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Anti-rabies vaccine crunch hits Rajbiraj (ht 02/09/2010)

Poll shows 66 pc for outlawing public smoking (kp 14/08/2010), Tobacco intake high in valley: On average,one smokes eight cigarettes a day (ht 14/08/2010)

Five-year healthcare plan ‘ready’, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 01/08/2010), Health policy for cities’ poor on anvil (ht 01/08/2010)

Deworming project extension in offing (ht 13/07/2010)

Govt to introduce special Vitamin A to infants programme (ht 22/06/2010)

Blood demand outpaces supply (ht 14/06/2010)

Phase II anti-polio campaign begins today (ht 22/05/2010)

Vaccination a pipe dream for Bajura, by Arjun Shah (kp 16/05/2010)

Short supply of anti-rabies vaccines creates problem (rn 12/05/2010)

Demand for blood outpaces supply (ht 10/05/2010)

Anti-Snake Venom Serum distribution (ht 07/05/2010)

Virulent vials: t’s important that WHO gets to the bottom of the vaccine case (kp 11/04/2010)

Step by step: Here are six ways to improve Nepal's healthcare management, by Surya Prasad Acharya (kp 11/04/2010)

Children administered polio drops (nn 10/04/2010)

Fault vaccines to be replaced (kp 06/04/2010)

Cervical cancer in Nepal: The prevention strategy, by Meeta Singh (ht 12/03/2010)

Call for anti-rabies policy (kp 27/02/2010), Manage stray dogs, experts tell government (ht 27/02/2010)

Nepal aims to eliminate iodine deficiencies, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 23/02/2010), Govt plan to stand out in SAsia in iodine access, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 23/02/2010)

Tobacco use in public places to be banned within a few months (rn 13/02/2010), Smokers, Beware (rn 14/02/2010)

Mammoth crusade against elephantiasis (kp 06/02/2010), Govt to administer drug to eliminate filariasis, by Gita Sapkota (rn 06/02/2010), Govt aims to root out elephantiasis (kp 14/02/2010), Fight against disfiguring disease on (ht 15/02/2010), Filariasis drug to be distributed (ht 19/02/2010), 2nd phase anti-filariasis drug admn in 11 districts (rn 20/02/2010)

Battling cancer: Focus needed on preventive front (rn 04/02/2010)

Free Essential Health Care Services: Health facilities sans drugs, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 27/01/2010)

Japanese aid soon for Nepal to combat rampant anaemia (ht 29/12/2009)

Anti-tobacco drive calls for mandatory pictorial warnings (ht 19/12/2009)

People receive eye treatment (rn 16/12/2009)

Vaccination inaccessible to ‘17 pc children’ (kp 04/11/2009)

Capital valley faces acute shortage of blood, by Gita Sapkota (rn 03/11/2009), Blood Shortage (rn 05/11/2009)

'Govt might ban public place smoking' (ht 23/10/2009)

Anti-rabies programme eludes 65 districts (ht 24/09/2009)

Treat eye ailments with utmost caution: TIO (ht 20/09/2009)

Cancer Relief Society vows tobacco-free nation (rn 17/09/2009)

Anti-rabies campaign gathers momentum (ht 05/08/2009)

Call to fight rising rabies menace (ht 23/07/2009)

Poor medicine supply plagues patients, by Suryamani Gautam (ht 18/07/2009)

Kalikot grapples with shortage of vaccines (ht 13/06/2009)

Anti-rabies vaccine crunch hits hospitals, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 11/06/2009), Hospital resumes anti-rabies service (ht 12/06/2009), Dept tides over anti-rabies vaccine crunch (ht 18/07/2009)

Blood bank faces shortage of blood (nn 09/06/2009)

Personal hygiene antidote to water-borne ailments, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 03/06/2009)

Anti-Tobacco Bill: Unstable govt delayed enactment (kp 01/06/2009), Smoking act (kp 02/06/2009), Sans headway (ht 02/06/2009)

Preventive health care catching on in capital, by Prem Dhakal (rep 09/05/2009)

Multi-ailment vaccine promises to curb mortality (ht 07/05/2009)

