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Kala-azar creeps into Nepal’s high altitudes

Experts say infections in children and new districts pose challenges to kala-azar eradication by 2026. At least eight people from Kalikot district have tested positive for kala-azar (visceral leis...

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Minister Paudel urges girls aged 10-14 to receive HPV vaccine

Kathmandu, Jan 24: Minister for Health and Population, Pradip Paudel, has urged girls aged 10-14 to receive the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which helps protect against cervical cancer.

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10 myths and facts about rabies

The World Health Organization (WHO) has set a global strategic plan aiming to eliminate human deaths caused by dog-mediated rabies by 2030. In this context, let’s analyse some common misconceptions...

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'Curb sales of contraband drugs'

Siraha, Jan 24: Stakeholders expressed concern over the unchecked sales of contraband medicines and called for stringent measures to curb it.

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Maintain Smoke-Free Public Places

Despite the regulation mandating smoke-free public spaces, tobacco use remains highly prevalent in Nepal. This is due to the lack of effective implementation and enforcement. Recent studies reveale...

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Five Elements And Their Connection To Human Body

In various ancient spiritual and philosophical traditions, particularly in Hinduism and Ayurveda, the concept of Pancha Tattwa, or the Five Elements, holds profound significance. These elements—Ear...

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Over 14,000 girls to receive HPV vaccine in Tanahun

By Amar Raj Naharki,Tanahun, Jan. 24: More than 14,000 girls in Tanahun district are set to receive the HPV vaccine to prevent cervical cancer.

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Nearly 70 percent of medical doctors fail licensing test

Nepal Medical Council to discuss the high failure rate with health and education ministries. Over two-thirds of medical doctors who pursued their MBBS degree from various colleges within the count...

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HMPV is a silent threat to respiratory health

Over the last few weeks, the Human Metapneumovirus or HMPV has emerged as a significant public health issue. The flu-like viral illness escalated in China in recent months, predominantly affecting ...

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Over 39,000 girls in Dang to be administered HPV vaccines

By Liladhar Oli, Ghorahi, Jan.23: Over 39,000 adolescent girls studying from Grade 6 to 10 in Dang district will be vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV), the leading cause of cervical canc...

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Global health funds push for more private money, fearing government retreat

Funding fears exacerbated by US decision to quit WHO this week One of the world’s biggest global health funders will ask the private sector for a steep increase in donations as concern of a shortf...

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Time to stop burning the midnight oil

Memes, doodles and sharp-witted one-liners were all the rage on social media immediately after Larsen & Toubro Chairman and Managing Director S N Subrahmanyan, known as SNS across this large Indian...

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14,000 adolescent girls of Tanahun being administered HPV vaccination

Damauli (Tanahun), Jan 22: As many as 14,000 adolescent girl students in the district will be vaccinated against cervical cancer.

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Meditation Helps Heal Social Wounds

Mediation is generally eastern spiritual practice aimed at attaining mental and physical wellbeing. Spiritual route of meditation is deemed strongly connected to the purpose of healing, increasing ...

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Why do our fingers wrinkle in water?

Dr Laila Lama Tangbeni discusses the causes, effects and management of pruney fingers. Dr Laila Lama Tangbetani, senior consultant dermatologist at the National Academy of Medical Sciences (NAMS),...

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Health Minister proposes patient referral to police, army hospitals

By A Staff Reporter,Kathmandu, Jan. 22: Minister for Health and Population, Pradip Paudel, has proposed a partnership with hospitals operated by security agencies to reduce the patient burden in go...

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Health insurance program resumes at TU Teaching Hospital after 5 months

Kathmandu, January 21 Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) in Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, has fully resumed its health insurance program from Monday. The service, which had been partially sus...

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Lack of rain causes persistent air pollution in Kathmandu (photos)

Kathmandu, January 21 — Since the heavy rainfall in late September, Kathmandu Valley has seen very little rain, causing continuous air pollution throughout this winter season. Even though it is no...

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KMC collecting data of elderly taking medicines regularly

BY A STAFF REPORTER,Kathmandu, Jan. 21: The Health Department of Kathmandu Metropolitan City is collecting data on medications taken by senior citizens aged 70 and above for chronic illnesses. Thi...

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Promoting Pain Relief Services

Healthcare services are one of the facilities the state should manage effectively for the promotion of good health among its citizens. In this day and age, there has been much progress in the field...

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Accessible Healthcare

Despite constitutional guarantees of healthcare as a fundamental right, many citizens still struggle to access quality services due to systemic inefficiencies. The rugged terrain of Nepal complicat...

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Root Out Chhaupadi

Chhaupadi, a form of menstrual taboo under which menstruating women and girls are forced to stay in isolated huts or sheds, is still being practiced in the districts of Karnali and Sudurpaschim Pro...

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Dirty and dangerous

Nepal perhaps needs a policy-level overhaul to cut air pollution from vehicles. It is no secret that fossil fuel-powered vehicles pollute the air and harm public health. They spew noxious greenhou...

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Art therapy for the elderly

This therapy keeps elderly people mentally active, providing a platform for self-expression. The mental health of elderly people remains one of the most under-discussed topics. As people age, thei...

