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
Plan to extend drive against child deaths Kathmandu, November 2: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) is expanding its Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) programme in more 10 districts from the next fiscal year with a motive to reduce the child mortality rate. The five... Travel 11 Feb, 2005