National Health News

World Health Day 2018 (#WorldHealthDay) marked World Health Day 2018  was marked across the country today by organising different programmes. The day was celebrated with the theme ‘Universal Health Coverage: …

Ministry of Health to be made tobacco-free zone Ministry of Health has decided to place a ban on chewing tobacco on its premises. Speaking during an interaction with the media, …

Lamjung DPHO to start telemedicine services BESISAHAR, LAMJUNG: Telemedicine services are to be started at the District Hospital and health centres in Lamjung district. The District Public Health Office (DPHO), Lamjung …

Govt launching anti-filariasis campaign Epidemiology and Disease Control Division is organising mass drug administration campaign against lymphatic filariasis on February 24, 25 and 26 in 24 districts. The districts where …

World Is Failing Newborn Babies, Says UNICEF  Babies from the best places to be born up to 50 times less likely to die in the first month of life Kathmandu …

One in five people facing mental health problems Kathmandu, February 16 One in every five people in Nepal is suffering from mental health problems, according to surveys. This information was …

Provincial Health Emergency Operations Centre Handover, Pokhara On 06 February 2018, the Provincial Health Emergency Operations Center (PHEOC) established in Pokhara by WHO/Nepal was handed over formally to the Ministry …