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Kathmandu metropolis launches free cervical cancer screening

Officials say they are negotiating with Civil and Bir hospitals to provide free treatment for cervical cancer. The health department of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City has started free cervical ca...

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Health insurance reforms has started

Kathmandu, Jan 20: Minister for Health and Population Pradeep Paudel has moved ahead with health insurance reforms according to the report of the Health Insurance Reforms Suggestion Task Force.

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10 Fascinating Facts About the Human Body:

Your brain is more active at night than during the day While you sleep, your brain is busy consolidating memories, solving problems, and clearing out toxins, making it the most productive organ du...

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Menstruation isolation still prevalent in Dailekh

BY KAMAL SHARMA,Dailekh, Jan. 20: Chhaupadi, a form of menstrual taboo under which menstruating women and girls are considered ‘impure’ and are forced to stay in isolated huts or sheds, is still be...

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Transforming Tilganga Eye Hospital into University not a subject of organization transfer-AG

Kathmandu, Jan 19: Attorney General Ramesh Badal has said the issues concerning the position, property and people management of the existing hospital are required to be clear before reaching to a c...

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Health insurance program suspended at TUTH, PM directs ministry to draft health insurance reform plan

Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) in Maharajgunj has suspended its health insurance program for the past five months, citing an inability to implement the new tariff rates proposed by t...

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PM directs for action plan on reform of health insurance

Kathmandu, Jan 19: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed the Ministry of Health and Population to develop an action plan based on the submissions from the Task Force on Health Insurance Reform.

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Develop action plan for health insurance reform: PM

Kathmandu, January 19 — Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has instructed the Ministry of Health and Population to create an action plan for health insurance reforms as soon as possible, based on the rec...

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Most Cervical Cancer Cases Are Preventable

Every year world celebrates January as the cervical cancer awareness month. Cervical cancer remains one of the most preventable yet devastating diseases affecting women worldwide. Every year, over ...

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Maternal and newborn health simulation labs set up in Thapathali maternity hospital

The lab helps doctors and nurses, among others, practise and develop clinical expertise without risking patient safety. The Thapathali-based Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital is all set to ...

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Kidney patients deprived of dialysis service at Karnali Academy of Health Sciences

Patients from remote areas are forced to go health institutions in Surkhet, Nepalgunj, Kathmandu or elsewhere for the service and some die in lack of timely treatment. Dharma BK, a 40-year-old man...

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1.6 million adolescent girls to be inoculated against cervical cancer

Kathmandu, Jan 18: Minister for Health and Population Pradeep Paudel said the government was administering vaccines against cervical cancer to 1.6 million adolescent girls.

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Yoga helps balance body and mind: former President

Patan (Lalitpur), Jan 18: Former President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has said that regular yoga practice helps maintain a balance between the body and mind.

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Power Of Solitude

We all need solitude and silence, and we all need social connection. We are vastly connected to everything in the universe, and we forget it, most of the time. We can be so consumed with the busyne...

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WHO lab confirms clade IIb mpox in two Saudi Arabia returnee Nepalis

One patient has recovered, the other remains in hospital. The World Health Organisation’s collaborating centre in Thailand has confirmed that the clade IIb strain of the mpox virus was responsible...

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Four-year dispute between KU and Dhulikel Hospital settled

Kathmandu, Jan 17: A dispute that occurred between the Kathmandu University and Dhulikhel Hospital for the past four years has been settled.

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Public Health Office calls to stop sale of diet-substituting breast milk

Kathmandu, Jan 17: The Public Health Office, Kathmandu, has instructed all concerned not to sell and distribute any product that substitutes breast milk.

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8 foods to reduce the risk of heart attack in winter

Winter calls for extra care for your heart. Cold weather can cause blood vessels to constrict, reducing blood circulation and increasing blood pressure, which raises the risk of heart attacks. Peop...

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Imported mpox in Nepal

The recent cases of the virus among Saudi returnees should be a wake-up call for us. On August 14, 2024, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared monkeypox (mpox) a public health emergency of ...

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HPV vaccines dispatched to all provinces

Kathmandu, Jan 16: The Ministry of Health and Population has sent Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine against cervical cancer in all the seven provinces.

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Government is making efforts to promote health, education sectors: PM Oli

Kaski, Jan 16: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the government is making efforts to promote the health and education sectors.

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531 undergo free eye surgery in Rautahat

Chandrapur (Rautahat), Jan 16: A total of 531 people underwent free eye surgery in Rautahat.

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Supporting women in labour: The impact of husbands’ presence

Most often, husbands do not witness or experience the labour pain their wives endure, as they are typically kept apart during the intense and vulnerable moments of childbirth. However, that tradit...

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PM Oli inaugurates building of PoAHS

Gandaki, January 16 — Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has inaugurated the academic and emergency building of Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences (PoAHS), Kaski. Prime Minister Oli, who arrived in Pokh...

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A deadly pursuit

Lightning strikes make collecting a parasitic fungus prized in traditional Chinese medicine a risky occupation. In the remote Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, a rare fungus grows inside dead caterpillars....

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Study to be carried out on Human Metapneumovirus

Kathmandu, Jan 15: The Ministry of Health and Population is going to carry out a study about the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV).

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