One percent children born with congenital heart issues One percent of the children have congenital heart disease, said Dr Urmila Shakya, senior pediatric cardiologist at the Sahid Gangalal National Heart Centre here.
Nepal receives over 6 million doses of rubella, measles vaccines from GAVI Nepal has recently received 6 million 50 thousand doses of vaccines against measles and rubella.
Cameroon starts world's first malaria vaccine program for children Cameroon will be the first country to routinely give children a new malaria vaccine as the shots are rolled out in Africa.
Minister pledges to resolve issues of BPKIHS from senate meeting Minister for Health and Population Mohan Bahadur Basnet has pledged to summon the senate meeting of the BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) to address the recent challenges Institute facing.
Health ministry operating biomedical workshop in all provinces The Ministry of Health and Population has started repairing the damaged medical equipment and appliances at various hospitals in the country for using them.
COVID-19 found among India-returnees Coronavirus infection is found among the Nepalis returning home from different cities of India.
Medical equipment received in grant during COVID-19 becomes useless Health-related equipment received in grants from different donor agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic has become useless.
Nepal to be developed as medical hub: Minister Basnet Minister for Health and Population, Mohan Bahadur Basnet, has said Nepal is going to be developed as a 'medical hub' for learning medical education.
Measles deaths worldwide jumped 40% last year, health agencies say The number of measles cases also rose by nearly 20% after immunization levels dropped to their lowest in 15 years during the pandemic, the agencies said.
1,152 scrub typhus cases in Sudurpaschim Province in two months At least 1,152 cases of scrub typhus were recorded in Sudurpaschim Province in the past two months alone.
Baglung sees surge in dengue infection cases Dengue infection has shot up in Baglung district lately. According to latest data, dengue infection has been confirmed in 130 people in the district. More than 90 people have been confirmed dengue infected in the last one month alone.
Quality health care services assured Minister of Health and Population Mohan Bahadur Basnet has said that reforms will be made in the health care sector to ensure accessible, quality and effective services to the needy ones.
Dengue claims 17 lives in Koshi; 30,000 plus infected As many as 17 people have lost their lives to dengue and 30,330 people infected in the Koshi province since last mid-July.
Dengue infection on the rise in Sudurpaschim The Sudurpaschim Province is at high risk of dengue spread, according to the data from the Sudurpaschim Province Health Directorate.
Science and Tech Government effortful for boosting investment in IT sector-Minister Sharma Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma has said the government was moving ahead with determination to develop necessary policies, laws and infrastructures to boost up investment in the information technology sector.
Nepal Pokhara Airport resumes from today The Pokhara Regional International Airport which was temporarily closed for the past few days due to a low visibility issue has resumed its services from this morning.
Business Gold price increase by Rs 2,00 per tola on Thursday The domestic gold market witnessed a rebound on Thursday, with prices surging by Rs 2,000 per tola.
Opinion One Nepali, One Investment, One Employment: A framework for foreign direct investment The agenda of FDI is not a new topic for Nepal. The government’s past initiatives, broadly speaking, have delivered some degree of success in terms of number of investors and amount of investment. The government and relevant stakeholders’ focus until now seems mainly to be about promoting Nepal as an attractive destination for foreign investors.
Science and Tech PM announces to institute innovation fund for IT sector expansion Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has pledged to provision the setup of innovation fund in the upcoming fiscal year's policy, programme and budget for the expansion of information technology sector.
World China highway collapse kills 36 people; sends more than 20 cars down a steep slope A section of a highway collapsed after heavy rains in a mountainous area in southern China, sending cars tumbling down a slope and leaving at least 36 people dead, authorities said Thursday.
Nepal National ICT day being observed today The National Information and Communications Technology (ICT) day is being observed today by organizing various programmes.
Environment Weather to remain partly cloudy in hilly region; fair in remaining areas The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology said weather now is partly cloudy in the hilly areas and fair in remaining parts of the country.
Nepal Sudurpaschim CM Sodari to seek vote of confidence CM Sodari is preparing to complete his cabinet after obtaining the vote of confidence.
Science and Tech Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure in Indonesia Apple CEO Tim Cook met Widodo on April 17 and said the company would “look at” manufacturing in Indonesia.
Sports Rohit Paudel to lead Nepal at cricket's T20 World Cup in USA and West Indies Nepal is participating in the ICC World Cup after 2014 in Bangladesh.
Sports Vinícius Júnior leads Real Madrid to 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich in Champions League semifinal Bayern dominated but Madrid survived, and the contest is still wide open ahead of the return leg in Madrid on May 8.