Low-grade coal used by most kilns blamed for worsening air quality.

Officials say the proposal aimed at promoting breastfeeding among new working mothers will have to be rewritten.

Around 300 radiologists and 200 gynaecologists in urban clinics enable sex-selective abortions, experts say.

The third-generation antibiotic, Levoflox-500 tablet, was made by Bara-based Magnus Pharma.

Gaps high in Sudurpaschim, Madhesh as preference for sons drives sex-selective abortions.

Abortion rate has risen by over 31 percent in four years, and experts say unsafe abortions could put maternal health at risk.

Most monitoring stations showed red alerts Thursday. Light rain expected Friday may not clean the air.

Nurses and auxiliary nurse midwives visit homes with portable ultrasound machines to spot pregnancy risks early.

The country has reduced the number of children who had never been vaccinated by half, according to The Lancet.

Most hospitals treating burn victims said all allocated beds have been occupied. Doctors urge the public to avoid open fires, and ask authorities to distribute warm clothes.

As per revised target, maternal mortality will be reduced to 110 per 100,000 births from 70 committed earlier.

New study finds wasting in the province much higher than the national average.

Unregulated cross-border movement fuels malaria cases in Nepal, warns latest WHO report.

94 women died in Lumbini last fiscal year. Health workers cite systemic delays, mismanagement, and poor access to care.

Around 98 percent of people in the Valley above 40 years of age were diagnosed with some form of eye disease.