DDA recruits 11 new drug inspectors Kathmandu, April 6:The Department of Drug Administration (DDA) is mopping its brow in relief after the recruitment of 11 pharmacists as drug inspectors on a contract basis for another five months. DDA had been relying on only three drug inspectors and... Travel 06 Apr, 2006
EDCD to vaccinate stray dogs to control rabies Kathmandu, February 4: The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) under the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) is planning to introduce a Canine Control Programme to check rabies by vaccinating stray and community dogs. The programme... Travel 02 Apr, 2006
Govt implementing new plan to prevent bird flu outbreak Kathmandu, March 25:With the Council of Ministers recently approving the National Avian Influenza and Influenza Pandemic Preparedness and Response Plan (NAIIPPRP) with the aim to curb the risk of bird flu through migratory birds in the country, the... Travel 25 Mar, 2006
Kidney diseases on rise in Nepal Government to officially celebrate the World Kidney Day tomorrowKathmandu, March 7:Highlighting the need to do a thorough medical check-up at least a year to keep kidney diseases at bay, Nepal is marking, ‘for the first time’, the World Kidney Day... Travel 07 Mar, 2006
Nepal to represent FCTC as an observer Kathmandu, February 7:The two health ministry officials are participating in the convention for the effective implementation of Tobacco Control Treaty to be held in Geneva.Dr Nirakar Man Shrestha, chief specialist and Rishi Raj Bhandari, Legal officer... Horoscopes 07 Feb, 2006
Japan provides two million doses of polio vaccine Kathmandu, January 19:The Japanese government today provided around 2 million doses of oral polio vaccine worth $233,000 to the Child Health Division (CHD) of the Ministry of Health. The vaccines will be administered to children under five during the... Horoscopes 20 Jan, 2006
Free treatment provided for AIDS patients Kathmandu, January 12:The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) today launched free Anti-Retroviral Therapy for HIV/AIDS patients from the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH). Fifty patients availed themselves of the treatment. Prevention... Horoscopes 13 Jan, 2006
Under-5 kids to get polio drops in 15 more districts Kathmandu, January 8:The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) is planning to organise a Sub-national Immunisation Day by administrating polio drops to children in 15 more districts on January 21 and January 22 after a couple of cases of polio were... Horoscopes 09 Jan, 2006
Potential threat At last the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division under the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has woken up to the potential threat of bird flu. According to WHO, the total number of confirmed human cases of avian influenza (H5N1) is 132 —... 28 Nov, 2005
Officials hope to reduce child death rate by 2/3 by 2015 Kathmandu, November 13:The Child Health Division (CHD) under Department of Health Services (DoHS) has said if all programmes go as planned then the goal of reducing child mortality by two thirds by 2015 would be achieved.Dr Yasovardan Pradhan,... Travel 14 Nov, 2005
Nepal appeals for UN funds to fight AIDS Kathmandu, November 2:Concerned government agencies are making last-ditch efforts to garner funds from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) to reconsider Nepal for anti-AIDS funding. The agencies have been doing spadework... Travel 02 Nov, 2005
Drugs sent to hilly region to check possible outbreak of flu, diarrhoea Kathmandu, October 31:The Epidemiology and Disease Control Department (EDCD) under the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has sent two truckloads of medicine to 18 districts of the hilly region to help check the possible outbreak of viral... Travel 01 Nov, 2005
