Eye
infection cases rise after air pollution in Kanchanpur
(rep 07/04/2021)
Health
Insurance Reaches 77 Districts (rn 29/03/2021)
Upgrading
Health Centres Must For Health Insurance Scheme,
by Nayak Paudel (rn 13/02/2021)
Elephantiasis
virus found in Narayansthan and Kushmisera in Baglung
(rep 26/01/2021)
Nepal’s
other pandemic: cancer : 30 people in 3 neighbourhoods
of a Tarai village have died recently of cancers
(nt 08/01/2021)
Reforms
In The Health Sector, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
08/12/2020)
Officials
seek WHO help to hire medical workers to shore up
health facilities : The UN health agency’s help was
sought to get around lengthy procedure of hiring staff
under the government system, by Arjun Poudel (kp
03/11/2020)
ADB
supports the production of clean bricks in Nepal
(kp 30/10/2020)
Is
Public Health Emergency Need Of The Hour?, by
Sampada A. Khatiwada (rn 18/10/2020)
Health
Insurance For Universal Health Coverage, by Chuda
Mani Bhandari (rn 13/10/2020)
Why
Govinda KC’s demands matter even more today as country
battles the pandemic : Covid-19 has exposed Nepal’s
fragile health system and the fasting doctor’s demands
for years have been aimed at making health care
services accessible to all, by Binod Ghimire (kp
05/10/2020)
Why
Dr Govinda KC has not been heard : The reason why Dr
KC has been on hunger strike repeatedly is because no
political party is ready to overhaul Nepal's health
service and medical education system, by Mahabir
Paudyal (rep 30/09/2020)
In
fighting the pandemic, the government has ignored
other deadly health issues : Failure to envision the
possible risks not only pushed the country many
years back but also lost hard won achievements,
experts say, by Arjun Poudel (kp 27/09/2020)
Shaping
the future of digital health, by Jhabindra Bhadari
(ht 16/08/2020)
Strengthening
Health Information System, by Jhabindra Bhandari
(rn 22/07/2020)
Health
ministry projects 40,000 COVID-19 cases by mid-July
(rep 18/06/2020)
Two
fatalities registered on Thursday, Nepal’s Covid-19
death toll advances to 22 (ht 18/06/2020), Health
ministry confirms two more COVID-19 deaths, by
Kunga Hyolmo (rep 18/06/2020), Nepal’s
COVID-19 death toll reaches 22 (kh 18/06/2020)
A
Record 671 New Cases Of COVID-19 Confirmed, Tally
Spikes To 7,848, Death Toll Hits 22 (rn
18/06/2020), COVID-19
Highlights: 671 new cases, 19 recoveries, two deaths
recorded on Thursday (ht 18/06/2020), Nepal
records highest single-day spike with 671 fresh cases
of coronavirus (rep 18/06/2020), Nepal
reports 671 new cases in highest single-day spike:
Tally jumps to 7,848 (kh 18/06/2020)
Health
sector gets 32 percent more budget compared to
previous year: Experts say that the budget will be
insufficient to deal with the pandemic and resume
regular services if the number of Covid-19 cases
surges past government estimates, by Arjun Poudel
(kp 29/05/2020)
The
Urgency Of Reviewing Health Policy, by Mukti Rijal
(rn 27/05/2020)
Time
To Strengthen Health System, by Anup KC (rn
19/05/2020)
Health
sector gets priority as government unveils its annual
plans amid pandemic: The government has announced
ambitious plans for social sector, but experts say
they need budgetary support, by Binod Ghimire (kp
16/05/2020)
How
Nepal eradicated the smallpox virus: The fourth in a
series about what it took for the scourge of smallpox
to be finally eradicated from Nepal in 1975, by
Tom Robertson (nt 08/05/2020)
Pollution
by brick kilns kills 600 each year in Nepal: Report
(rep 03/05/2020)
11
people in Mahottari reportedly died of consuming toxic
alcohol in five days: Authorities have collected and
sent their viscera samples to the forensic science
laboratory in Kathmandu for tests, by Ajit Tiwari
and Sunita Baral (kp 03/05/2020)
The
lockdown is turning people into couch potatoes: Stuck
inside their homes, many are spending hours on the
couch and in front of screens, increasing the risk of
various health issues, by Elisha Shrestha (kp
18/04/2020)
Think
big and bold: Nepal should build an excellent but
inclusive health system not just for these scary times
but also for normal times. In times of crisis, we need
to think big and bold, by Simone Galimberti (rep
04/04/2020)
Health
Sector Needs Overhaul, by Mukti Rijal (rn
02/04/2020)
Health