Fund crunch stymies vaccination drive, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 28/04/2009)

Govt set to take on pneumonia, by Dev Kumar Sunuwar (kp 20/04/2009)

Children being administered Vitamin A and de-worming tablets (nn 19/04/2009)

Brushing up: Upgrading oral hygiene and dental care in rural Nepal is long overdue, by Kong Yen Lin (nt 17/04/2009)

Taking a shot at pneumonia, by Neelam Adhikari (kp 15/04/2009)

Tuberculosis: Care and cure, by Hum Nath Parajuli (ht 14/05/2009)

Anti-tobacco bill gathers dust for one year, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 24/03/2009), Call to endorse anti-tobacco act (ht 03/04/2009), Tobacco Control Act must to check preventable deaths, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 07/04/2009)

Timely check up stressed for kidney patients (rn 12/03/2009), World Kidney Day being observed in Nepal (nn 12/03/2009)

Polio drive begins (kp 28/02/2009), First phase of the annual polio campaign concludes (ht 02/03/2009)

‘Implement’ ban on smoking in public (ht 07/02/2009), Ministry readies anti-tobacco draft (kp 25/02/2009), Total ban on tobacco advertisement urged (rn 25/02/2009)

Drive against elephantiasis (ht 31/01/2009)

Preventive potion for poisoning cases: Body claims low-cost emergency care treatment (ht 29/01/2009)

Nepal succeeds in improving maternal health, by Mallika Aryal (One World South Asia 14/01/2009), Free maternity services begin (kp 15/01/2009), Free maternity services begin (ht 15/01/2009), Saving lives (ht 16/01/2009)

Free gynaecology services from Wednesday (ht 11/01/2009), Free maternity services from Jan 14 (kp 11/01/2009), Gynecological services free of cost: Pokharel (rn 12/01/2009)

NCRS drive for tobacco-free Nepal (ht 04/01/2009)

Kids to get micronutrients to ward off anaemia, by Merina Sharma (ht 18/12/2008)

Measles eradication campaign (ht 26/11/2008), Govt steps up measles campaign (kp 05/12/2008)

President roots for modern healthcare (kp 24/11/2008), ‘Necessary equipments must for diagnosis of diseases’ (rn 24/11/2008)

Health camps organised (rn 24/11/2008)

Free health care to be expanded (kp 15/11/2008)

Anti-measles campaign restarts (kp 10/11/2008)

Health for those without wealth: Four facilities in Kabhre prove medical care needn't be unaffordable, by Paavan Mathema (nt 07/11/2008)

Law in the offing to ban smoking in public places (nn 06/11/2008)

Free treatment for uterine prolapse, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 23/10/2008)

Kids’ health to get vitamin A shot in the arm (ht 16/10/2008), Vitamin A capsules being administered (nn 18/10/2008), Vitamin A cushion to kids’ health (ht 19/10/2008)

Vaccine prevents cervical cancer (kp 04/10/2008)

Life machine (ht 15/09/2008)

NRCS grooms 4,702 first-aid volunteers (rn 14/09/2008)

Measles vaccination campaign starts (rn 11/09/2008)

Campaign to mitigate cholera (kp 04/09/2008)

Govt set to start JE vaccination in Valley (kp 02/09/2008)

Free health camp (ht 31/08/2008)

Health camp for women, kids (ht 25/08/2008)

Medical insurance, by Ayush Uprety (kp 23/08/2008), Medical Insurance, by Bibek Raj Adhikari (rn 05/09/2008)

Tissue culture anti-rabies, by Merina Sharma (ht 21/08/2008)

Aquatabs launched to control water-borne diseases (ht 05/08/2008)

Govt to start cholera control campaign (rn 25/07/2008)

Encephalitis vaccine test effective, patients decrease, by Janak Nepal (kp 23/07/2008)

Call to take on tobacco culture (ht 01/06/2008), Survey favours ban on tobacco ads (ht 02/06/2008), Minus Seven (ht 02/06/2008)

Emergency scenario, by Kanika Deshpande (kp 31/05/2008)

Active life can prevent heart disease: Expert (kp 17/05/2008)

We have an emergency, by Moheindu Chemjong (kp 08/05/2008)

