Cholera outbreak confirmed in Godawari, Lalitpur
All four cases from drug rehab, three escape from hospital.
All four cases from drug rehab, three escape from hospital.
Experts warn funding shortfall could trigger a rise in unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions, and maternal and child deaths.
Authorities scramble for funds to launch a special polio vaccination drive in the Valley.
The budget for free screening can purchase around 130,000 test kits. This means onlythat number of women can be screened, says chief of the reproductive health section.
Court has issued interim order in favour of the metropolis in a jurisdictional dispute with federal agencies.
Newly bought high-pressure pumps will drain floodwaters from inundated settlements.
15 more killed in separate incidents across country on Thursday and Friday.
Red alerts for 43 districts and yellow for 34 districts including those in the Valley.
Officials say over 30 percent of children under five in Karnali Province are stunted, indicating chronic undernutrition in remote parts of the country.
Child health experts doubt claims that all eligible children in Madhesh have been administered the routine vaccines.
Experts concerned as fewer than one-fifth of influenza-like illnesses are diagnosed in Nepal.
1,200 snakebite cases have been recorded so far this year. Snakes are climbing altitudes due to climate change.
Surprisingly, those using improved sources of drinking water suffered more diarrhoeal infection than those using unimproved sources.
1,175 infections reported in 72 districts so far this year.
Teenage pregnancy is highest in Karnali Province, at 21 percent, followed by Madhesh Province, at 20 percent, Koshi and Gandaki Province, at 13 percent, and Lumbini Province, at 10 percent.