for all: Isn’t it ironic that a resident of Rautahat
dies due to lack of dialysis whereas a public hospital
at the capital city performs international standard
surgery?, by Mukesh Adhikari (rep 12/03/2020)
In
the midst of Covid-19 outbreak, government transfers
health officials: Transfer of crucial officials, like
directors of Sukraraj Hospital and Epidemiology and
Disease Control Division, could weaken an already
frail public health system, say doctors, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 24/02/2020))
Living
with lupus in Nepal: It’s not the end of you, by
Shristi Joshi (ht 21/02/2020)
Nepal
ranks 111th in health security index (ht
08/02/2020)
Vision-related
problems a concern among Jhapa children: A majority of
students in various schools were found suffering from
myopia or near-sightedness, by Arjun Rajbanshi (kp
01/02/2020)
The
real reason women are less likely to seek cancer
treatment: Health literacy: Even women who know the
risks of cancer are hesitant to go to the doctor,
research has shown, by Elisha Shrestha (kp
30/01/2020)
Preventing
medical negligence: Medical negligence needs a serious
and speedy attention from the government to provide
justice to the victims and guarantee non-recurrence,
by Udayan Regmi (rep 30/01/2020)
Corruption
in healthcare: It’s killing Nepalis, by Chandni
Jaishwal (ht 29/01/2020)
Dire
straits: The majority of our hospitals only provide
basic medical services while our pathological labs
lack sophisticated technologies (ht 23/01/2020)
Diabetes
on the rise among children, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht
20/01/2020)
Health
system needs to be restructured, interview with
Bibek Kumar Lal (ht 20/01/2020)
Perspective
On Migrants’ Health, by Shyam P. Lohani (rn
19/01/2020)
For
many, the blistering cold of winter is literal: During
peak winter, many Nepalis visit dermatologists to
treat their swollen hands and feet resulting from cold
sensitivity, by Srizu Bajracharya (kp 16/01/2020)
Number
of untimely deaths increasing in Rolpa, by Dinesh
Subedi (rep 06/01/2020)
Basics
Of Clinical Trial, by Shyam P. Lohani (rjn
05/01/2020)
Polluted
air spikes respiratory illness: The govt standard for
unhealthy air is way above WHO’s, by Sabitri
Dhakal (ht 29/12/2019)) [And
the government is doing nothing!]
How
to prevent medical errors: Quality is an essential
principle of a competent health care system, by
Mukesh Adhikari (kp 19/12/2019)
Health
systems in federal Nepal: Challenges and
Opportunities: The coordination between the three
levels of government must be seamless, by Heem
Sunder Shakya (kp 15/12/2019)
Teaching
districts: A solution to Nepal's poor health access
that failed to take off: With successive governments
not paying heed, the concept floated around a decade
ago, has been limited to papers, by Arjun Poudel
(kp 14/12/2019)
High
pollution level taking toll on public health, says
NHRC (ht 13/12/2019)
Lack
of health facilities deprives Nepalis of medical care:
Concerned government agencies are responsible for
inequalities in human development, experts say, by
Arjun Poudel [kp 11/12/2019]
Brick
kiln workers’ health at risk, by Sabitri Dhakal
(ht 08/12/2019)
Non-communicable
diseases a major threat to public health:
Non-communicable diseases are causing 66 percent of
all deaths in Nepal, by Arjun Rajbanshi (kp
05/12/2019)
Prolonged
exposure to indoor pollution leads to a rise in asthma
cases, mostly in women: With the ‘improved cookstoves’
campaign hitting a snag and no sustainable measures of
energy use in sight, more women in Syangja are
suffering from respiratory diseases, by Pratiksha
Kafle (kp 24/11/2019), Prevalence
of COPD higher in men: Nepal Demographic Health Survey
2016 reported that 27 per cent of Nepali males and six
per cent females smoke. High level outdoor and indoor
pollution is another factor, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht
24/11/2019)
Elephantiasis
prevails in Banke (ht 24/11/2019)
Sedentary
lifestyle leading to hypertension and high blood sugar
and cholesterol levels among Nepalis: Survey: Females
are doing even less physical activity than their male
counterparts, by Arjun Poudel (kp 22/11/2019), Sedentary
lifestyle leading to hypertension and high blood sugar
and cholesterol levels among Nepalis: Survey: Females
