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Toxic air is giving young children asthma

Nepal, April 29 -- A few weeks ago, an eight-month-old baby girl from Arubari in the Capital was rushed to the Chabahil-based Om Hospital and Research Center, as the child was experiencing shortness o... Read More


Nepal misses malaria elimination goal, new deadline may be 2030

Kathmandu, April 27 -- Nepal missed the malaria elimination target, and this is official. The government had committed to earning the 'malaria-free' status in 2026, for that the country needs to brin... Read More


Sweltering heat causes distress across Tarai

Nepal, April 26 -- Amid heat wave conditions in most districts across the Tarai region, health facilities of the region are grappling with an uptick in cases of diarrhea, vomiting, and urinary infecti... Read More


Nepal to test Indian spice brands for pesticides after Hong Kong, Singapore ban

Nepal, April 23 -- After Hong Kong and Singapore banned the sale of Indian spice brands MDH and Everest Masala, Nepal's food regulatory body, the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control, has... Read More


Mountain villages bearing direct brunt of climate change

Nepal, April 22 -- An avalanche on Mt Manaslu in Gorkha district on Sunday morning crashed into the Birendra lake, setting off flash floods downstream. The details of resulting losses have yet to be r... Read More


KMC bars private schools from collecting admission fees from continuing students

Kathmandu, April 20 -- The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has instructed institutional schools operating within its jurisdiction not to charge admission fees when they move up grades in the same sc... Read More


Long-haul drivers to get stress management classes

Kathmandu, April 13 -- In a bid to lessen road accidents, the Ministry of Health and Population plans to impart stress management lessons to drivers, especially those operating on long routes. The st... Read More


A third of beds at Bir Hospital gone due to staff shortage

Nepal, April 8 -- Last week, Khadka Bahadur Budathoki, a liver patient from ward 5 of Champadevi Rural Municipality of Okhaldhunga district, was found lying on a metal bench outside the emergency ward... Read More


Lingering Covid is severely ailing elderly and comorbid people

Kathmandu, April 4 -- Though it is no more a hot topic of discussion, coronavirus is very much present in Nepal. Health authorities throughout the country stopped active case finding of the Covid-19 ... Read More


Paying service lessens surgical wait list at Paropakar Maternity Hospital

Kathmandu, March 31 -- Patients seeking surgery for hysterectomy or prolapsed uterine at the Thapathali-based Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital can heave a sigh of relief now, as the hospital h... Read More