Public Health News

Some drugs supplied by govt, pvt sector are substandard: NHRC  December 26, 2017 (Bishnu Prasad Aryal)  Myrepublica News Life-saving drugs supplied to the health facilities and to the market by …

Pollution at its highest: KATHMANDU, Dec 18  (Republica) Pollution at its highest Kathmandu pollution reached an all time high at 8 am yesterday, republica’s Valley pollution index showed. While valley’s pollution …

Up to 650 000 people die of respiratory diseases linked to seasonal flu each year WHO Media centre 14 DECEMBER 2017 | GENEVA – Up to 650 000 deaths annually are …

NPC launches Multi-sector Nutrition Plan II (2018-2022) Kathmandu, December 14 HIMALAYAN NEWS SERVICE Multi-sector Nutrition Plan II (2018-2022) was launched amidst a programme organised by the National Planning Commission here …

Lay health workers prevents deaths from high blood pressure, a leading cause of global deaths [RESEARCH ARTICLE]: Article Link Media release Embargo Date: 23.30 hrs UK time on Monday 11 December …

Health is a fundamental human right (Human Rights Day 2017) Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December – the day the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in …

Govt to implement second Multi-Sectoral Nutrition Plan in all 77 districts Dec 1, 2017-The government has approved a five-year plan on fighting malnutrition in the country which aims to drastically …

2.5 percent of total HIV-infected in Nepal are children under 4 KATHMANDU, Dec 1 Some 2.5 percent of the HIV-infected people in Nepal are children of up to four years. According …

Countries in WHO South-East Asia Region to accelerate road safety measures Media Centre (WHO) SEAR/PR/1672 Phuket, Thailand, 1 December 2017 – Alarmed at the increasing incidence of deaths and injuries in …