Malnutrition afflicts girls more than boys Bajura, March 11 According to a recent report released by District Public Health Office, Bajura, malnourished girls outnumber the boys by a huge margin in the district. Of the 640 minors, who were labelled under fatal malnutrition, 401 were... Travel 12 Mar, 2017
Shame keeps women from seeking treatment for uterine prolapse Bajura, February 21 Laxmi Pandit, 73, of Badimalika VDC, Bajura has been living with uterine prolapse for the past ten years. She was ashamed to seek medical help. After her health deteriorated, she underwent surgery at the District Health... Travel 22 Feb, 2017
STC to set up salt depots in remote Bajura VDCs Bajura, February 8 Salt Trading Corporation is all set to establish a salt depot in the remote Kawadi Bazaar of Rugin VDC in Bajura. Keshab Prasad Pandey, chief of STC regional office, Dhangadi said locals at Rugin, Bichhayan and Badhu VDCs... Travel 09 Feb, 2017
Parturition service at home in Bajura Bajura, January 25 Health workers in Bajura have started providing birthing service to local women at home. Twenty-two-year-old Basanti Giri of remote Wai VDC in Bajura, delivered her baby at home a week ago as the nearby Wai Health Post... Travel 26 Jan, 2017
Malnourished children being treated in Bajura Bajura, November 30 A special treatment drive for malnourished children has been launched for the first time in various health facilities of Bajura. According to District Health Office Bajura Chief Mohan Nath, the treatment of malnourished... Travel 01 Dec, 2016
Woman rescued two weeks after complicated delivery Bajura, September 24 A new mother Nanidevi Malla, 30, of Dhainkot VDC-9, Taliwadi, in Bajura was rescued in a chartered helicopter to Bheri Zonal Hospital 14 days after a complicated delivery. Malla had delivered the baby on the way to a health... Travel 25 Sep, 2016
Unsafe abortion cases on the rise in Bajura BAJURA: Cases of illegal and unsafe abortion have been on the rise in Bajura district lately. Currently, a woman is on the verge of death after taking pills from a local ayurvedic medicine shop, Masta Mahadev Ayurved, to end her pregnancy. The... Travel 11 Sep, 2016
Trees to prevent landslip Bajura, August 17 A tree plantation programme was organised with the aim of preventing landslides at Kolti Primary Health Centre in Kolti VDC, Bajura, today. Kolti Primary Health Centre is at high risk of mudslip. Health workers and... Travel 18 Aug, 2016
Health post at high risk of flood, landslide Bajura, July 16 Health workers in Kolti Primary Health Post have been treating patients despite the health facility being at a high risk of floods and landslides with the onset of monsoon. The buildings and other infrastructures of the health... Travel 17 Jul, 2016
Baby born with birth defect: Intestines are outside body BAJURA: A woman has given birth to a baby girl with her intestines outside the body in a remote village in Bajura district of far-western Nepal. 24-year-old Binita Sunuwar, a resident of Simalkot of Barhabisa-9, delivered the baby with the rare... Travel 11 Jul, 2016
Illegal abortions rife in far-west region Bajura, May 16 Despite having five of its districts on the list of the top ten districts in Nepal in terms of public health facilities, the far-west region still has shown a very high number of illegal abortions. Achham, Baitadi, Kanchanpur,... Travel 17 May, 2016
Shortage of blood in Bajura hits women in labour Bajura, May 10 Expecting and new mothers in Bajura have been suffering due to blood crunch in the district of late. Dirgha Chadara, 30, of Aantichaur VDC, was referred to District Hospital, Martadi from Aantichaur Health Post after excessive... Travel 11 May, 2016
