WHO calls on countries to prevent, detect, manage birth defects To mark this year’s World Birth Defects Day which falls on March 3, the World Health Organisation has highlighted the urgent need for countries in the South- East Asia Region, including Nepal, and the global community to strengthen health systems in a bid to prevent, detect, and manage birth defects that resemble the structural or functional anomalies that occur during the intrauterine life. Nepal 03 Mar, 2023
Pfizer says COVID-19 pill near 90% effective in final analysis Pfizer Inc on Tuesday said final analysis of its antiviral COVID-19 pill still showed near 90% efficacy in preventing hospitalizations and deaths in high-risk patients, and recent lab data suggests the drug retains its effectiveness against the fast spreading Omicron variant of the coronavirus. COVID-19 14 Dec, 2021
US panel backs first-of-a-kind COVID-19 pill from Merck A panel of U.S. health advisers on Tuesday narrowly backed a closely watched COVID-19 pill from Merck, setting the stage for a likely authorization of the first drug that Americans could take at home to treat the coronavirus. World 01 Dec, 2021
EDITORIAL: Talk round That both the government and the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) led by Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplav’ have formed their respective talks team shows the resolve to pave the way for the party to enter peaceful politics. Opinion 04 Mar, 2021
11 countries, including Nepal, spearhead global efforts to prevent, treat birth defects Eleven countries, including Nepal, in World Health Organisation South-East Asia Region continue to spearhead global efforts to prevent, detect, and treat birth defects. Nepal 03 Mar, 2021
Trailblazing journalist Harold Evans dead at 92 Sir Harold Evans, a British-American editor whose 70-year career as a hard-driving investigative journalist, magazine founder, book publisher and author made him one of the most influential media figures of his generation, died on Wednesday at the age... Travel Abroad 24 Sep, 2020
For safe abortion practices In February this year, a 20-year-old unmarried woman was brought to our emergency ward with abdominal pain and rash on her legs and lower abdomen. Her blood pressure was almost unrecordable. It was clear from her appearance that she suffered from... 16 Sep, 2020
Lockdown hits immunisation drive against diarrhoea Kathmandu, May 3 The government’s plan to launch a vaccination programme to reduce deaths from severe diarrhoea among children has hit a roadblock, as the nationwide lockdown enforced to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease has affected... Horoscopes 04 May, 2020
Coronavirus threat affects immunisation campaign Kathmandu, April 15 Millions of Nepali children will not get immunised for measles and rubella on time this year and will miss out on intake of Vitamin A drops and de-worming tablets as well, as the government has temporarily suspended all... Travel 16 Apr, 2020
Virus disrupts pregnancy plans, raises anxiety and questions Some pregnant women fear giving birth with no loved ones by their side. Others worry about getting sick with COVID-19 and not being able to hold their newborns. The coronavirus pandemic has injected anxiety and uncertainty to an already stressful time... Environment 01 Apr, 2020
South Sudan ignores reports on oil pollution, birth defects PALOCH, SOUTH SUDAN: The oil industry in South Sudan has left a landscape pocked with hundreds of open waste pits, the water and soil contaminated with toxic chemicals and heavy metals, according to four environmental reports obtained by The Associated... Women 13 Feb, 2020
75,000 persons pledge to donate cornea Kathmandu, December 26 Over 75,000 persons have pledged to donate their cornea to Nepal Eye Bank at Tilganga Institute of Ophthalmology posthumously, while around 15,000 persons have regained their sight after corneal transplant so far. The eye... Horoscopes 27 Dec, 2019
