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.

USAID gone and Global Fund grants delayed, vulnerable groups at high risk of HIV, experts warn.

Officials say the funds for logistic support, training and others could be slashed by up to 70 percent. This could roll back many of the country’s health gains.

Respiratory wards at Bir and TU Teaching hospitals are overflowing with critical patients.

Most patients suffering from non-communicable disease fear that they need to take medicines lifelong and may not afford to buy them.

Antimicrobial-resistance genes may have found their way into rivers, soil, farms, communities, report says.

Even doctors have been prescribing antibiotics for minor cough and flu cases. Experts warn of a ‘silent epidemic’ due to misuse of antibiotics.

Several unfulfilled promises, and a pending vandalism case against locals triggered the latest blockade, which has ended for now with an 11-point deal.

Nine years without a micronutrient survey, Nepal still spends millions on vitamin A and mineral drives.

Air pollution cuts Nepalis’ lives by over three years and causes 26,000 premature deaths per year, says World Bank.

Patan Hospital’s research with Oxford Vaccine Group helped WHO-SAGE revise vaccine schedules and expand typhoid vaccination worldwide.

Doctors say most victims cannot afford to pay for the vaccine, and free administration is the only way to save lives.

Around 2.2 million children from 6-59 months will be given vitamin A, credited with preventing night blindness.