Malaria end in doubt with 7 local cases
At least 432 infections have been reported from 39 districts since January.
At least 432 infections have been reported from 39 districts since January.
Agitating resident doctors agree to resume services following a six-point agreement with the government.
Thousands of patients suffered, as resident doctors shunned services on Wednesday.
Urban slums, marginalised dwellings, monasteries and prisons deemed prone to TB spread.
Officials had suspended pesticide testing in vegetables for around two months due to lack of funding.
Government cites lack of funds. Fears of unsafe abortions, increase in maternal deaths.
Met office says 1,249.3 mm rain, 84.9 percent of season’s average, has fallen since June.
Of the 103 combos, 14 are being used in Nepal. Irrational use of combinations is fuelling antibiotic resistance.
Actual infections may be higher due to reporting glitches with most cases being asymptomatic, say officials.
Medical professionals to resume duty after an agreement with the government on Sunday evening.
Of the total maternal deaths, 24 percent occur during or after childbirth and 19 percent in postnatal period. Experts say Nepal risks losing the gains made in maternal health sector.
Virus found in India’s Kerala now is Bangladeshi variant, less infectious but more lethal.
The cuts in the budget for healthcare programmes have put Nepal’s ambition to meet the SDGs on the line.
The programme will focus on alleviating the burden of non-communicable diseases, according to officials.
Nepal is world’s third most polluted country—behind India and Bangladesh—based on satellite-derived PM2.5 data.