are doing even less physical activity than their male
counterparts, by Sabitra Dhakal (ht 23/11/2019)
Over
three million people in Nepal suffer from respiratory
problems, but only three percent receive proper
treatment: In rural areas, cases of chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease are on the rise due to
indoor pollution and in cities because of air
pollution, say doctors, by Arjun Poudel (kp
21/11/2019)
Stomach
cancer higher in men (ht 18/11/2019)
Call
For Lead-Safe Environment, by Shyam P. Lohani (rn
17/11/2019)
Medical
Sector Needs Remedy, by Mukti Rijal (rn
14/11/2019)
‘Unhealthy
lifestyle fuels diabetes prevalence’, by Sabitri
Dhakal (ht 14/11/2019)
Nepali
men more prone to lung cancer: Survey (ht
03/11/2019)
Govt-backed
health insurance scheme covers more than 26,000 in
Khotang (rep 31/10/2019)
Breast
cancer up among men, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht
26/10/2019)
Women
more susceptible to osteoporosis: research (ht
21/10/2019)
Epidemiology
Of Cancer, by Shyam P. Lohani (rn 13/10/2019)
Women
more susceptible to heart diseases, by Sabitri
Dhakal (ht 30/09/2019)
Drug
addiction: It is a health concern, by Rojan Khadka
(ht 30/09/2019)
Controversy
brews over Medical Commission’s new appointment:
Critics say Krishna Giri, the executive vice-chairman,
does not meet criteria, by Binod Ghimire (kp
21/09/2019)
Health
rights a far cry sans regulations: It hasn’t been
possible to implement the Health Act, by Sabitri
Dhakal (ht 08/09/2019)
Women
more prone to vitamin D deficiency: Doctors (ht
14/08/2019)
Nepal
ranks second in lung ailment deaths, by Ujjwal
Satyal (ht 12/08/2019)
Study
reveals high prevalence of non-communicable diseases
in Nepal, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 05/08/2019)
Varicose
vein becoming a burden as an occupational disease in
Nepal, by Madhusudhan Guragain (rep 02/08/2019)
Children
with autism face a long, hard road to acceptance:
Autistic children get diagnosed earlier and have
access to a range of therapies, but employment
opportunities remain limited, by Sachitra Gurung
(kp 31/07/2019)
Cases
of head and neck cancer on the rise (ht
27/07/2019)
Global
Action Plan: Roadmap to achieve health goals, by
Sharad Onta (ht 22/07/2019)
Cadaveric
organ donations: Doctors for increasing awareness,
by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 21/07/2019)
More
than 18 months after Karki report, government yet to
take action against the accused: While accused
officials have questioned the report’s legitimacy,
experts say the government needs to take a stand,
by Nayak Paudel (kp 21/07/2019)
Minister
urges government to allocate more budget for health
sector (ht 20/07/2019)
KC
demands halt to vice-chairperson appointment in
medical commissionIrregularities would flourish and
regulations would turn into a mess if incompetent
people or stalwarts of political parties are appointed
as vice chairman, the orthopaedic surgeon says, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 12/07/2019), ‘Appointment
procedure for Medical Education Commission faulty’
(ht 12/07/2019)
Government
receives five applications for vice-chairperson’s post
in Medical Education Commission: Medical activists
call for a fair process to pick a deserving candidate,
by Nayak Paudel (kp 09/07/2019)
New
health policy aims high in ensuring smart
services (ht 02/07/2019)
Health
for all: Meeting the challenge, by Jhabindra
Bhandari (ht 20/06/2019)
Household
air pollution increases risk of cataract and other eye
diseases: Experts suggest switching to clean energy
and adopting improved cooking technologies, by
Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 14/06/2019)
Eye
cancer may cause loss of eyesight, death (ht
13/06/2019)
Kathmanduites
breathing ‘unhealthy’ air, by Ujjwal Satyal
(ht 05/06/2019)
Tobacco
consumption blamed for rising cases of lung cancer
(ht 01/06/2019)
Health
budget increased marginally,but experts say it’s
insufficient, by Arjun Poudel (kp 30/05/2019)
Nepal
has made progress in child health, but experts say the
country has a lot more to do: The country has
progressed by 142 points in the past two decades and
ranks 133rd out of 176 countries based on indicators
such as infant mortality rate, access to
