Government’s bid to eradicate filaria Kathmandu, September 23: As a part of the campaign aimed at eradicating filaria, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) will distribute drugs in the districts where the concentration of filaria patients is high. According to the MoHP, trained... Travel 23 Sep, 2005
IN BRIEF Cop kills selfKATHMANDU: Shalikram Rana, a police head constable, who was hurt when he shot himself at the APF battalion in Maharajgunj on Monday, died while he was undergoing treatment at the Bir Hospital. — HNSTraining for KMC staffKathmandu: A... Horoscopes 15 Aug, 2005
Study suggests ways to cut infant mortality Kathmandu, November 7: Neonatal mortality rate can be reduced by 53 per cent in the country if babies can be saved from infections during childbirth, according to a study. Nepal has the highest infant mortality rate in South East Asia. According to a... Travel 11 Jul, 2005
Govt to expand iron supplement drive in 12 more districts Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, July 8:To prevent complications due to anaemia in pregnant women, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) is set to expand its ‘Intensive iron supplement programme’ in 12 more Terai districts. Chief at the... Travel 09 Jul, 2005
IN BRIEF NDVC seeks fundsKathmandu: The National Development Volunteers’ Service (NDVC) under the National Planning Commission (NPC) has requested the latter to double its budget this year to make its service more effective, Director of the NDVC Dr Pradip... Horoscopes 03 Jul, 2005
NHF holds 14th annual meet Rastriya Samachar SamitiLalitpur, June 11:Vice-chairman of the council of ministers Kirti Nidhi Bista today underlined the need for collective efforts in the diagnosis of cardiac disease. Inaugurating the 14th annual general meeting of the Nepal Heart... Horoscopes 12 Jun, 2005
TB claims 14 lives in eight months in Siraha Himalayan News ServiceLahan, May 21:The Siraha district public health office has informed that 14 persons died of tuberculosis in the district in the past eight months. This information was provided at a programme organised to regroup the five-year-old... Travel 22 May, 2005
Kids nationwide to be given Vitamin A Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, April 16:Preparations for the feeding of vitamin A and deworming capsules to children under the National Vitamin A programme are complete. The Ministry of Health will conduct the programme throughout the nation... Travel 16 Apr, 2005
Less than 50pc pregnant Ilam women seek medical check-up Himalayan News ServiceIlam, April 12:Less than 50 per cent women go for a medical check-up during pregnancy in Ilam district. The number of those taking a regular check-up is even far less – around 17 per cent in the district. Chief of district... Travel 12 Apr, 2005
Importance of iodised salt stressed Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, April 12:A street drama on the importance of iodised salt was staged at Basantapur today. The programme is the part of a tripartite agreement signed between the government of Nepal, the government of India and the Salt... Horoscopes 12 Apr, 2005
Focus on development of Karnali Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, April 3:Intellectuals from Karnali Zone today demanded amendment in the constitution and revamping of the centralised National Planning Commission for the uplift of empoverished people living in the Karnali zone, which... Travel 03 Apr, 2005
World TB Day marked Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, March 24:This year’s World Tuberculosis Day was observed today with the theme — The commitment of all health workers and partners is the key success of DOTS in TB Control. Inaugurating a programme to mark the 123rd... Horoscopes 25 Mar, 2005
