Govt to launch drive against bird flu Kathmandu, October 24:The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), with the initiation of the Department of Health Services (DoHS) and the Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS), will start progarmmes aimed at spreading awareness on bird flu at the village... Travel 25 Oct, 2005
Drive against polio launched Kathmandu, October 7:The Child Health Division (CHD) under the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) today started the two-day oral polio vaccination campaign in five districts as a mop up programme after a polio case was detected in Sarlahi... Travel 08 Oct, 2005
Explanation sought on hospital suicide Kathmandu, September 25:The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has demanded a clarification from the Patan Hospital, as to why and how a new mother committed suicide last morning at 1.30 am.Twenty-one-year-old Amrita Bishwokarma killed herself by... Horoscopes 25 Sep, 2005
40 lakh people suffering from heart disease Kathmandu, September 24:Around 15 per cent of the total population of the country, numbering about 40 lakh, is suffering from heart disease, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). It is also estimated that hundreds of thousands people have... Horoscopes 24 Sep, 2005
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
Plan to curb diarrhoeal deaths among kids Kathmandu, September 9:With the objective of decreasing diarrhoeal deaths among the children aged under five years, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) is planning to provide them with zinc supplements and administer oral rehydrating solution... Travel 10 Sep, 2005
Most zonal hospitals sans superintendents Renu KshetryKathmandu, July 22:Patients have been devoid of quality health services due to a dearth of medical superintendents (MS) in most of the zonal hospitals in the country, an official at the Department of Health Services said. While officiating... Travel 22 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
Call to protect women’s rights Himalayan News ServiceKirtipur, July 4:Speakers at a workshop on reproductive rights of women and girls stressed the need to enforce the law on marriageable age of women and devise a youth-friendly health service system to meet millennium development... Travel 05 Jul, 2005
Guidelines on HIV tests Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, June 10:With the objective of making HIV/AIDS tests and couselling services accessible to people, the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) released the National Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) guidelines... Travel 11 Jun, 2005
Toilet survey sees a stinking story Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu, June 3:The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has been formulating policies regarding hygieneand health hazards, but contrary to its preaching the toilets at the MoHP itself are in a pathetic state. A survey by... Horoscopes 04 Jun, 2005
Contract for doctors on anvil Renu KshetryKathmandu, May 5:The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) is planning to send ‘interested’ doctors on a contract basis to 25 districts having low Human Development Index, as most doctors under MoHP were on ‘study’ leave and... Travel 06 May, 2005