education, malnutrition, child marriage and child
labour, according to the Global Childhood Report-2019,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 29/05/2019)
Diabetes
patients on the rise, life style to be blamed, by
Sabitri Dhakal (ht 29/05/2019)
Social
development ministry of Province 2 transfers health
budget to construction projects: Experts warn of
serious setbacks in health indicators, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 22/05/2019), State
2 health indicators are low, but the issue is still
not a priority: Minister defends the decision to
transfer health budget to other sectors, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 23/05/2019)
Lack
of preparedness raises red flags on government’s
ability to contain deadly diseases: Health experts say
chances of deadly diseases arriving in the country are
very high, as hundreds of Nepalis serve in disease-hit
countries, by Arjun Poudel (kp 21/05/2019)
Govt
to provide health insurance worth Rs 1 lakh (ht
19/05/2019)
Dust
pervades Manthali air: Patients and local residents
hit hard, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp 17/05/2019)
Brick
kilns operating in human settlements: Thick smoke
risks public health, agriculture, by Mithilesh
Yadav (rep 13/05/2019)
People,
health workers lack awareness of lupus (ht
12/05/2019)
Revised
strategy on adolescents unveiled (rep 08/05/2019)
Pesticide
use blamed for rising number of cancer patients
(ht 30/04/2019)
Social
stigma adds to thalassaemia patients’ woes (ht
28/04/2019)
Nepali
children
born today will have their lives shortened by 30
months: New report says Nepal has the highest levels
of air pollution in the world, by Arpan Shrestha
(kp 04/04/2019)
Sickle
cell hits students hard (kp 03/04/2019)
Call
to
amend Nepal Health Professional Council Act to make it
effective: Ministry spokesperson says the council is
in a bad shape and amendments to the Act are a must to
improve it, by Nayak Paudel (kp 27/02/2019)
NPHL
facing human resource crunch (ht 26/02/2019)
Lest
we forget: Dementia is one of the top causes of death
and disability, and society needs to act, by
Samridhi Rana (kp 22/02/2019)
Rabies
continues to claim lives, four die in one month
(ht 09/02/2019)
Ministeries
at odds over panel’s advice: Bringing academies under
Education Ministry is a sore issue (kp 01/02/2019)
Promoting
migrant health: A worldwide exodus is on, and these
people must have easy access to health services,
by Jhabindra Bhandari (kp 01/02/2019)
Muscle
versus moral: Muscles and money won the day; quality
medical education suffered, by Naresh Koirala (kp
01/02/2019)
Health
Policy For Better Service, by Jhabindra Bhandari
(rn 28/01/2019)
Ruling
party MPs and Health Ministry disagree on health
courses, by Nayak Paudel (kp 19/01/2019)
Every
breath we take: Kathmandu should hold itself to a
higher standard in protecting health, by Barune
Thapa (kp 13/01/2019)
Dr
KC to launch 16th hunger strike today: Demands end to
‘mafia reign’ in medical sector, by Biplaw
Bhattarai (kp 09/01/2019)
Govt
issues new National Health Policy (ht 05/01/2019)
House
panel scrambles to table medical education bill as KC
threatens hunger strike (kp 02/01/2018), Pokharel's
bid
to keep CTEVT under ministry snags Medical Education
Bill: Over 500 affiliations issued to private colleges
by two thirds-majority govtl,
by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 02/01/2019), All
agreements
with Dr KC won’t be included: Congress lawmakers say
bill should include entire content, just the spirit is
not enough, by Jagdishor Panday (ht 02/01/2019), Debate
on Medical Education Bill again makes no headway
(rep 03/01/2019), What’s
the intention of Education Minister? (rep
03/01/2019), National
education reforms: Parliamentary sub-panel gives its
nod to draft bill, by Jagdishor Panday (ht
07/01/2019)
Shortage
of health employees hits Sudurpaschim Province (kp
02/01/2019)
Laying
solid groundwork: The health sector thrived this year
but more can be done to adapt to federalism, by
Sudha Sharma (kp 31/12/2018)
Throwing
caution to the wind: The authorities’ inaction
towards air pollution is inexcusable (kp
27/12/2018)
CTEVT
issue delays implementing Dr KC's demands (rep
25/12/2018)
Dipping
temperature adds to the number of patients at KIHS
