What you should know about bird flu Health experts meet on November 7 to draw up a global strategy to halt the spread of the deadly H5N1 bird flu and prevent it from developing into a human pandemic in which millions could die. Here are key facts about the transmission of the... Travel Abroad 07 Nov, 2005
UN launches campaign for kids, against AIDS Kathmandu, October 25:UNICEF, UNAIDS and other partners have launched a global campaign — Unite for Children, Unite Against AIDS — at the United Nations in the presence of the UN secretary general Kofi Annan, UNICEF executive director Ann M Veneman... Travel 26 Oct, 2005
LETTERS Promise and performance:Favouritism, nepotism and cronyism are some of the apt adjectives that NC president Girija Prasad Koirala has personified during his several years at the helm after the restoration of democracy. Your editorial “He and his... 25 Oct, 2005
LETTERS Shameful assault:We were shocked to hear about the assault against Kantipur FM. This sort of attack on the media shows the real face of the present government. The raid and seizure of the FM station’s equipment will be counter-productive to the... 24 Oct, 2005
TOPICS: Nepal should take steps to avoid bird flu Bird flu is not a rare phenomenon. Normally, there are 15 virus strains out of which H5 and H7 strains cause epidemic to poultry, and which is usually fatal. The recent H5N1 strain is more virulent in birds and is killing migratory birds too. During... 23 Oct, 2005
Bird flu could cause huge economic losses: ADB Manila, October 22:Bird flu could cause economic losses of at least $90 billion in the Asia-Pacific region if it erupts into a human pandemic that would kill millions of people, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said today.“As demonstrated by the... 22 Oct, 2005
Birdflu drug sales soar, effectiveness still doubtful Geneva, October 17:The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned for months that the aggressive H5N1 influenza virus that causes bird flu could mutate and be passed from human to human.If that were to happen, a pandemic could be triggered putting the... 17 Oct, 2005
SNIPPETS B’desh mishap kills 14BOGRA: A speeding bus skidded off a road and plunged into a river on Saturday in northern Bangladesh, killing at least 14 passengers and injuring two others, police said. Rescue divers recovered 14 bodies from the wreckage... Women 15 Oct, 2005
Asia: Dengue worse threat than bird flu Marwaan Macan-Markar For most of his adult life, Dr. Suthee Yoksan has toiled in the hope of defeating the mosquito that spreads dengue fever in South-east Asia. “It is now 25 years,” says the 55-year-old Thai medical researcher of a project he has... 10 Oct, 2005
Experts fear global dengue pandemic Singapore, October 1:The world is seeing an explosion in dengue infections as the virus-carrying Aedes mosquito adapts to city environments and grows immune to traditional methods of population control, a panel of experts in Singapore said today.... Women 01 Oct, 2005
Indonesia needs to step up fight against bird flu: UN Jakarta, September 23:Indonesia should immediately slaughter poultry in the areas affected by bird flu and set aside more funds to fight the virus to stop it from developing into a human pandemic, the United Nations said today. Four people have been... Women 23 Sep, 2005
IN OTHER WORDS : Flu vaccine The announcement that an experimental vaccine could provide good protection against a dangerous strain of avian influenza is an encouraging development. But it’s also a reminder of how ill prepared the world is to cope with an influenza pandemic that... 09 Aug, 2005
