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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


Diarrhoeal infections nearly tripled in three years

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... और पढ़ें


Health facilities short of essential vaccines, medicines for months

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... और पढ़ें


Past outbreaks offer little lesson as Japanese encephalitis deaths rise

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... और पढ़ें


JE kills nine, infects 37 in less than a month

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... और पढ़ें


Thapathali hospital cuts neonatal deaths by over two-thirds in five years

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... और पढ़ें


US aid freeze disrupts HIV outreach and treatment services in Nepal

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... और पढ़ें


Anti-snake venom shortage hits hospitals nationwide

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 ... और पढ़ें


Peak snakebite season is here, but treatment centres are running out of antidote

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 ... और पढ़ें


Nepal stands out in South Asia for reducing teen pregnancy

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,... और पढ़ें