Suicidal death highest among poor, middle class and farmers According to a study conducted by Nepal Police, suicide incidents mostly affect the poor, middle class, and farmers. Nepal 25 Jul, 2024
'33pc of Nepal's under 18s have a prevailing mental health issue' Dr. Arun Raj Kuwar is a child and adolescent psychiatrist in Nepal. He is the first child psychiatrist in the country and heads the Child and Adolescence Psychiatry Unit at Kanti Children’s Hospital in Maharajgunj. Nepal 28 Jan, 2024
Singapore: The health communication champs How can a small island nation with a multi-ethnic and multilingual citizenry and four official languages become a global champion in health communication? The answer is to use scientific evidence effectively, to be proactive in responding to evolving trends, to employ many communication channels and to tailor messages to diverse audiences. And the country with this extraordinary feat will be 58 on August 9, 2023. It’s Singapore! Opinion 09 Aug, 2023
Non-Communicable Diseases responsible for 71 per cent deaths in Nepal In the last few decades, Nepal has witnessed substantial change in disease patterns. According to Nepal Burden of Disease Study 2019, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are responsible for almost 71 per cent of total deaths, while communicable, maternal neonatal and nutritional (CMNN) diseases account for 21 per cent and injuries account for 8 per cent of total deaths. Nepal 15 Jul, 2023
Mental health: The stigma associated with it Do you care about your mental health as well as your physical health? If not, why do you ignore your mental health? Do people stigmatise mental health in our society? If yes, why are mental health issues still stigmatised? Opinion 17 May, 2023
The Fall I was reading a short novel by I Camus, “The Fall”, which immediately started me to question a visualisation portrayed in the book when Camus sees a crying young woman on the bridge, and he passes by her. Blogs 07 Nov, 2022
Psychosocial counselors: Why we need them in primary healthcare Nepal’s Ministry of Health recently finalised the organogram of a local 15-bed primary hospital. But it fails to include a human resource dedicated to mental health. Recent reports show that mental health problems are rising. According to WHO’s ‘suicide worldwide’ report of 2019, suicide rates in Nepal, Japan and Germany are 9.8, 12.2 and 8.3 respectively. Opinion 29 Aug, 2022
The dark side of Japan The assassination of Japanese former prime minister Shinzo Abe by a lone unemployed youth was totally unexpected. Read any news media reports, and the reporters do not fail to mention that gun violence in Japanese society is really rare. Blogs 14 Jul, 2022
New service centres for women, children, and elderly on the cards The government is mulling the establishment of new offices as service centres across the local government units in a bid to deal with issues related to women, children, and senior citizens more effectively. Nepal 28 Apr, 2022
Govt allocates responsibilities to address mental health issues The federal government has allocated the functions and responsibilities of various ministries and bodies to address the problems of people suffering from mental illness and psychological dysfunction. Nepal 01 Apr, 2022
New strategy to promote mental health developed The Ministry of Women, Children, and Senior Citizens has developed the ‘Integrated Action Plan on Psycho-social Counselling Service for Mental Health Management’ in a bid to address the problems of mental illness in the country and behavioural disturbances facing people. Health 10 May, 2021
Suicides end 10-year decline in Japan as pandemic stress hits women harder TOKYO: Suicides increased in Japan during 2020 after a decade of declines, with the number of women committing suicide surging amid the emotional and financial stress caused by the coronavirus pandemic even as fewer men took their own lives. Suicide... Women 22 Jan, 2021
