Health facilities may jab everyone of above 12 years once people of priority groups take additional booster shots.

Ramping up testing, enforcing public health measures and booster shots stressed to reduce the infection’s severity.

Census report lists heavy bleeding and hypertension as top reasons for maternal deaths.

Decline in Covid-19 cases and shortage of resources blamed amid worries over new surge in India spilling over

Amid IPCC’s ‘clarion call’, Nepal should be more proactive to adapt to climate crisis.

Officials say it will be difficult to achieve set targets when programmes are not carried out on time.

Prime minister promises free cure for cervical and breast cancers across country.

Ongoing drive against the disease will last till March 14.

Non-communicable diseases, which would earlier be diagnosed mostly among 60-70-year-olds, are now being seen in youths as young as 25. Doctors warn the diseases could lead to a public health crisis.

Upon their appointment, health ministers promise big but without ensuring budget to fulfil them, say health ministry officials.

As health workers refused to give shelf life-extended jabs to children aged 5 to 11, many are still deprived of shots.

Officials say smuggling of unauthorised medicines from India has emerged as a threat.

Human papillomavirus causes cervical cancer, a major cause of death among women.

More than 90 maternal deaths have been reported across the country in seven months.

Hundreds of youths leaving the country seek booster doses every day. Officials say Covid jabs are being given from seven health centres in Kathmandu.