and depression, according to the studies and medical records of Civil Hospital.

"We have found that about 70 percent of the Singha Durbar staff suffer from diabetes and hypertension," Dr Dinesh Kumar Lamsal, chief of the Department of Family Medicine and Emergency at the hospital, told the Post. "Some employees also have anxiety and depression."

Singha Durbar is the country's federal administrative heart, where most ministries and important government offices are located. Civil Hospital has been conducting regular health check-ups of its empl...