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15 local levels on dengue alert as infections rise

Kathmandu, April 15 -- The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division has alerted 15 local levels across the country, including the Kathmandu Metropolitan City, about the risk of a massive dengue surge... और पढ़ें


UNICEF supplies vitamin A for next week's nationwide campaign after government misses procurement deadline

Kathmandu, April 13 -- The Ministry of Health and Population again turned to UNICEF for help after failing to procure vitamin A supplements in time for a nationwide drive slated for April 19 and 20. U... और पढ़ें


Nepal's measles elimination goal is slipping away

Kathmandu, April 13 -- The vaccination status of most infected people, including children in the recent measles outbreaks in Sarlahi and several local units of Baglung, was unknown. Health workers dep... और पढ़ें


Drug regulator chief transferred as pharma lobby pushes for price hike

Kathmandu, April 10 -- Amid mounting pressure from drug manufacturers to raise medicine prices, the government has recalled the director general of the Department of Drug Administration, Narayan Prasa... और पढ़ें


Two-day weekend at government hospitals from next week sparks alarm for surgery patients

Kathmandu, April 9 -- Doctors at Bir Hospital placed a urinary catheter on Nura Prasad Neupane in January and told him that he needed to undergo prostate surgery to address urinary leakage. However, d... और पढ़ें


Diesel-run public vehicles are driving Kathmandu's air pollution

Kathmandu, April 3 -- The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has resumed random emission testing of vehicles since Wednesday, and early results show that around 75 percent of diesel-fuelled vehicles-bu... और पढ़ें


Measles spread continues amid vaccine shortage

Kathmandu, March 31 -- Nisikhola and Badigad Rural Municipalities of Baglung district reported a measles outbreak around a month ago but vaccination against the disease has not started yet, raising fe... और पढ़ें


Nepal pharmaceutical lobby pushes for medicine price hike

Kathmandu, March 25 -- Medicines used by hundreds of thousands of patients across the country will become costlier soon, as pharma companies in Nepal warn they can no longer manufacture medicines at c... और पढ़ें


Nepal pharma lobby pushes for price hike citing rising costs

Kathmandu, March 24 -- Medicines used by hundreds of thousands of patients across the country will become costlier soon, as pharma companies in Nepal warn they can no longer manufacture medicines at c... और पढ़ें


Experts urge new government to make healthcare top priority

Kathmandu, March 9 -- Nepal's health system has long remained under strain as overcrowded public hospitals put immense pressure on patients and medical staff. Experts say the incoming government must ... और पढ़ें