Screening pregnant women, vaccinating newborns effective to check Hepatitis-B: Experts Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, April 23:In order to check the spread of Hepatitis-B, the government needs to screen all pregnant women and vaccinate the baby soon after birth, especially in high incidence areas, according to the president of the... Horoscopes 24 Apr, 2005
Rural women going in for family planning Himalayan News ServiceIlam, April 16: The number of women opting for the tri-monthly vaccine for contraception is on the rise in Maimajhuwa village located in the northern part of the district. According to personnel at the health post of Maimajhuwa... Travel 16 Apr, 2005
Getting to goals The government’s goal of bringing down the maternal mortality rate from 539 per 100,000 to 250 and infant mortality rate from 64.2 to 34.4 per 1,000 by 2017 strikes a chord with the prevailing health scenario in the country. The Ministry of Health,... 07 Apr, 2005
ONCE-OVER Social worker deadBIRATNAGAR: Social worker Chandrika Prasad Lohani died in Biratnagar on Saturday. He was 84. Lohani was an asthma patient and was suffering from pneumonia. He is survived by his wife, three daughters and two sons.He had served as... Travel 13 Mar, 2005
Medicine shortage hits eastern hills Himalayan News Service Biratnagar, February 24: The routine vaccination programme has been badly affected in the eastern hilly and Himali districts after the drugs supply was cut following the disruption of transportation services for the last two... Travel 25 Feb, 2005
35 kids catch measles Himalayan News ServiceRajbiraj, February 13: At least 35 children of one ward in Sapatari have caught measles. Two more measles cases reported today bringing the total to 35, stated Jandaul VDC-based sub-health post.Most of the children affected are... Travel 14 Feb, 2005
IN BRIEF Tributes paid to martyrs’:Kathmandu: PM Sher Bahadur Deuba offered floral tributes at the martyrs’ monument at Shahid Gate on Saturday to mark the Martyrs’ Day. This was followed by salutes from the Royal Nepalese Army band. A rally went through... Horoscopes 30 Jan, 2005
Join hands to fight rabies, says EDCD director Himalayan News Service Kathmandu, January 27: Collaboration between various ministries is needed to combat rabies, according to director of Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD), Dr Mahendra Bahadur Bista. Dr Bista said it was not possible... Horoscopes 28 Jan, 2005
SNIPPETS Eight seek refuge in school:Beijing: Eight people claiming to be North Korean defectors raced into a Japanese school in Beijing early today seeking refuge and were taken to the Japanese embassy, embassy officials said. One man, five women and two girls... Women 24 Jan, 2005
Muslim leader warns international aid groups against conversions in Aceh Wolfowitz says US troops won’t stay for long Associated Press Banda Aceh, January 15: Indonesia’s Muslims ‘will not remain quiet’ if international relief groups try to convert tsunami survivors to Christianity, a senior Islamic leader said,... Women 15 Jan, 2005
UNICEF confirms case of measles Associated PressJakarta, January 10:A single case of measles has been confirmed in a young survivor of Indonesia’s tsunami disaster, a spokesman for UNICEF said today. The UN children’s agency is in the midst of a campaign to vaccinate 600,000... Women 10 Jan, 2005
ONCE-OVER 2m kids to get vaccinated POKHARA: The second national anti-measles vaccination drive targeted at two million children from 33 districts of the western, mid-western and far-western regions, will begin from Tuesday. Measles claims the lives of about... Travel 04 Jan, 2005
