Trump picks Jay Bhattacharya, who backed COVID herd immunity, to lead National Institutes of Health The decision to choose Bhattacharya for the post is yet another reminder of the ongoing impact of the COVID pandemic on the politics on public health. World 27 Nov, 2024
377,000 anti-COVID vaccines brought for booster dose The government has acquired over 377,000 anti-COVID vaccines for administering booster doses. Kathmandu 27 Nov, 2023
The Afghan Embassy says it's permanently closing in New Delhi over challenges from India The Afghan Embassy in New Delhi is permanently closed, it announced Friday, World 24 Nov, 2023
Nobel in medicine goes to 2 scientists whose work enabled creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries that enabled the development of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 and could be used in the future to create other shots. World 02 Oct, 2023
Mexico's president slams US aid for Ukraine and sanctions on Venezuela and Cuba The State Department said in a statement that Blinken would be meeting López Obrador during the Oct. 4-5 trip. World 01 Oct, 2023
Germany went from envy of the world to the worst-performing major developed economy. What happened? The sudden underperformance by Europe's largest economy has set off a wave of criticism, handwringing and debate about the way forward. World 19 Sep, 2023
France donates over 700,000 COVID-19 vaccines The Government of France has delivered 702,720 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech's bivalent COVID-19 vaccine to Nepal through the CO- VAX Facility, offering a boost to the country's ongoing COVID-19 vaccination drive. Nepal 29 Jul, 2023
The Biden-Modi relationship is built around mutual admiration of scrappy pasts and pragmatic needs When Modi came to Washington in September 2021, he brought with him documents about people with the last name “Biden” in India. World 21 Jun, 2023
Health Minister Giri meets with WHO Director General Dr Ghebreyesus Minister for Health and Population of Nepal, Padam Giri, who is in Switzerland to participate in the Fifth Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety, has met with the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the latter's office. Nepal 23 Feb, 2023
Nepal to receive booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines on Feb 13 Nepal is all set to receive first consignment of booster dose of COVID-19 vaccines on February 13. Nepal 08 Feb, 2023
Manage COVID-19 booster dose, says health minister Minister for Health and Population Padam Giri has directed the authorities concerned to manage booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines in view of the continued threat of the disease. Health 03 Feb, 2023
Nepal writes to GAVI seeking vaccines The government has written to the Global Alliance for Vaccine and Immunisation seeking additional 1.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to be administered as booster dose in line with the possible forecast increment of the infection. Kathmandu 13 Jan, 2023