(rep 13/12/2018)
Lyme
alert:
Not only general people but also healthcare providers
seem to be unaware of tick bite and Lyme disease in
Nepal. It’s urgent to raise aggressive campaign
against it, by Sher Bahadur Pun (rep 11/12/2018)
‘It’s
hard
to breathe’: Air pollution in Kathmandu Valley has
reached such dangerous levels that it is now
considered one of the most polluted cities in the
world—along with its two geopolitical neighbours,
Delhi and Beijing, by Arpan Shrestha (kp
24/11/2018) [Why does the
extremely competent Oli government (self-definition)
not show any responsibility?], Mind
the road: No substantial actions have been planned to
improve air quality and road safety, by Prashanta
Khanal (kp 25/11/2018)
WHO
declares Nepal first to eliminate trachoma in 11
South-East Asian nations (kp 23/11/2018)
Medical
Education
Bill likely to pass this winter session: House panel
plans to prepare a final report on the bill by
incorporating suggestions of stakeholders, by
Nayak Paudel (kp 19/1172018)
Heart
ailments will claim 35 pc of all deaths in Nepal by
2030: Dr Kapoor (rep 05/11/2018)
Take
Care Of Nation’s Health, by D.M. Thapa (rn
03/11/2018)
Lung
cancer can be cured if diagnosed early: Experts;
Tobacco-smoking Nepalis have high risk of suffering
lung cancer, by Nayak Paudel (kp 01/11/2018)
Increasing
stroke cases becoming a cause for concern (ht
30/10/2018)
Planning
Commission sets new health sector goals (kp
28/10/2018)
Government
to set up public health offices in all districts
(kp 22/10/2018)
One
million Nepalis suffer from arthritis (kp
14/10/2018)
Cataract,
treatable eye condition in old people, affects
children too, by Nayak Paudel (kp 13/10/2018)
Lifestyle
key to reduce risk of diseases: Society research data
shows one out of four Nepalis suffers from
hypertension, by Nayak Paudel (kp 30/09/2018)
Only
8 pc hospital & research centers conduct research,
by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 25/09/2018)
IOM
medical
and dental entrance exams begin today: Overall, 17,660
students have submitted their forms to take various
medical entrance exams conducted by the Institute of
Medicine (kp 22/09/2018)
Snake
bite deaths high in Jhapa, by Arjun Rajbanshi (kp
11/09/2018)
More
than 13pc Nepalis lead a sedentary life (kp
09/09/2018)
Sickle
cell anaemia seen in communities other than Tharu
(ht 06/09/2018)
Lifestyle
choices increasing cancer cases: Breast and ENT cancer
on the rise, by Nayak Paudel (kp 05/09/2018)
Local
government fails to bring any change to health sector,
by DB Budha (rep 05/09/2018)
WHO
South-East Asia countries to discuss priority regional
health issues (ht 01/09/2018)
NMA
opposed to forming high-level medical commission
(ht 31/07/2018)
Snakebite
cases on the rise in Itahari, by Amar Khadka (rep
26/08/2018)
Head
and neck cancer: A major disease burden, by
Prabhat Chandra Thakur (ht 23/08/2018)
A
schoolgirl writes a painful letter, by Hari
Krishna Gautam (rep 23/08/2018)
‘Base
health policies on research’ (kp 22/08/2018)
Reforms
In Medical Education, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
02/08/2018)
Lawmaker
Thapa apologises for his remarks on medical students
(ht 02/08/2018)
Bill
amendments filed in line with Dr KC’s concerns (kp
01/08/2018)
National
Medical Education Bill to incorporate govt-Dr KC
nine-point deal (ht 30/07/2018), TU
officials accused over NMC affiliation dismiss panel
report: The government has assured that action will be
initiated against the 43 accused within two months,
by Nayak Paudel (kp 30/07/2018), TU
dismisses MEPC report, rejects action: Stance goes
against govt-Dr KC agreement, by Bishnu Prasad
Aryal (rep 30/07/2018), ‘Nationalisation
of private medical colleges won’t solve problem’,
interview with Kedar Bhakta Mathema (ht 30/07/2018)
Cases
of head and neck cancer on the rise (ht
28/07/2018)
Greater
Reforms Needed, by Narayan Upadhyay (rn
25/07/2018), Reforming
Medical Education, by Mukti Rijal (rn 26/07/2018),
Controversy
Over Medical Bill, by Uttam Maharjan (rn
26/07/2018), Politics
of Medical Education, by Narad Bharadwaj (rn
27/07/2018)
Authorities
ignore illegal private health institutes, by
Mitzhilesh Yadav (rep 25/07/2018)
Future
of
health: Even state bodies seem bent on dismantling
public health system making it easier for private
