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... Read More
Nepal, Aug. 12 -- Drinking water supplied to schools and public offices in the three local units of Lalitpur district-Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Mahalaxmi Municipality and Godawari Municipality-has b... Read More
Kathmandu, Aug. 12 -- Patients across Nepal are being deprived of essential vaccines, medicines and health supplements as prolonged procurement and supply problems leave government health facilities w... Read More
Kathmandu, Aug. 9 -- At least nine people have died and 37 others have been infected with Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus in less than a month, and health officials warn that the toll could rise as t... Read More
Kathmandu, Aug. 9 -- At least nine people have died and 37 others have been infected with Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus in less than a month, and health officials warn that the toll could rise as t... Read More
Kathmandu, Aug. 8 -- Neonatal deaths at the Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital, Thapathali have fallen by more than two-thirds over the last five years, thanks to a series of measures the hospit... Read More
Kathmandu, Aug. 6 -- Thousands of female sex workers, gay men and people who inject drugs have been without access to pre-exposure prophylaxis for the past 19 months after the medication was discontin... Read More
Kathmandu, Aug. 3 -- Amid the peak snakebite season, hospitals and snakebite treatment centres across the country are facing critical shortages of anti-snake venom. As a result, hundreds of snakebite ... Read More
Kathmandu, Aug. 3 -- Amid the peak snakebite season, hospitals and snakebite treatment centres across the country are facing critical shortages of anti-snake venom. As a result, hundreds of snakebite ... Read More
Kathmandu, Aug. 2 -- Nepal has reduced adolescent pregnancy and childbirth rates by 35 percent within two decades, outperforming many countries with similar socio-economic conditions, including India,... Read More