National measles-rubella vaccination drive launched The government aims to eliminate measles-rubella from the country by 2026. Nepal 25 Feb, 2024
Nationwide measles-rubella vaccination campaign begins, targeting 2.1M children A nationwide vaccination campaign against measles-rubella is starting today. Nepal 25 Feb, 2024
Measles-Rubella vaccination drive in Kanchanpur from today The 'measles-rubella vaccination campaign' is being administered for children from six months to less than 15 years of age in Kanchanpur from today onward. Health 08 Jun, 2023
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
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
Lockdowns help slow down COVID-19 spread, isolation interrupts transmission: WHO Nepal detected its first COVID-19 case on January 23. It took the country two more months to detect its second case on March 23. Since then the number of cases has jumped to 295 with the deaths of two people. Nepal will certainly detect many more... Travel 18 May, 2020
Dengue, Measles-Rubella cases on the rise in Gandaki Province POKHARA: Amid the scare of COVID-19 pandemic, Gandaki Province Health Directorate has identified 10 cases of Measles-Rubella and Dengue infection in the province. Among them, five are Measles-Rubella cases while the other five are dengue... Travel 04 May, 2020
Measles-rubella vaccination drive starts Khotang, February 27 Seven local levels have started the second phase of vaccination campaign against measles and rubella in Khotang from today. The vaccination campaign was started from February 13 to 21 in first phase at Khotehang, Jantedhunga... Travel 28 Feb, 2020
Measles-Rubella vaccination drive to start from March 14 Bajura, February 24 District Public Health Office, Bajura, is all set to operate a month-long vaccination campaign against measles and rubella from March 14 in the district. Chief of Bajura DPHO Daya Krishna Panta said health volunteers under... Travel 25 Feb, 2020
NYC orders mandatory vaccines for some amid measles outbreak NEW YORK: Health officials Tuesday ordered nearly everyone in a heavily Orthodox Jewish New York City neighborhood to be vaccinated for measles or face fines, reviving a public-health strategy that experts say hasn’t been used in the US in recent... Environment 10 Apr, 2019
Birth defects major cause of neonatal deaths: WHO Kathmandu, March 3 The most common birth defects in southeast Asia region, including Nepal, are heart defects, neural tube defects and Down’s syndrome, with the most severe defects occurring in middle and low resource settings, said Dr Poonam... Horoscopes 04 Mar, 2016
Measles, rubella vaccination kicks off KATHMANDU: The second-phase programme of administering measles and rubella vaccines under the regular vaccination programme has begun Tuesday. Under the programme, nine to 15-month old children across the country would be immunised for free in line... Horoscopes 16 Sep, 2015
