MP Karki accuses Health Minister of neglecting health insurance program

1 month ago

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

1 month ago

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...

Minister Paudel urges to make 'screening' campaign a success

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Kathmandu, February 13 — Minister for Health and Population Pradeep Paudel has urged the concerned agencies and actors to make the free screening campaign against non-communicable diseases a success.  ...

Health Ministry launches screening campaign for non-communicable diseases

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Kathmandu, February 12 — In line with Minister Pradeep Poudel's announcement to launch a preventive campaign against diseases, the Ministry of Health and Population is starting a month-long screening campaign...

WHO launches plan for free child cancer medicines

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GENEVA, February 11 — The World Health Organization launched on Tuesday a new platform providing cost-free cancer medicines for thousands of children living in low- and middle-income countries, in a...

Private medical colleges reject government-approved stipend for resident doctors

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File photo of Chitwan Medical College/Representative image Kathmandu, February 9 — Operators of private medical colleges have refused to provide a stipend equivalent to that of a government medical...

Residential doctors announce boycott of non-emergency services

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Kathmandu, February 5 — Residential doctors across the country have announced a boycott of all services except emergency care starting today. The 'Safe Workplace for Healthcare Workers Struggle Committee'...