Nepal faces heightened dengue outbreak risks amid monsoon-related disasters With the monsoon rain hammering Nepal, health stakeholders are warning of a potential dengue outbreak across the country. Nepal 10 Jul, 2024
Risk of dengue cases high in Sudurpaschim Province Dengue cases are going up in hilly districts of Sudurpaschim Province lately. Nepal 19 Jun, 2024
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
Dengue cases near 26,000, above 80pc cases recorded in September Dengue, which has been spreading through all the districts except Mustang, has afflicted almost 26,000 people in Nepal. Nepal 27 Sep, 2022
Dengue control campaign intensified The Ministry of Health and Population on Monday, issuing a press release, said it had intensified the ‘Search and Destroy Larva’ campaign to destroy mosquitoes and prevent and control dengue, a mosquito-borne disease. Nepal 13 Sep, 2022
Dengue cases on the rise in Kathmandu valley According to the Spokesperson of Ministry of Health and Population Dr Sanjaya Kumar Thakur, the dengue cases have spiked in some cities since mid-July this year. Nepal 30 Aug, 2022
Monsoon saga Ah, monsoon! The seasonal damp winds that carry heavy rains to this part of the world. Blogs 01 Aug, 2022
Chitwan reports 213 dengue, 268 scrub typhus cases in a year The district reported 213 cases of dengue last fiscal year. Of the total 3,564 tests, this number of people tested positive to the mosquito-borne disease. Nepal 19 Jul, 2022
UN endorses world's 1st malaria vaccine as 'historic moment' The World Health Organization on Wednesday endorsed the world's first malaria vaccine and said it should be given to children across Africa in the hope that it will spur stalled efforts to curb the spread of the parasitic disease. World 07 Oct, 2021
Water level will increase if global warming continues unabated, warn experts Experts have warned that the water level will go up by 8 to 12 per cent by 2050 if the current situation of global warming continues. Nepal 08 Jul, 2021
South African scientists discover new chemicals that kill malaria parasite South African scientists have discovered chemical compounds that could potentially be used for a new line of drugs to treat malaria and even kill the parasite in its infectious stage, which most available drugs do not. Health 27 Jan, 2021
Malaria death toll to exceed COVID-19's in sub-Saharan Africa: WHO LONDON: Deaths from malaria due to disruptions during the coronavirus pandemic to services designed to tackle the mosquito-borne disease will far exceed those killed by COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization warned on... Environment 30 Nov, 2020
