But not unless Nepal is serious about treating latent and active cases in tandem
Tuberculosis kills many more Nepalis than Covid-19, but prevention, early diagnosis and treatment will save lives
Oxygen To save lives, Nepal’s most urgent need now is oxygen. Not just cylinders, but oxygen generators, concentrators and liquid oxygen. Most…
Sabina Magar lost her job at a brick kiln during the Covid-19 lockdown. The 28-year-old, a single mother raising two young children, was faced…
The only way to prevent Covid-19 for now is for Nepalis to mask up, avoid crowds and wash hands
Drone therapy for tuberculosis diagnosis in Nepal’s remote and hard to reach mountains has won at the 2020 International Air Cargo Association…
COVID-19 has made headlines every day over the past two months, but tuberculosis (TB) patients across South Asia have their treatment…
Hand-washing and masks will help Nepal cope with infectious diseases that pre-date COVID-19
Governments in industrialised countries must not ignore the plight of poorer nations facing the coronavirus pandemic, or the disease will not be…
Nepali students on their way to the quarantine centre in Bhaktapur after landing in Kathmandu Airport on Sunday morning. Photo: RSSThe global…
Last month, the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine published a study of the successful trial of a new typhoid vaccine that could…
Sir Jeremy Farrar is a British medical doctor and researcher with 30 years of experience in tropical and infectious diseases. In 2013, he was…
Paul Nunn and Bhim Singh ThakuriPic: NT ARCHIVETuberculosis remains a major public health problem in Nepal, with over 32,000 notified cases and…
Problem: Some 70% of Nepalis are carriers of the tuberculosis bacillus and many of them have full-blown versions of the disease. Although…
TB OR NOT TB: Birat Nepal Medical Trust team in Hetauda on Wednesdady used the Holi festival to raise awareness about tuberculosis in Nepal.…
Neglect by Nepal's rulers of the poor, the disenfranchised and marginalised has been a given throughout our history. Royal or revolutionary,…
