Environmentalists suggest use of briquette as kiln fuel and production of hollow bricks as possible way outs.

Antimicrobial resistance genes were detected in 81 percent of samples tested in Nepal.

Due to the apathy of successive governments in strengthening the health desks and taking other measures, the health desks in Nepal are only in name, according to experts.

Of the swab samples of nine people, all tested positive for different sub-variants on Sunday.

Around 40 percent of the nearly 27,000 inmates suffer from mental health problems, according to official estimates.

Kathmandu air quality has been worsening by the day, hitting unhealthy levels.

Health Ministry officials say the vaccine doses will be used as first and second booster shots.

In the fiscal year 2021-022, every day 1,745 Nepalis on average left the country for foreign employment.

Doctors advise administering flu shots to elderly people and children at the earliest.

Delay in repairing Kathmandu-Kakani-Trishuli section of Pasang Lhamu Highway is playing havoc with people’s lives.

At least six people died, 12 were injured, and hundreds displaced in M6.6 earthquake that rocked the Purbichauki Rural Municipality in Doti district on Wednesday.

Admission comes amid quality concerns of medicines in supply as cough syrups are linked to deaths in two countries.

The Health Ministry says 21 babies born in every 1,000 die within one month of birth in Nepal. The country has to reduce neonatal deaths to 12 by 2030 to meet its SDG target.

Experts say separate mechanism is needed to deal with emerging vector-borne diseases.

Hospitals report rising cases of respiratory illnesses, pollution has risen with the PM2.5 level reaching 137.