Docs stress condom use to avoid STIs According to Nepal Demographic Health Survey 2016, 72 per cent of women and 92 per cent of men know that use of condom …
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Health facilities facing shortage of vital drugs for pregnant women, new mothers
Health facilities facing shortage of vital drugs for pregnant women, new mothers Kathmandu, February 9 Health facilities in Kathmandu Valley are facing shortage of essential drugs like ‘magnesium sulphate’ due …
Vitamin D deficiency on the rise among kids Paediatricians have suggested parents to allow infants to soak up in the sun to minimise the risk of Vitamin D deficiency. Reports …
World Cancer Day marked Kathmandu, February 4 World Cancer Day marked: World Cancer Day was celebrated across the globe today with the theme ‘We can, I can’ by organising various …
3,000 new leprosy patients diagnosed in Nepal every year LALITPUR: Despite the World Health Organisation’s target to eradicate leprosy by 2020, around 3,000 new leprosy patients are diagnosed in Nepal every …
Nepal’s air quality is worst in the world: EPI report Jan 25, 2018 (The Kathmandu Post) Air quality in Nepal is the worst in the world, with the country being …
Govt launches cancer registry across nation January 21, 2018 The Kathmandu Post The Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) has launched the population-based cancer registry (PBCR) in a bid to collect data …
BHAKTAPUR, Jan. 20 The National Tuberculosis Centre (NTC) Bhaktapur has revealed that around 35,000 new patients of tuberculosis have been detected every year. At a two-day-long workshop on TB organized …
Dial 112 for ambulance service Dial 112 for ambulance service: Jan 14, 2018-The government has initiated the process to launch common telephone number for ambulance service across the country, said the …
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Tobacco Control Convention Strategy-2030 launched
Tobacco Control Convention Strategy-2030 launched KATHMANDU, Jan 12: The Ministry of Health has launched the Tobacco Products Control Convention Strategy-2030 with the objective of reducing the tobacco consumption in the …
