That hateful bugle in the ear: The malarial parasite is a crafty customer The dreadful mosquito is the most unlikely aircraft of all — a fragile body, with its spiny armour of wings, legs and antennae pointing in every possible direction. Opinion 13 Jun, 2022
Neglected tropical diseases Neglected tropical diseases are parasitic, viral or bacterial diseases causing illness for more than one billion population globally. However, it specifically traps people under the poverty line. Blogs 08 Apr, 2021
Anti-filariasis drug campaign launched The government started a mass drug campaign against lymphatic filariasis in 12 districts of the country, on Friday - Nepal 03 Apr, 2021
Preparation to administer anti-filariasis drug under way A campaign to administer medicine against elephantiasis has begun in Banke. The medicine will be provided to patients from March 13. Nepal 24 Feb, 2021
Bardiya to implement 10th phase of anti-filariasis drive BARDIYA, JANUARY 10 The anti-elephantiasis campaign implemented with the target of eradicating the disease from Nepal by 2020 is running in 13 districts now. The campaign had initially been implemented in 61 districts in the year... Travel 11 Jan, 2021
NEEP programme kicks off in Jhapa Jhapa, February 8 National Elephantiasis Elimination Programme started in Jhapa with Bhadrapur Municipality Mayor Jivan Kumar Shrestha and Deputy Mayor Chandra Shrestha taking anti-filariasis drug today. According to Public Health Office Jhapa... Travel 09 Feb, 2020
Anti-filariasis campaign to begin from February 25 Kathmandu, February 3 The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division has said the mass drug administration campaign against filariasis will begin from February 25. It also said that the campaign aimed to reduce prevalence of the disease from 1.47... Horoscopes 04 Feb, 2020
Elephantiasis on the rise in Lamjung; elimination target hard to meet by 2020 LAMJUNG: In contrary to the government’s aim of abolishing Lymphatic Filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, within 2020, patients ailing from the condition are on the rise in Lamjung district. The ailment that has been eliminated in the... Travel 03 Feb, 2020
Elephantiasis prevails in Banke Nepalgunj, November 23 It’s been 10 years since the campaign against elephantiasis started in Banke. Residents in the district have been immunised nine times against the disease, but to avail. Recent data showed no improvement in elephantiasis... Travel 24 Nov, 2019
EDITORIAL: Make reforms in JC The Judicial Council must reform from within so that the lower court judges can act independently without fear of its reprisal The veracity of the Judicial Council (JC) has been questioned after it took punitive actions against three judges of the... 19 Aug, 2019
Twenty-four school children infected Kathmandu, August 17 Twenty-four students from among 73 schools in Kathmandu district were found infected with lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis, a mosquito-borne parasitic disease that damages the lymphatic system. The... Environment 18 Aug, 2019
Climate change: Its impact on health Although climate change is a global issue, the degree of implications is location specific. So adaptation of the common remedies, as per the principle of sustainable development, to mitigate the health hazards is recommended Recently, we saw... 27 Mar, 2019
