Health ministry alerts agencies to risk of Nipah virus outbreak
Officials say they have purchased reagents to carry out testing of suspected Nipah virus cases following an outbreak of the deadly virus in India last year.
Officials say they have purchased reagents to carry out testing of suspected Nipah virus cases following an outbreak of the deadly virus in India last year.
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.
Nepal has detected all four serotypes of the dengue virus—1,2,3,4. Over 1,600 cases have been reported in 73 districts so far this year.
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.
Studies show that 39 percent of girls aged 10 and 19 years and 21 percent of boys of the same age group suffer from anaemia in Nepal.
Medical regulator working to make a 100-mark test mandatory for doctor licence renewal.
The app will help improve the quality of emergency obstetric and newborn care, and the main users will be frontline health workers.
Doctors say actual numbers are likely higher because only 18 government health facilities are providing data.
Officials warn of potential outbreaks of waterborne and vector-borne diseases due to floods in the coming days.
Nepal Army’s snakebite treatment centre at Arjuni inside the Shuklaphanta National Park treated 60 cases in the last three weeks.
Doctors will assess baby growth, health, feeding practices, breastfeeding, immunisation, and parenting practices at the competition.
The vaccine doses are likely to be administered to vulnerable groups from July-end.
It is estimated that around 20 percent of women suffer from mental health problems during pregnancy.
Dengue-spreading mosquitoes also spread the Zika virus, and the country is currently witnessing a dengue outbreak.
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.
The condition involves severe pelvic pain, heavy bleeding during periods, and could cause infertility if not treated.
1,200 snakebite cases have been recorded so far this year. Snakes are climbing altitudes due to climate change.