Hospital chief says the previous funding limit forced many poor families to take their children home without treatment, so they revised the ceiling.

Resumption of health insurance services at the two centres brings relief to thousands of patients nationwide.

While the HPV vaccine included in the routine immunisation list targets types 16 and 18, recent screening shows infections with multiple HPV types, including those not covered by the vaccine.

The zoo has been closed since June 19 following an outbreak of the deadly virus among vultures, owls, swans and other rare birds, as well as a jungle cat and civets housed at the facility.

Bir Hospital’s hotline now operates only during office hours on weekdays, so workers in over 46 countries no longer have access to timely medical advice on weekends and after hours.

Last year’s data show the unvaccinated are most vulnerable to infection and death. Vaccination may begin only next year.

Water samples collected from Chandragiri, Kritipur, Dakshinkali and Gokarneshwar municipalities, and Kathmandu Metropolitan City, were found to contain faecal coliform and E coli.

The ride-hailing driver’s death from self-immolation has forced the government to confront a warning it gave itself years ago — as opposition lawmakers quote Balendra Shah’s own past words on state failure back to him in parliament.

Ganesh Nepali sustained serious injuries after setting himself ablaze outside the Department of Passports in Kathmandu.

Zoo has lost around Rs20 million since closing three weeks ago, as bird flu spreads to 84 poultry farms across the Valley and 22 in Kavrepalanchok.

Officials say the Central Zoo will be reopened to the public only after the Central Veterinary Laboratory submits a fresh report and the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division grants approval.

Hospitals say discounted medicines have long been available through their pharmacies.

Mental health problems during pregnancy and after child birth are responsible for six percent of maternal deaths in Nepal and rank as the second leading cause, according to a National Statistics Office report.

Officials say floating populations, slum dwellers, and migrant workers are among the biggest hurdles to achieving full vaccination coverage in urban areas.

Officials say floating populations, slum dwellers, and migrant workers are among the biggest hurdles to achieving full vaccination coverage in urban areas.