'Quality is not optional at National Healthcare', interview with Pankaj Tiwari (kp 05/05/2008)

Free health care, by Kiran Pandey (kp 20/04/2008)

Why do we need first aid training?, by Moheindu Amiran Chemjong (kp 13/04/2008)

A view of health care in Kathmandu, by Caitlin Timmons and Robert Timmons (kp 06/04/2008), Healthcare Woes, by G.K. Pakavath (rn 07/04/2008)

Free cancer medication for poor (ht 04/04/2008)

‘Don’t neglect health after surgery’ (kp 27/02/2008)

Universal free health care, by Robert Timmons (kp 10/01/2008)

Watch open border forpolio virus: Experts (kp 20/12/2007)

‘Take caution against bird flu’ (kp 19/11/2007)

'We’re trying to make heart services accessible to the poor' (kp 19/11/2007)

Free health service to be assessed (kp 13/11/2007)

Nation-wide Vitamin A supplementation, by Beth S Paige (kp 02/11/2007)

Millions of Nepali kids benefit from vitamin A supplement (Xinhua 07/10/2007)

Govt succor for patients, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 15/07/2007)

Spirometer to tell pupils state of lungs (samn 14/06/2007)

Artificial limbs give unlimited mobility (samn 27/05/2007)

Bikers rescue snakebite victims, by Chetan Adhikari (kp 18/05/2007)

World Health Organisation honours Nepal (nn 04/05/2007)

3.7 mln Nepali kids getting vitamin A (pd 19/04/2007)

Govt to finally launch JE campaign (samn 31/03/2007)

Govt to expand immunisation pogramme (samn 29/01/2007)

Like Buffaloes in Hot Water: In Nepal thousands visit springs for therapy and fun, by Rup Narayan Dhakal (on 11/01/2007)

Late breast cancer diagnosis killing more Nepali women, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 09/01/2997)

Three-week tetanus vaccination campaign ends successfully (Relief Web 03/01/2007)

One year’s tobacco cost can build 30 hospitals, by Manish Nepal (kp 03/12/2006)

Nepal-US team to do major heart study, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 03/12/2006)

Measuring how clean water improves health in Nepal (Seattle Times 26/11/2006)

About 4.5 M kids to get polio drops (samn 19/11/2006)

Misdiagnosed and ill-treated: Many Nepalis are unaware that they are living with Alzheimer's or kidney disease, by Sophia Tamot (nt 10/11/2006), Peaceful End: Palliative care is coming of age in Nepal, by Jenima Sherpa (nt 10/11/2006)

Vitamin ‘A’ and de-worming tablets being administered to children under 5 (nn 19/10/2006),  Phase II of Vitamin A drive (samn 20/10/2006)

Vit A drive saving 20,000 kids anually (samn 17/10/2006)

Muscular dystrophy camp (samn 16/10/2006)

National polio campaign starts (nn 14/10/2006)

Measles vaccination saves thousands of children, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 12/10/2006)

Stakeholders urged to help polio drive (kp 11/10/2006)

Nepal set to begin drive to check avian flu (Xinhua 06/10/2006),  Govt to launch drive against avian flu (samn 06/10/2006)

Nepal commits to getting rid of polio by 2008: WHO (pd 29/09/2006), Nepal can get rid of polio by 2008: WHO (samn 29/09/2006)

Vitamin A campaign on Oct 19-20 (nn 27/09/2006)

KMC menial workers vulnerable, by Kushal Pokharel (kp 13/09/2006)

Polio vaccination postponed (kp 31/08/2006)

Preventing Diseases (rn 29/07/2006)

Government to ratify tobacco convention (kp 22/07/2006), Parliament premises tobacco free area (nn 01/08/2006), Parliament premises declared tobacco free (kp 01/08/2006)

Vaccination campaign against Japanese Encephalitis launched in Nepal (People's Daily 26/06/2006), Anti- JE vaccine for four districts (kp 29/06/2006), Govt launches vaccination drive against Japanese Encephalitis (nn 08/07/2006), Vaccination Drive (rn 10/07/2006)

