'His answer was simple but powerful: he had quit smoking' As a cardiologist, Dr Sagar Thapa shared that he has seen how smoking can hurt people—taking away young lives and breaking families apart. Nepal 05 Mar, 2025
Accelerate tobacco, e-cigarette control measures: WHO The World Health Organization is calling on countries in South-East Asia Region to intensify efforts to control tobacco and e-cigarette use, as despite steep decline over the years tobacco consumption in the Region continues to be the highest globally, and vaping is on the rise. Nepal 20 Feb, 2024
Govt to Introduce 'National Cancer Control Strategy' The Ministry of Health and Population convened a consultation meeting with stakeholders on Sunday, coinciding with World Cancer Day-2024, to address the issue. Kathmandu 04 Feb, 2024
World Cancer Day being observed today The World Cancer Day is being observed by organising a variety of awareness programs against cancer today. Nepal 04 Feb, 2024
Air pollution shortening lives by 6.8 years: Report The Air Quality Life Index, 2023 report has found that air pollution has been shortening lives by 6.8 years in nine districts with the highest concentration of particulate pollution. Environment 01 Sep, 2023
EDITORIAL: Rabi's future Yet again, Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) chair Rabi Lamichhane has landed into another legal controversy on the same case involving his Nepali citizenship paper, which he obtained from the Kathmandu District Administration Office (KDAO), immediately after being disqualified as a Nepali citizen by a verdict of the Supreme Court delivered on January 28. Opinion 26 May, 2023
EDITORIAL: Immoral act! Shrestha's act of seeking financial help from a businessman has tarnished the image of the RSP. Opinion 14 Apr, 2023
EDITORIAL: Enforce act The local governments would do well to strictly enforce the Public Health Service Act, 2018 at a time when consumption of liquor and tobacco production is high in the country. Opinion 02 Dec, 2022
WHO launches first ever Quit Tobacco App The World Health Organisation today launched ‘Quit Tobacco App’ to help people kick the cigarette butt and give up use of tobacco in all forms — including smokeless and other newer products. Nepal 18 Feb, 2022
Call to urgently address gaps in cancer care Noting the increasing burden of cancer despite 30 per cent to 50 per cent of the cases being preventable, World Health Organisation today called on countries, including Nepal, in South-East Asia Region to prioritise measures to reduce risk, detect, and diagnose early and care for people suffering from the disease. Nepal 05 Feb, 2022
Health Minister Khatiwada promises measures against tobacco use Minister for Health and Population Birodh Khatiwada has said that appropriate measures would be taken to control and regulate the use of tobacco products. Kathmandu 24 Nov, 2021
Tobacco use declines in South-East Asia Commending countries, including Nepal, in the World Health Organisation South- East Asia for achieving steep decline in tobacco use, the WHO on Thursday said persistent and concerted efforts over the years, which have continued despite the pandemic, must be sustained and scaled up further to rid the region of the scourge of tobacco. Health 19 Nov, 2021
