Keep ‘em at bay The National Immunisation Plan (NIP), scheduled to start from 2008, is already plagued by fund crunch. In the absence of aid donors’ long-term financial commitment in the face of the escalating cost of vaccines give ample reasons to doubt the... 29 Mar, 2006
Broader plan soon to curb encephalitis Kathmandu, March 21:The government is preparing to extend a vaccination campaign against Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Dang, Kailali, Banke and Bardia, Rupandehi and Kanchanpur districts this year, Dr Shyam Raj Upreti, chief at the Expanded Programme... Travel 22 Mar, 2006
LETTERS American rejoinder:Your February 22 editorial wrongly implies the US does not fully support the return of democracy in Nepal. Since arriving here nearly 20 months ago, I have stressed repeatedly that we seek democracy, peace, and prosperity for Nepal.... 22 Feb, 2006
SNIPPETS Encephalitis toll 664 Lucknow: The death toll from an outbreak of Japanese encephalitis in northern India rose to 664 on Monday with 18 more deaths as doctors appealed for more ventilators to save the lives of young patients. As many as 67 new cases... Women 09 Dec, 2005
JE control fund delayed: Minister Kathmandu, September 12: The ministry of health and population is to forward the issue of delay in disbursement of funds promised by the World Bank and the Department for International Development to fight Japanese Encephalitis (JE) at the cabinet... Horoscopes 09 Dec, 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
Stitch in time The Epidemiology and Disease Control Department (EDCD) under the Ministry of Health and Population has sent two truckloads of medicine to 18 districts of the hilly region in order to check the possible outbreaks of viral influenza and diarrhoea during... 01 Nov, 2005
Encephalitis claims 15 more in India Lucknow, October 9:Japanese encephalitis claimed 15 more lives in northern India, as a health official today expressed surprise that the recent outbreak, which had appeared to be fading, was spreading again.The outbreak has killed 1,038 people, mostly... Women 10 Oct, 2005
Japanese encephalitis toll in India crosses 1,000 Lucknow, October 7:The death toll from Japanese encephalitis in northern India has crossed the 1,000 mark, making it the most fatal outbreak of the illness in nearly two decades, an official said today. Nearly all the dead were children. Some 300 more... Women 07 Oct, 2005
Vaccination drive underway Dang, September 16: Preparations are underway to vaccinate children below the age of 10 against Japanese encephalitis in the five VDCs hardest hit by the disease in the district of Dang. The encephalitis outbreak has claimed 31 people so far in the... Travel 16 Sep, 2005
Excuse inexcusable Japanese Encephalitis (JE) has so far killed 274 people while hundreds of patients are undergoing treatment in different local hospitals of the country. Given the low level of public awareness and poor access to health posts or hospitals, the problem... 15 Sep, 2005
Encephalitis toll in India swells to 700 Lucknow, September 14:The death toll from an outbreak of Japanese encephalitis in northern India neared 700 today with 21 fatalities overnight as state health officials sought more international help. “At least 21 more persons died overnight, taking... Women 14 Sep, 2005
