Health

Nepalgunj, Dec 18: Bheri Hospital in Nepalgunj has launched free sickle cell testing for newborns for the first time.According to the Hospital’s Medical Superintendent, Dr Nirajan Subedi, the service has been introduced…

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 14Issuing a joint declaration, participants of a conference on health economics called for stronger investment in health, better use of evidence in policymaking...

DHANGADHI, DECEMBER 11Renuka Dhungel, a health volunteer from a small town south of Dhangadi near the Indian border, used to watch neighbours struggle every time someone needed med...

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 11Stressing that healthy people are the foundation of economic growth and essential for achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the finance and health minist...

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 10UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) have applauded the Ministry of Health and Population for launching the National Mental Health Campaign 2025, an...

Parkinson's disease is often described simply as a condition of shaking hands, but the reality is far more complex. In Nepal, it is becoming a growing public health concern. A...

KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 4The Ministry of Health and Population has urged the public to remain vigilant against seasonal influenza as flu cases typically rise with dropping temperatures...

CHRISTCHURCH, DECEMBER 3Shai Hope batted in sunglasses because of an eye infection but saw the ball well enough to compile his first test half century against New Zealand on Wednes...

In the social history of HIV and AIDS, it is a persistent challenge for human health and sustainable development. UNAIDS estimates that nine million people living with HIV were not...

It is rightly said that our brain is our own inhabitant physician - gifted with the ability to 'write' prescriptions for our mind and body in health and illness. This is,...

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 23Around 90 per cent of the population in Bara and Parsa districts has received anti-cholera vaccination, marking the highest coverage achieved in the immunizat...

KATHMANDU, November 7The Department of Health Services' Nutrition Branch has announced that the nationwide distribution of vitamin 'A' capsules and deworming tablets...

KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 5 The Ministry of Health and Population has reassigned the responsibilities of several divisional heads in a bid to improve efficiency and coordination within t...

Childbirth is one of the most profound experiences in a woman's life - a moment when strength, patience, and love converge to welcome new life into the world. While medical sc...

KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 13The Ministry of Health and Population has directed all health institutions to align salaries, services, and facilities for health workers with government stand...

KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 10The death toll from Japanese encephalitis (JE) across the country has climbed to 31 this year, the highest annual figure in the past decade, according to the D...

CHITWAN, OCTOBER 8The death toll from Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Chitwan district has climbed to six since mid-July, according to the District Health Office.Of the deceased, two...

STOCKHOLM, OCTOBER 7Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discoveries about how the immune system knows to attack germs and not our own bodies.The work by Mar...

BIRGUNJ, SEPTEMBER 23Over a month after the first case appeared, health authorities have yet to identify the source of the cholera outbreak in Birgunj Metropolitan City, where the...