Nepal’s pioneering orthopedic surgeon redefines healthcare for the country’s most needy
Indiscriminate prescriptions of steroids and antibiotics cause irreversible side effects in Nepal’s children
Paul Farmer visiting Bayalpata Hospital in Achham run by Nyaya Health Nepal on its third anniversary in 2012. Photo: DEEPAK BISTA/NHNWhen we…
Prashuma Malla had never felt so helpless as a physician. Her patient, a man in his 40s, was suffocating, incapable of drawing in breath.But the…
On 20 May, the Health Ministry released a condolence message for doctors including Ishwor Lal Acharya, Mukesh Chaudhary and Pujya Shree Karki…
Nepal reported the first death of a medical worker from Covid-19 last week, a 35-year-old health assistant in Mahottari district. Across the…
Until the COVID-19 crisis hit Nepal, the phrase ‘frontline health worker’ mainly referred to the 55,000 Female Community Health Volunteers…
As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the globe, hospitals have been overwhelmed. Nepal is ahead of the curve, but if the case load is to rise steeply…
Nepali students on their way to the quarantine centre in Bhaktapur after landing in Kathmandu Airport on Sunday morning. Photo: RSSThe global…
Federalism was supposed to bring the government closer to the people, decentralise medical care and improve public health at the grassroots. But…
www.setopati.com, 12 JulyJust like how they used to kidnap people during the war, ex-Maoists -- now part of the government -- have kidnapped a…
