Budget falls $100m short on health care front Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, April 5: The government is short of 100 million dollars in its bid to provide essential health care of 5.5 dollars per capita."The estimated cost of essential health care of 5.5 dollars per person indicates the need of... Travel 06 Apr, 2004
INSEC alleges torture by security forces Himalayan News ServiceBiratnagar, March 17 :The Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) has claimed that securitymen in plainclothes manhandled health workers and officials of the Madhumalla VDC post office on February 16. It has demanded an... Travel 18 Mar, 2004
Tender care Our reporter presents a case for saving newborn livesShweta MallaKathmanduWhen we feel cold, we wrap ourselves in warm clothes. When we feel hungry, we ask for food. But there was a time when none of us could do this — the time when we were born. We... Travel Abroad 24 Feb, 2004
Polio immunisation campaign in 67 districts Rastriya Samachar SamitiKathmandu, February 21The eighth intensive national vaccination day was held in 67 districts across the Kingdom today. The first stage was held on August 16 and the second phase on September 20 last year in the Himali districts... Travel 22 Feb, 2004
Polio immunisation campaign in 67 districts Rastriya Samachar SamitiKathmandu, February 21The eighth intensive national vaccination day was held in 67 districts across the Kingdom today. The first stage was held on August 16 and the second phase on September 20 last year in the Himali districts... Travel 22 Feb, 2004
Epidemic forces schools’ closure Himalayan News Service Baireni (Dhadhing), February 5 Two primary schools have been forced to close down following the spread of measles and smallpox in epidemic proportions in two wards of Baireni VDC of Dhading, located in a remote area in the... Travel 06 Feb, 2004
Disease claims eight in a week Himalayan News ServiceMahendranagar, February 5A respiratory disease that broke out in two VDCs of Achham district has claimed eight lives within a week while a child has died of measles. According to the locals, four persons each from Kuntibandali and... Travel 06 Feb, 2004
ONCE-OVER Shekhar, Koirala meetKATHMANDU: Former Indian prime minister Chandra Shekhar reiterated the need for reconciliation and unity between the King the pariliamentry parties in overcoming the current imbroglio. According to sources, Chandra Shekhar in a... Travel 30 Jan, 2004
42 lakh expected to take polio drops Rastriya Samachar SamitiKathmandu, January 2Prime Minister Thapa initiated the eighth National Immunisation Day programme by administering polio drops to children under five at the Paropkar Sri Panch Indra Rajya Laxmi Devi Prashuti Griha (maternity... Horoscopes 03 Jan, 2004
One out of 186 pregnant women dies in Dhanusa Rastriya Samachar SamitiJanakpurdham, May 28One woman out of 186 pregnant dies of various pregnancy related diseases and complications during delivery in Dhanusa district.Only 25 per cent pregnant women underwent check-ups under safe motherhood... Travel 28 May, 2002
CDP to meet drugs scarcity in health centres Himalayan News ServiceKavrepalanchowk, May 25The government has established a sub-health centre in every Village Development Committee (VDC) of the country with the objective of putting its slogan ‘Health For All’ into practice. However it has not... Travel 25 May, 2002
