Govt to reroute medicine-laden vehicles KATHMANDU: A government task force formed to ease the supply of medicines has stated that it was preparing to bring the drugs through Rani and Sunauli border points as most of the medicine-loaded cargo vehicles were stranded at Birgunj border... Travel 17 Nov, 2015
NRNA to provide emergency medical supplies to Nepal KATHMANDU: Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) on Monday has decided to provide emergency medical and humanitarian supplies to Nepal in order to help the nation in this critical hour. While writing to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for... Travel 10 Nov, 2015
EDITORIAL: Medicine crunch It is the duty of the government to see to it that citizens are not deprived of the essential drugs which cannot be stopped even at wartime Reports pouring in from across the country suggest that there is an acute shortage of medicines and related... 06 Nov, 2015
Tarai protests deprive 2 lakh kids of Vitamin A drops in Dhanusha JANAKPURDHAM: The ongoing agitation in the Tarai region has affected the two-day National Vitamin A Programme (NVAP) in Dhanusa this year. Due to the protest, around 200,000 children below five years of age have been deprived of Vitamin A... Travel 04 Nov, 2015
Taskforce formed to regularise medicine supply KATHMANDU: The Ministry of Health and Population on Wednesday has formed a taskforce under the convenorship of the Director of Drug Administration Department to combat the shortage of medicines across the nation created by the "unofficial blockade by... Horoscopes 04 Nov, 2015
Health institutions in Pokhara face medicine shortage POKHARA: The unofficial blockade imposed by India on Nepal has left adverse impact on the health institutions in Pokhara, as most of the hospitals have been facing shortage of life saving medicines for the past few weeks. The shortage of... Travel 04 Nov, 2015
EDITORIAL: What is cooking? It has become necessary to make the rationing mechanism of the scarce commodities effective so that malpractices are minimized At a time when the Nepali people should be celebrating the festivals with revelry they are reeling from acute shortages of... 02 Nov, 2015
Far-west reeling under drugs shortage Dipayal, October 28 The protracted Madhes agitation has caused an acute shortage of essential drugs in government and private health facilities in the far-west region. Health workers complained that shortage of essential drugs is taking a heavy... Travel 29 Oct, 2015
Saptari hospitals face drug shortage due to bandh SAPTARI: Bhardaha Hospital in Bhardaha of Saptari district has been facing shortage of medicines due to the continuous bandh called by the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF). Various medicines at the hospital are out of stock, said the... Travel 03 Oct, 2015
Rautahat reels under acute shortage of essential medicines RAUTAHAT: Health facilities in Rautahat district are reeling under acute shortage of essential medicines including the life-saving drugs due to the general strike enforced by the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) for the past... Travel 29 Sep, 2015
Health posts, clinics lack medicines against scabies in Dolpa DOLPA: The flow of scabies patients has increased at Tripurakot Health Post in Dolpa district in the recent days. The health post said that more patients have thronged for the scabies treatment for the past one week. Nearly 10 to 15 patients visit... Travel 28 Sep, 2015
Janakpur districts reel under acute drug shortage due to bandh MAHOTTARI: Six districts of Janakpur Zone are reeling under an acute shortage of medicines including the life-saving drugs due to an indefinite bandh (shutdown) called by various groups in the Tarai. Shambhu Prasad Bhattarai, Vice-Chairman of the... Travel 23 Sep, 2015