investors to thrive and jeopardize people’s right to
health, by Resham Bahadur Khatri (rep 24/07/2018)
Nepal
Needs More Doctors, by Pradipna Raj Panta (rn
23/07/2018)
Medical
education: Not in the pink of health, by Arun
Upreti (ht 19/07/2018)
Heart
ailments high in Jajarkot (ht 09/07/2018)
Common
medical entrance exams unlikely this session, by
Nayan Paudel (kp 02/07/2018)
Congress
blocks
replacement bill: Raising questions over process and
contents, opposition wants major provisions of the
ordinance retained, by Tika R. Pradhan (kp
02/07/2018), Medical
education bill withdrawn: Old law to come into
force from Wednesday amid protests, by
Rewati Sapkota (ht 02/07/2018)
Thapa
presses govt over medical education ordinance
replacement bill (rep 28/06/2018)
Cases
of cancer increasing alarmingly (ht 23/06/2018)
Cases
of fatty liver disease on the rise (ht 23/06/2018)
Cases
of bone cancer up (ht 19/06/2018)
MoHP
makes report on APMDPD public (ht 12/06/2018)
Valley
folks to inhale dust for five more years, by
Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 08/06/2018)
Health
insurance plan yet to cover 38 districts in Nepal
(kp 07/06/2018)
Many
hiding maladies: Province 7 governor (ht
05/06/2018)
Thyroid
cases on the rise (ht 26/05/2018)
Parkinson’s
disease: Awareness is the key, by Banita Khanal
(ht 25/05/2018)
Male
migrant workers exposed to high temperatures at risk
of infertility (ht 21/05/2018)
Retinoblastoma
awareness lacking among people (ht 20/05/2018)
Thyroid
patients prone to depression (ht 20/05/2018)
Children
at higher risk of diarrhoea (ht 19/05/2018)
132KV
power cable over school gives tension to students
(kp 17/05/2018)
Govt
working
to break syndicates in education, health sector: PM;
PM Oli reiterates the government’s commitment to
transforming the society and leading the country
towards prosperity (kp 07/05/2018)
Fall
injuries among kids a matter of concern (ht
30/04/2018)
Cases
of alcoholic fatty liver disease on the rise, say
doctors (ht 23/04/2018)
Rs
2.64b in unsettled accounts at Health ministry
(rep 23/04/2018)
Vitamin
D deficiency increases risk of diabetes, shows
research (ht 21/04/2018)
Office
workers at high risk of musculoskeletal disorders
(ht 16/04/2018)
‘Garbage
collectors at high risk of suffering from respiratory
illness’ (ht 14/04/2018)
National
summit of health and population scientists concludes
(ht 13/04/2018)
‘Budget
allocated for research inadequate’, by Ujjwal
Satyal (ht 12/04/2018), Research
culture:
For any country to develop research culture,
universities are the best place to start with, as they
work as a bridge between industry, knowledge and
society (ht 13/04/2018)
Children
with allergies at high risk of asthma, say
paediatricians (ht 08/04/2018)
Type
B flu virus: An emerging threat?, by Sher Bahadur
Pun (ht 05/04/2018)
House
endorses HPE Ordinance: Law bars establishment of new
medical schools in Kathmandu Valley for a decade,
by Manish Gautam (kp 04/04/2018),
Drawing
the line: Law prohibiting establishment of new medical
colleges in Kathmandu for 10 years is positive (kp
05/04/2018), ‘Govt
should bring replacement bill soon’ (ht
05/04/2018)
Kathmanduites
more vulnerable to tuberculosis (ht 03/04/2018)
Beautiful
minds: Time, energy and resources need to be
channelled towards fostering a positive perception of
autism, by Kritika Lamsal (kp 01/04/2018), ‘Support
autistic children’ (ht 02/04/2018), Uniquely
human: Autism is being recognised as a serious
disability thanks to the work of a group of parents
with afflicted kids, by Simone Galimberti (kp
05/04/2018)
Vitamin
D deficiency cases on the rise (ht 01/04/2018)
Drones
to the rescue: Mahabir Pun’s National Innovation
Centre tests medicopters to treat patients in remote
areas, by Lucia de Vries (nt 30/03/2018)
Municipalities
allocate low budget for health services, by Arjun
Bhushal (rep 29/03/2018)
Minister
promises to address issues plaguing health sector
(kp 25/03/2018)
Clear
vision: Further homework is required before launching
a new optometry course in Nepal, by Birendra Mahat
(kp 25/03/2018)
Brick
kilns posing threat to public health (ht
23/03/2018)
Dr
KC gives govt a month to approve Medical ordinance
(rep 19/03/2018)
Kidney
infections: Focus on women’s health, by Pukar C.
