non-communicable-diseases

A deadly sugar rush

Diabetes is rising among Nepalis, but almost half of the cases are undiagnosed

Tobacco use in South-East Asia declines

South-East Asia has achieved the fastest rate of decline in tobacco use among any other region in the world in 20 years, sustaining tobacco...

POOR HEALTH MAKES NEPALIS POORER

There used to be a time when the main public health threat in Nepal was from infectious diseases like malaria, encephalitis, TB...

Poor health

For many decades it was an accepted truth that Nepal’s main public health threat was from infectious diseases, and the most cost-effective...

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