Public Health

Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, Department of Health Services Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) was established as a Division of Statistics in 2030 BS and reorganized as Epidemiology and …

Health benefits of Yoga Yoga brings various health benefits and improves body functions, physical as well as mental health. The benefits of doing yoga are multiple and extend beyond the …

International Day of Yoga: “Yoga for Health – Yoga at Home” Yoga Yoga is an ancient physical, mental and spiritual practice that originated in India. The word ‘yoga’ derives from …

WHO welcomes preliminary results about dexamethasone use in treating critically ill COVID-19 patients 16 June 2020  News release The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the initial clinical trial results from …

Dexamethasone reduces death in hospitalised patients with severe respiratory complications of COVID-19 In March 2020, the RECOVERY (Randomised Evaluation of COVid-19 thERapY) trial was established as a randomised clinical trial …

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 …

Who can give blood? Safe blood saves lives! Most people can give blood if they are in good health. There are some basic requirements one  need to fulfill in order …

World Blood Donor Day: Safe blood saves lives! Give blood and make the world a healthier place World Blood Donor Day is an annual event celebrated on 14th June. The first World Blood Donor Day was …

World Food Safety Day 2020 On 20 December 2018 the United Nations General Assembly adopted resolution 73/250 proclaiming a World Food Safety Day. Starting in 2019, every 7 June is celebrated …

COVID-19 and Maternal Health: Tips for Pregnant Women need to do during Lockdown Jagat Prasad Upadhyay “Corona” is the most frequently used word in the world nowadays. The number of …