Non- Communicable Diseases (NCDs)

Depression and Suicide: The Hidden Crisis

The report of the Lancet NCDI Poverty Commission has been published. Report shows that non-communicable diseases and injuries (NCDIs) account for more than a third of their burden of disease.

World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD) is observed on September 10 each year to promote worldwide action to prevent suicides. WSPD provides the opportunity for people, across the globe, to raise …

Global Week for Action on NCDs Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are the #1 cause of death and disability in the world, accounting for 70% of all deaths and more than three out…

Cervical cancer is the most common cancer of women in Nepal, accounting for 21.4 percent of all cancer among 34–64 year old women. The national guidelines on cervical cancer screening…

19 August 2020: The World Health Assembly has adopted the global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem. Cervical cancer is a preventable and…

Fact Sheet of Population-Based Cancer Registry and Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Nepal

COVID-19 AND IT’S PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT ON CHILDREN’S AND ADOLESCENT Sanchita Subedi A Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) was identified as the cause of an outbreak of Viral Pneumonia in Wuhan, China in…

World No Tobacco Day 2020: protecting youth from industry manipulation and preventing them from tobacco and nicotine use World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) is observed on May 31st. WNTD aims…

Mental health status among health workers in Nepal during COVID-19 pandemic (Policy brief) Health workers facing stigma are at higher risk of mental health outcomes, a study has shown. A…