Shrestha (ht 09/03/2018)
Seeing
clearly:
Starting a second optometry school could be
devastating to the future of eye health services in
terms of quality maintenance, by Dinesh Kaphle and
Sanjay Marasini (kp 06/03/2018)
Iodine
deficiency serious cause for concern in Dhungachalna,
by Menuka Dhungana (kp 20/02/2018)
Government
should be responsible for public health: Gagan Thapa
(kp 15/02/2018)
Week-long
workshop on diabetes begins (ht 10/02/2018)
Vitamin
D deficiency on the rise among kids (ht
10/02/2018)
Govt
awaits AG Office’s advice (kp 07/02/2018), Corruption
in med education: Govt mum on probe report (kp
08/02/2018), Anomalies
in med schools: Student bodies unite to form joint
monitoring team (kp 08/02/2018), Karki
panel
presses for action against doctors for fabricating
report: Panel seeks action against Dr Yogi’s team for
passing National Medical College, by Manish Gautam
(kp 09/02/2018), Medicine
gets personal: Now that probe panel has fulfilled its
mandate, it’s for govt to follow through (kp
09/02/2018)
Probe
committee suggests reforms in medical education
(ht 06/02/2018)
NMA
reminds govt to honour past agreements (kp
04/02/2018)
Lack
of iodine causes congenital disabilities, by
Prakash Baral (kp 03/02/2018)
17
held on charges of practising medicine illegally
(kp 30/01/2018)
Farmers
most numerous among cancer patients, by Ramesh
Kumar Paudel (rep 25/01/2018)
Govt
launches cancer registry across nation (kp
21/01/2018)
Health
promotion: Time to adopt new approach, by Shalik
Ram Dhital (ht 08/01/2018)
Bara
factory poses serious health risks for locals (ht
01/01/2018)
36
pc children below 5 stunted in Nepal; Anemia
prevalence in increasesd 5 percent, by Bishnu
Prasad Aryal (rep 27/12/2017)
Draft
of national health policy submitted (ht
18/12/2017)
Vision
problem rife among kids with Down syndrome (ht
06/12/2017)
Doctors,
politics
and the flute: Medical education should create humans
who serve those in need, but politics challenge that
very spirit today, by Abhi Subedi (kp 26/11/2017)
Talking
through their hat: Many of the health care promises in
the election manifestos are absurd and undoable,
by Nirmal Kandel (kp 21/11/2017)
Province
2 fares poorly in health indicators: Only 65 percent
of children between 12 and 23 months vaccinated,
by Manish Gautam (kp 14/11/2017), Is
Nepal well? Indicators released in 2016 health survey
show that province specific intervention is needed
(kp 15/11/2017)
President
holds HPE Ordinance (kp 07/11/2017) [President
supporting partisan interests?], Prez
issues HPE Ordinance (kp 11/11/2017)
Health
insurance made mandatory for all (ht 05/11/2017)
Scrapping
of national medical college affiliation: Don’t implement
Sept 6 decision, SC tells TU, by Manish Gautam (kp
02/11/2017) [???]
