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 …
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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 …
Kidney transplant sees remarkable success rate Shahid Dharmabhakta National Human Organ Transplant Centre, Bhaktapur has successfully undertaken transplant of over 400 kidneys. At a press conference organised here on Friday, …
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Provincial Health Emergency Operations Centre Handover, Pokhara
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 …
Docs stress condom use to avoid STIs According to Nepal Demographic Health Survey 2016, 72 per cent of women and 92 per cent of men know that use of condom …
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Health facilities facing shortage of vital drugs for pregnant women, new mothers
Health facilities facing shortage of vital drugs for pregnant women, new mothers Kathmandu, February 9 Health facilities in Kathmandu Valley are facing shortage of essential drugs like ‘magnesium sulphate’ due …
Vitamin D deficiency on the rise among kids Paediatricians have suggested parents to allow infants to soak up in the sun to minimise the risk of Vitamin D deficiency. Reports …
World Cancer Day marked Kathmandu, February 4 World Cancer Day marked: World Cancer Day was celebrated across the globe today with the theme ‘We can, I can’ by organising various …
3,000 new leprosy patients diagnosed in Nepal every year LALITPUR: Despite the World Health Organisation’s target to eradicate leprosy by 2020, around 3,000 new leprosy patients are diagnosed in Nepal every …