A yellow fever vaccination certificate is required for travellers aged 9 months or over arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission and for travellers having transited for more …
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‘Yoga for Peace and Prosperity’ – National Yoga Day 2075
Kathmandu, Jan. 15: Several programmes are being held throughout the country to observe the Fourth National Yoga Day today.
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Package of Essential Noncommunicable (PEN) disease interventions in Nepal
Non-communicable diseases are a major public health problem in Nepal accounting for around 60% of the total annual deaths in 2014 (WHO). The Package of Essential Non-communicable Diseases (PEN) has …
Thailand bans industrially-produced trans fat??: The ban on industrially-produced trans fat enforced on 9 January is an important initiative to beat Non-communicable diseases.
Whatever your New Year’s Resolution, a healthy and balanced diet will provide many benefits into 2019 and beyond. What we eat and drink can affect our body’s ability to fight …
Lymphatic Filariasis Elimination Program updates, Nepal. EDCD initiated the implementation of Mass Drug Administration (MDA) in Parsa district in 2003 which was gradually scaled up to all endemic districts achieving …
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Thailand becomes first in Asia to introduce tobacco plain packaging
World Health Organization today commended stronger tobacco control measures being adopted by Thailand which has become the first in Asia and the first low and middle-income country to adopt plain …
Health professionals have threatened to launch protest if the government fails to implement the report prepared by a task force formed to suggest amendments to Nepal Health Professional Council Act.
“HIV and Gender in the Asia Pacific Region” where are we and what needs to be done ? Sanjeev Neupane Asia and the pacific region is home to around 15% …
1 December 2018 marks the 30th anniversary of World AIDS Day – a day created to raise awareness about HIV and the resulting AIDS epidemics. Since the beginning of the …
