A worrying increase in autism among younger Nepalis means more support for patients and caregivers
Bhavana with her young son. Photo: RITA ALE MAGARIt was a night that Rita Ale Magar says she will never forget. Bhavana, 17, from remote Dumre…
Dedicated nurse returns to the village of her birth to run a birthing centre, and save lives during the pandemic
Social entrepreneur fulfils promise to his mother to improve maternal care in rural Nepal
The Government of Japan is to provide assistance worth $3.47 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Nepal, to support families…
The world recorded an all-time low under-five deaths in 2019, but the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in major disruptions to health services…
A report published online in the journal The Lancet Global Health this week revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused 50% fewer women in…
A survey of Nepal’s children during the lockdown has confirmed what experts had feared – that there has been an adverse impact on education and…
On Friday, it will be four months since Nepal closed the country down to prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus strain that causes…
The European Union and UNICEF are collaborating to prevent malnutrition in Nepali children due to the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19…
The overall trend in neo-natal deaths is positive, but the poorest families will lag behind further as inequality grows
Last month, the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine published a study of the successful trial of a new typhoid vaccine that could…
