Japanese Encephalitis: Still a prominent public health problem in Nepal Japanese Encephalitis (JE), the most common laboratory-confirmed encephalitis in Nepal, is a viral disease causing inflammation of the brain. Health 07 Nov, 2024
Japanese encephalitis case recorded in Banke Narainapur Rural Municipality of Banke district has recorded a patient of Japanese encephalitis. Nepal 10 Sep, 2024
Herpes simplex encephalitis: Understanding the sneaky trick of a neurotrophic virus Sarita had developed fever and sore throat for two days. She had taken some throat lozenges which failed to respond. It then got worse with each passing day. Opinion 25 Feb, 2024
Japanese encephalitis: Still Nepal's most dreaded brain fever The female Culex mosquito is the principal vector, and pigs, ducks and horses are confirmed natural reservoirs of JEV Nepal 23 Feb, 2023
EDITORIAL: Swing into action ​​​​​​​Dengue has taken the form of an epidemic with the rising number of cases across the country since July. As many as 32 people have already lost their lives within two months, and there is no sign of it letting up as the monsoon is still active. Opinion 28 Sep, 2022
EDITORIAL - Fruit-farming loan Nepal’s hilly and mountainous regions are suitable for horticulture because of their climatic conditions. Opinion 16 Sep, 2022
Japanese encephalitis claims one in Chitwan A 60-year-old woman of Madi Municipality in Chitwan district died of Japanese encephalitis. She died after returning home from the hospital where she received treatment. Nepal 16 Sep, 2022
EDITORIAL: Education in Madhes Following the restructuring of the state on federal lines, education upto the plus two level and the management of the teachers are the responsibility of the local levels. However, the Federal Education Bill is in the process of being endorsed by the federal parliament. Opinion 14 Sep, 2022
Campaigns launched against Japanese encephalitis Following the outbreak of Japanese encephalitis in Chitwan, awareness campaigns have been launched in the district. Nepal 13 Sep, 2022
WHO plans to rename monkeypox over stigmatization concerns The World Health Organization says it's holding an open forum to rename the disease monkeypox, after some critics raised concerns the name could be derogatory or have racist connotations. World 13 Aug, 2022
EDITORIAL: Children's vaccination That 23 million children worldwide missed out on the basic vaccines in 2020 is alarming to say the least. The figure, according to the World Health Organisation and UNICEF, is 3.7 million more than in 2019. Opinion 22 Jul, 2021
'Water level will increase if global warming continues to rise' Experts have warned that the water level would go up by 8-12 percent by 2050 if the current situation of global warming continues to rise. Nepal 07 Jul, 2021
