Nepal introducing two new initiatives to strengthen maternal and newborn health despite funding setbacks
Nepal's healthcare community is striving to reach the UN's Sustainable Development Goals, focusing on high-risk districts
60,000 Nepalis are burned every year, but most suffer far from treatment centres in Kathmandu
Nepali recruit in the Russian Army started seeking a way to escape when he saw his name on a roster of soldiers being sent to the front lines
An IT academy in eastern Nepal trains students to earn as internet freelancers, reducing outmigration
It was being poor that cost Sharmila her life, not winter cold after the Jajarkot earthquake
An ambitious program launched in the mid-2000s to protect women who give birth at home faces opposition, neglect and shortages
Colombian judge’s advice to Nepal: a vengeful system that prioritises punishment post-conflict is counter-productive
Immunisation to prevent cervical cancer awaiting approval from global vaccine alliance
The rapid decline in maternal mortality rate has plateaued off in Nepal and rest of the world
More women use health facilities to be as healthy as possible before giving birth and for safe delivery
Municipalities topping up Rs15 per meal provided by the central government could lead to inequity in children’s nutrition
But can the Nepal Government that has rolled out meals for students in 71 districts meet expectations?
Photo: HIMALMEDIAA white-coated nurse holding a blue and white, half-litre bag of milk stands in front of a small group of mothers seated near…
Twelve years after she left Nepal, and after a dramatic rescue from the home of her abusive Saudi employer, Lilamaya Dhimal (pictured above)…
Photo: VCNAs the monsoon rains again cruelly reveal the fragility and errors of ‘development’ in Nepal, there is a sense that the country should…
Trump exits the World Health Organisation, but the global order survives
Small-scale relief efforts in Nepal target the neediest during the COVID-19 crisis
Going through the motions to quarantine people haphazardly will not prevent an outbreak
The overall trend in neo-natal deaths is positive, but the poorest families will lag behind further as inequality grows
Transparency. Concealing information fuels conspiracies, rumour-mongering and the ‘fake news’.
Nepal has been spared so far, but it is better to be prepared for the worst
It was easy for me to get in the door of the Nepali Times after I first moved to Nepal in 2005: Editor Kunda Dixit and I shared ties with the…
It is when local women take the lead to end the practice that it is most effective