SC bans smoking in public places (nn 14/06/2006), Ban smoking in public places: SC (kp 14/06/2006)

Nepal to fight against Japanese encephalitis (People's Daily 12/06/2006)

Nepal to launch immunization campaign against polio (People's Daily 11/06/2006)

Nepal unveils 5-year plan to combat anemia (People's Daily 31/05/2006)

Free health camp in Mustang (nn 26/05/2006)

Agitating parties pledge cooperation for Vitamin A program (nn 19/04/2006)

Health camp benefits 1,000 (samn 01/04/2006)

Drive against malaria, kala-azar starts in S. Nepal (People's Daily 11/03/2006)

Ray of Hope Found in Fewer Cases of Measles: 2005 National Measles Vaccination Program in Nepal sees results, by Rupa Kharel (Ohmy News 02/03/2006)

1000 women provided free cancer checkup services in central Nepal (People's Daily 27/02/2006)

Under-5 kids to get polio drops in 15 districts in Nepal (People's Daily 09/01/2006)

3.6 million kids to get vitamin doses (samn 15/10/2005)

Govt to launch anti-blindness campaign (samn 11/10/2005)

6,300 people vaccinated against rabies (rn 28/01/2005)

Many children deprived of AMV (kp 13/01/2005)

40 lakh people in country deprived of eye care facility, by Renu Kshetry (ht 21/12/2004)

Experts stress proper prescription of antibiotics (kp 27/11/2004)

Call to update spinal injury treatment (ht 11/11/2004)

Need to continue Vitamin A, by Prasanna Chitrakar (ht 17/10/2004), 3.5 M kids to be given Vitamin ‘A’ today (rn 18/10/2004), 2-day vitamin A campaign commences (kp 19/10/2004)

Hats off to backbone of nation’s health sector!, by Prasanna Chitrakar (ht 07/10/2004)

Oral health care drive tomorrow (ht 01/10/2004), Awareness drive on dental health (ht 06/10/2004)

Preventive measures against cancer stressed (ht 17/09/2004)

Task force suggestions for better trachoma campaign implementation (ht 13/09/2004)

Patients send SOS, government response nil, by Yuvraj Acharya (kp 03/09/2004)

80 pc of malaria funds disbursed, say officials (ht 13/08/2004)

Anti-Measles Drive: Shooting Down The Disease, by Thakur Amgai (sp 06/08/2004), Nepali children not fully immunized against measles, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 08/08/2004), Correct dose of measles vaccine (kp 10/08/2004)

Seminar on health care management (ht 03/07/2004)

Total ban on tobacco ads demanded (rn 30/06/2004)

Samaritans fuel blood donation drive in Nepal, by Paras Kharel (kp 14/06/2004)

Benefits of sunscreen lotion attracts more consumers, by Neeyati Khanal (kp 29/05/2004)

Jaundice and viral hepatitis, by Sudhamshu K.C. (kp 23/05/2004)

Are you looking at me ? (kp 09/05/2004)

Dreaded Due To Ignorance: Despite the availability of the facilities, lack of awareness among the rural people is posing a problem towards the mitigation of deaths due to cancer, by Thakur Amgai (sp 07/05/2004)

Free health camp held (rn 21/04/2004)

3.5 M children to be given Vitamin A (rn 15/04/2004), Vitamin ‘A’ administration starts (rn 19/04/2004)

Budget falls $100m short on health care front (ht 06/04/2004)

Advanced dentistry services confined to Valley (kp 30/03/2004), One dentist for 76,000 (ht 30/03/2004)

Encephalitis vaccine plan may remain stillborn (ht 07/03/2004)

Nepal has the vaccine but its children are yet to receive it, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 05/03/2004)

February to be marked as awareness month on iodine deficiency disorders (ht 30/01/2004)

Importance Of Immunisation (rn 03/01/2004), Immunisation Day (rn 03/01/2004)

42 lakh expected to take polio drops (ht 03/01/2004), Crippling polio almost wiped out in Nepal, by Rachana Bhattarai (ht 03/01/2004), Experts expect polio-free world by 2005 (kp 04/01/2004), Polio campaign proves successful in districts (kp 05/01/2004)

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