Nepal�s essential drug supply to last three months Kathmandu, March 4 India’s ban on the export of 26 types of active pharmaceutical ingredients will have a direct impact on the supply of essential drugs in Nepal, but the government has allayed fears of shortage, claiming that the current stock of... 05 Mar, 2020
Health facilities facing shortage of vital drugs for pregnant women, new mothers Kathmandu, February 9 Health facilities in Kathmandu Valley are facing shortage of essential drugs like ‘magnesium sulphate’ due to delay in procurement. Magnesium sulphate (MgSo4) is an essential drug for controlling seizures associated with... Horoscopes 10 Feb, 2018
EDITORIAL: A step forward There is a need for stringent monitoring against practices such as providing fake medical bills and the like with connivance of the pharmacies Health insurance has now been made compulsory for all. Towards this end, the Health Insurance Act requires... 06 Nov, 2017
Shortage of essential drugs hits Province 7 Dhangadi, October 8 The dilemma seen at the local levels has led to the shortage of essential medicines at the health facilities in Province 7 for the last one month. The province has been facing the shortage of essential drugs for more than a... Travel 09 Oct, 2017
EDITORIAL: Tasks ahead The crown jewel of the present Constitution is the creation of local government bringing most services of the government to people’s doorsteps At last, the local level elections have been successfully completed in the 283 municipalities and rural... 24 May, 2017
EDITORIAL: Managing the traffic Various measures could be taken to address the transportation sector through promoting the use of electric vehicles including trolley buses which are environment friendly It has been decided by the Department of Transport Management (DoTM) to phase... 20 Jan, 2017
Essential drugs in short supply in Saptari health facilities Rajbiraj, January 18 Hundreds of service seekers have been facing a hard time due to prolonged shortage of essential drugs in most health facilities of Saptari district. Of the 113 health facilities in the district, almost all of them have... Travel 19 Jan, 2017
Jajarkot locals deprived of health care in face of diarrhoea epidemic Jajarkot, November 18 Locals in remote parts of Jajarkot have been deprived of basic health care services after a bulk of health workers were transferred to other places. The transfer has left health posts at Paik, Nayakwada and Ragda VDCs... Travel 19 Nov, 2016
Drugs crunch to persist with licences of three manufacturers suspended Kathmandu, October 17 Shortage of essential drugs is likely to persist for weeks if not months, as the Good Manufacturing Practice licence of three drugs manufacturers tasked with supplying more than 20 types of medicines suspended by the drug... Travel 18 Oct, 2016
Pokhara folks reeling under medicine crunch Sixty per cent of medicine consumed in Nepal comes from India and raw materials for drugs produced here are imported from India Pokhara, November 4 Shortage of essential drugs in Pokhara has added to the woes of local folks. The stock of... Travel 05 Nov, 2015
Far-west reeling under drugs shortage Dipayal, October 28 The protracted Madhes agitation has caused an acute shortage of essential drugs in government and private health facilities in the far-west region. Health workers complained that shortage of essential drugs is taking a heavy... Travel 29 Oct, 2015
EDITORIAL: Reconstruction delay The operation of the PM-headed National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has faced a setback. This was because of the dispute between the three major parties—Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and the opposition Unified CPN-Maoist. At a time when there is an... 21 Sep, 2015
