Nepal performs first sex change surgery
The Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital team performed the surgery on a 25-year-old transgender woman from Janakpur, with help from an American doctor.
Arjun Poudel
New COVID surge in Asia, including India
Singapore, Hong Kong, and Thailand have been affected, as Nepal scales up surveillance at border points.
Woman swept away in pre-monsoon flood in Nepal. Experts call it a wake-up call for preparedness
The flood which was triggered by moderate rainfall of 41 mm not only swept away the woman, but also roads and drinking water pipelines in various places.
Nepal HIV prevention efforts grind to halt after USAID pullback
Pre-exposure medications and outreach efforts for sex workers, drug users, and vulnerable groups have been stalled.
As snakes slither to higher climes, Nepal expands snakebite treatment centres to hill districts
Eighty percent of snakebite deaths are caused by delayed treatment.
Fund crunch threatens Nepal’s Safe Motherhood programme
The programme is credited with reducing maternal and child mortality rates by over 70 percent over two decades.
Nepal faces health crisis as budget cuts threaten vital services
Officials say they are being asked to prepare programmes based on uncertain budgets with unclear funding sources.
Kathmandu wildfires cause surge in burn, respiratory cases, as hospitals reach full capacity
Meteorological office predicts rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, which could bring respite from hazardous level of air pollution.
Nepal health facilities run out of birth control shot Depo-Provera
Experts warn of a rise in unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions.
Raging wildfires drive pollution surge in Kathmandu
Kathmandu Valley ranked the world’s most polluted city on Monday afternoon, March 31, with PM2.5 levels reaching 365 micrograms per cubic metre (μg/m3).