Kathmandu, Jan. 26 -- Malangwa Municipality in Sarlahi has witnessed a fresh outbreak of measles virus, with around two dozen children infected. The outbreak, first in more than 2 years, exposes a vac... Read More
Kathmandu, Jan. 21 -- Nearly 16 percent of the children under five years of age in Sudurpaschim province have been found to be suffering from an acute form of malnutrition, a recent study shows. Acut... Read More
Kathmandu, Jan. 11 -- A proposal to grant six months' maternity leave to working mothers, prepared by the Ministry of Health and Population as part of broader public health reforms, was destroyed duri... Read More
Kathmandu, Jan. 7 -- selective abortions are rampant in Nepal, especially in big cities and semi-urban areas of Nepal, as data on boys to girls birth ratio indicate. Government officials as well as p... Read More
Kathmandu, Jan. 6 -- The Department of Drug Administration (DDA) has recalled a third-generation antibiotic, Levoflox-500 tablet, after the medicine was found substandard in laboratory testing. The m... Read More
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
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
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
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
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