Government hospitals now cannot make excuse for lack of medicines: Health Minister

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Mangalbare (Ilam), March 2 — Minister for Health and Population, Pradip Paudel, has said the hospitals cannot now find excuse for lack of medicines for health insurance. Carrying out...

Bir Hospital to offer surgery services in two shifts

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Kathmandu, February 28 — The Bir Hospital will start offering surgeries in two shifts from next week. Dr. Prakash Budhathoki, spokesperson for the Ministry of Health and Population, made...

Health Ministry concerned over promotion of tobacco products in festivals

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Kathmandu, February 27 — The Ministry of Health and Population has urged one and all not to advertise and promote tobacco products in the name of festivals. Stating that...

Air pollution levels worsen across seven locations in Nepal

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Kathmandu, February 26 — The air quality in Kathmandu Valley and six other locations across Nepal has deteriorated, reaching unhealthy levels. According to the Department of Environment's records from...

Minister Bhattarai hospitalized for health issues, undergoing treatment

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Kathmandu, February 25 — Minister for Education, Science, and Technology, Bidya Bhattarai, has been hospitalized for the past five days. She has been receiving treatment at the Tribhuvan University...

MP Karki accuses Health Minister of neglecting health insurance program

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Kathmandu, February 24 — Rashtriya Swatantra Party MP Toshima Karki has accused Health and Population Minister Pradeep Poudel of neglecting the health insurance program. While speaking in the House of...

MP Pariyar raises concern over suspension of health insurance

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Kathmandu, February 23 — A question was raised in the House of Representatives regarding the suspension of the health insurance program by various hospitals due to non-payment by the government. ...

Kathmandu ranks second in worst air quality

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Kathmandu, February 21 — Kathmandu ranks second in air quality index with an AQI of 208, following Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, which topped the list with an...

Pokhara Mayor Dhanraj Acharya discharged from Kirtipur hospital

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Kathmandu, February 20 — Pokhara Metropolitan City Mayor, Dhanraj Acharya, who was injured by a balloon explosion during the official announcement ceremony of 'Pokhara Visit Year 2025,' has been discharged from...

Kathmandu's air pollution worsens amid wildfires and drought (photos)

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Kathmandu, February 20 — The air pollution in the Kathmandu Valley has increased due to wildfires in the surrounding areas. On top of that, it has been quite some...

HPV Vaccine Campaign concludes today

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Kathmandu, February 18 — The campaign to administer the HPV vaccine against cervical cancer will conclude today, marking the final day of the initiative that began on Magh 22 (February...

1.3 million girls vaccinated so far in HPV Campaign

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Kathmandu, February 16 — A total of 1.3 million adolescent girls have received the HPV vaccine across the country. The vaccination campaign, aimed at preventing cervical cancer, has been...

President Paudel visits injured leaders in Burn Hospital

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Kathmandu, February 16 — President Ramchandra Paudel has visited Kirtipur to meet Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bishnu Paudel and Pokhara Mayor Dhanraj Acharya, who were injured in a...

SAARC-level cancer conference in Birtamode

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Birtamode, February 15 — Some 350 oncologists or specialist in treatment of cancer disease from seven South Asian countries have gathered at the ‘Purbanchal Cancer Conference-2025’ that began here on...

Kathmandu ranked second most polluted city in the world

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Kathmandu, February 13 — Kathmandu has been placed as the second most polluted city in the world, with Karachi, Pakistan, topping the list as the most polluted city, as of...