What lessons we have not learnt five years after Covid-19 turned the world, and Nepal, upside down.
Nepalis are living longer, women have longer lives than men and the population is ageing
Deputy chair of Chaurpati Rural Municipality in Achham district Maya Kunwar has been working to reduce domestic violence, alcoholism and to…
The spread of telemedicine is one of the most remarkable spillover effects of the Covid-19 pandemic worldwide, and could also transform…
Paul Farmer visiting Bayalpata Hospital in Achham run by Nyaya Health Nepal on its third anniversary in 2012. Photo: DEEPAK BISTA/NHNWhen we…
Global inequities in the distribution of the Covid-19 vaccine have revealed themselves during the past six months. Based on the most up-to-date…
The power struggle within the ruling NCP has overshadowed the country’s COVID-19 emergency. The government has no time to listen to young…
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…
Everything you want to know about COVID-19 and the threat it poses to Nepal
A quarantine zone at Nepal Army's headquarters in Tundikhel. Photo: BIKRAM RAIBy now the novel coronavirus pandemic has affected every corner of…
Lack of access to and awareness of family planning, the prevalence of unhealthy superstitions and taboos, and the desire to produce a son…
Tranexamic acid (TXA) is a game-changer drug in the treatment of post-partum haemorrhage (PPH), the main cause of death in women immediately…
Federalism was supposed to bring the government closer to the people, decentralise medical care and improve public health at the grassroots. But…
Around the world, in rich countries and poor, financing healthcare is one of the biggest challenges. In poor countries, it becomes a…
In her recent article in this paper ‘Gurkha Grandparents’ (#944) Sikuma Rai movingly describes the plight of many elderly Nepalis now living in…
She was just 19 when she starred in her first movie in Bollywood. As a fresh face from the mountains and with her enormous talent, Manisha…
