Three-quarters of newborn care facilities in Nepal lack critical medicines
Assessment by the health ministry shows newborn units rely heavily on contract staff, while infection control, hygiene and quality monitoring remain weak.
Arjun Poudel
Nepal suspends three Chinese doctors linked to illegal Baluwatar hospital
Nepal Medical Council has suspended temporary registrations of the doctors and requested authorities to close Baluwatar-based Maria Hospital.
Rabies vaccine crisis hits Kathmandu districts
Officials admit that the vaccine crisis, which started in November last year, is unlikely to be resolved soon.
Monsoon returns in Nepal, and so do drinking water safety fears
The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division urges provinces and local units to stock medicines for water-borne diseases, test water quality and prepare for monsoon-related…
Measles spreads in Nepal amid vaccine shortage, experts warn of Bangladesh-like crisis
Over 300 children have been infected in outbreaks in seven districts of Nepal since January.
Nepal steps up Ebola surveillance as WHO declares public health emergency
Over 970 Nepali peacekeepers are in the virus-hit Democratic Republic of Congo, including in Bunia and Fataki in Ituri Province, the epicentre of the outbreak.
In Nepal, wild mushrooms claim lives every monsoon, but there is no official data
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority maintains records of almost all disasters, but has no data on wild mushroom poisoning, which is not legally…
Trust deficit grows over free medicines in Nepal
Patients, medics and officials question the quality of drugs supplied under government health programmes citing weaknesses in procurement and testing.
Most mountainous districts in Nepal report dengue cases this year
As many as 66 districts report dengue cases before the start of the monsoon. Experts say it's concerning.
Nepal bans three veterinary painkillers linked to vulture deaths
Nimesulide, aceclofenac and ketoprofen will be phased out over six months, during which existing stocks can still be sold.