Smog alert! Nearly 1,200 brick kilns in Nepal start firing
Low-grade coal used by most kilns blamed for worsening air quality.
Arjun Poudel
Six-month maternity leave proposal gutted in Nepal’s September protests
Officials say the proposal aimed at promoting breastfeeding among new working mothers will have to be rewritten.
Small private clinics driving sex-selective abortions in Nepal
Around 300 radiologists and 200 gynaecologists in urban clinics enable sex-selective abortions, experts say.
Nepal authorities took 11 months to test substandard drug. Patients may have already taken it
The third-generation antibiotic, Levoflox-500 tablet, was made by Bara-based Magnus Pharma.
Nepal’s falling female births widening gender gap
Gaps high in Sudurpaschim, Madhesh as preference for sons drives sex-selective abortions.
Hypertension and diabetes driving eye crisis in Kathmandu Valley
Over 69 percent of people above 40 have hypertension, and 47.2 percent have diabetes, a Tilganga study shows.
Essential medicines are free, but most Nepali patients in need are without them
Most patients suffering from non-communicable disease fear that they need to take medicines lifelong and may not afford to buy them.
Hospitals are fuelling superbugs in Nepal, study finds
Antimicrobial-resistance genes may have found their way into rivers, soil, farms, communities, report says.
Experts warn Nepal of a ‘silent epidemic’ due to antibiotics misuse
Experts warn of a ‘silent epidemic’ due to the misuse of antibiotics.
Time for Nepal to rethink blanket vitamin and nutritional campaigns, experts say
Nine years without a micronutrient survey, Nepal still spends millions on vitamin A and mineral drives.