Experts warn that decades of progress in improving nutrition in Nepal is now at risk.

The kits include essentials such as towel, hand sanitiser, brush, soap, menstrual cups, V-wash, condoms and lubricants.

Officials at Health Ministry say they have just 2,000 kits in stock and have urged provinces to secure their own supplies.

Last week’s monsoon disaster and ongoing Dashain holidays have cut blood donations to 100 pints a day, while the demand is for around 400 pints.

Experts call for urgent measures to protect mothers and newborns. Officials say they have started risk mapping.

Experts warn of high risk of water-borne, vector-borne, and air-borne disease outbreaks amid widespread destruction.

Without improved water and hygiene, there is no stopping deadly diarrheal ailments.

Biden administration is also pushing for more vaccines to be manufactured in low and middle-income countries.

Health officials say that the actual number of maternal deaths may be much higher, as surveillance is limited to just 51 districts.

Officials lament urgent pleas to donors for vaccines have gone unanswered.

Doctors warn that exposure to high levels of heavy metals can cause anaemia, weakness, kidney and brain damage, lung issues, skin disorders, and cancer.

In one week 2,912 new cases were reported compared with the previous week including a new country, Morocco, where a case was reported.

278 of 1,046 water samples from various Lalitpur and Kathmandu localities were found contaminated.

Doctors say the exact cause of the surge still unclear, but believe it may be due to infections like dengue, seasonal influenza, and typhoid, among others.

Investors complain they are deprived of importing equipment, taking loans from banks and accessing other services due to the apathy of authorities concerned to renew licences.

Nipah has been linked to the deaths of dozens of people in Kerala since its first appearance in the state in 2018.

Health workers in remote areas rely on the centre’s hotline for crucial advice from national and international experts.

Authorities have abandoned preventive measures such as mosquito search-and-destroy, leading to rise in infections.

Officials have no plan to launch vaccination drives anytime soon. Say JE deaths and infections have declined recently.

The new government has pledged to end long waiting lists in hospitals, raising health insurance coverage to Rs500,000 and running outpatient care on public holidays. But they are not feasible with existing resources, experts say.