JE is surging and killing people, but Nepal has no vaccine
31 people have died in various districts over the past four months.
31 people have died in various districts over the past four months.
Health officials warn October and November could still see a spike.
Experts warn imported cases could rise as thousands of migrant workers return from India for Dashain and Tihar.
Officials admit the results expose poor academic standards among future doctors, who are expected to directly handle human health.
The doses were brought after outbreaks in Parsa and Bara districts killed 4 and infected more than 1,500 people in a month.
Health authorities have sought more manpower from the provincial government.
Rapid diagnostic test kits have been sent to health desks at land crossings with India and health workers urged to step up vigilance.
Over 1.8 million people in Parsa and Bara districts will be inoculated.
Experts say anxiety and sleeplessness have become more severe on those already having mental health issues.
Officials say this Dashain is the first in several years when the bank has not had to ask the public for donations.
13 cold chain units were destroyed nationwide. Routine vaccination could be disrupted, warn officials.
Architecture students from universities all over the world visited this site to study Kahn’s designs until a few years ago.
Metropolitan staff find stagnant water and Aedes mosquitoes larvae in discarded items in office compounds.
Two new infections have been reported in Pokhariya Hospital in the past 24 hours, while Birgunj records no fresh cases.
As emotional support is scarce, women are vulnerable to depression and PTSD.
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Tests have ruled out contamination in both tap water and deep bore water sources, leaving residents confused and anxious about the outbreak’s origin.
Experts say more people might have died as most victims do not reach health facilities for treatment and do not appear in government records.
Health officials are in the dark about the actual number of maternal deaths due to lack of nationwide monitoring.