Lead
exposure high among children’ (kp 30/10/2017)
Thalassaemia
patients at high risk of infertility (ht
26/10/2017)
Focusing
on
innovation: Today’s medical school curricula need to
incorporate core aspects of innovation to ensure
quality health care, by Manoj Bhattarai (kp
20/10/2017)
Addressing
roadblocks:
Preparation is required to ensure possible challenges
to the Health Insurance Bill do not hamper
sustainability of health coverage, by Nirmal
Kandel (kp 19/10/2017), Novel
scheme:
Implementation of the health insurance scheme will not
be easy. It will not be sufficient to cover the health
related problems of a family (ht 23/10/2017)
Nepal
falls short on ‘right to sight’ goal (ht
13/10/2017)
MoE
agrees to amend HPE Bill in line with Dr KC’s demand
(kp 12/10/2017), Agitating
Dr Govinda KC’s health deteriorating (ht
12/10/2017), UML,
Maoist
Centre MPs block HPE Bill: Government aborted its plan
of tabling the bill after the UML and Maoist Centre
warned of House obstruction (kp 13/10/2017) [Personal and party interests have
absolute priority!], Bid
to pass Medical Education Bill fails, by Ram Kumar
Kamat (ht 13/10/2017), Dr
KC names talks team of 51 members (rep
13/10/2017), HPE
Bill’s
fate hangs in the balance: Chances of its endorsement
today, the last day of Parliament, slim, as it is not
on the agenda, by Manish Gautam (kp 14/10/2017), Lawmakers
cheated people: Dr KC (kp 14/10/2017), Rally
taken out in support of Dr KC (ht 15/10/2017), ‘Dr
KC may need emergency care as his health declines’
(kp 16/10/2017), Dr
KC wants ordinance to enact health reforms (kp
18/10/2017), Dr
KC breaks 13th fast after 14 days, by Manish
Gautam (kp 19/10/2017), Govt
set
to enact law through ordinance: Dr KC’s representative
says all major changes have been incorporated in the
bill as suggested by experts, by Manish Gautam (kp
23/10/2017), The
gadfly
that will not go away: Dr KC has spent the past five
years fighting for better healthcare, and now,
finally, there is hope on the horizon, by Naresh
Koirala (kp 23/10/2017), Government
set to bring National Medical Education Ordinance
(ht 23/10/2017), Medical
education reforms: Govt decides to issue ordinance,
by Manish Gautam (kp 24/10/2017)
Discussion
held on migration health policy (kp 12/10/2017), Draft
migration health policy discussed (ht 12/10/2017)
House
nod to landmark bill to ensure universal health care,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 11/10/2017), House
passes Health Insurance Bill (rep 11/10/2017)
Demanding
our
rights: Only through provision of basic services can
the cycle of poverty be broken and the marginalised
given a voice, by Anjita Parajuli (kp 10/10/2017)
Breast
cancer cases on the rise in Nepal: Even men are
suffering from breast cancer (ht 09/10/2017)
Health
for all: We need rich debates to identify insurance
structures that best suit individual provinces in new
federal setup, by Bhagirath Yogi and Pramod R.
Regmi (rep 08/10/2017)
Agitating
doctors take out rally (ht 08/10/2017)
Bill
tabled to set up medical academy in in Dang’s Ghorahi
(kp 07/10/2017)
Law
on cards to treat attacks on docs as non-bailable
offence, by Manish Gautam (kp 05/10/2017), Wrong
prescription: Holding doctors liable for medical
errors is not the right way to handle the problem,
by Amod Pyakuryal (kp 05/10/2017)
Dr
KC submits 17-point memorandum to PM (kp
03/10/2017), Dr
Govinda KC launches 13th hunger strike (kp
06/10/2017), Dr
KC complains of muscle cramps, no talks held (ht
08/10/2017), Dr
KC’s health deteriorates: Doctors administer
supplemental oxygen to the fasting surgeon (kp
10/10/2017)
MPs
preparing
to rush through HPE BillIf passed in present form, it
will directly benefit a handful of institutions;
Lawmakers plan to put the Health Profession Education
Bill to a vote in Parliament on Monday (kp
23/09/2017), Leaving
out experts’ suggestions will have consequences: Dr KC
(kp 24/09/2017)
KC
warns of fresh hunger strike (kp 20/09/2017), Dr
KC opposes revised Medical Education Bill, by
Sabitri Dhakal (ht 21/09/2017), Call
for integrity: Lawmakers need to push HPE bill in line
with recommendations from the Mathema report (kp
25/09/2017), Dr
KC launches 12th hunger strike (kp 26/09/2017), Dr
KC
on fast-unto-death yet again: His main demand is
incorporation of Medical Education Bill as per the
Mathema-led panel’s recommendations, by Sabitri
Dhakal (ht 26/09/2017), Dr
Govinda KC puts off his hunger strike (kp
28/09/2017)
Unhealthy
lifestyle, eating habits leading cause of heart
diseases (ht 17/09/2017)
‘Don’t
let colleges hike MBBS fees’ (kp 11/09/2017)
NMA
urges Deuba to scrap KNMC affiliation (kp
04/09/2017), Health
ministry fails to send letter seeking action against
KNMC (ht 05/09/2017), TU
scraps
National Medical College affiliation: Fresh inspection
by a varsity-formed team finds facility without
doctors, patients and staff (kp 07/09/2017)
Pacangel
17 operation provides some solace to Gorkha folk
(kp 03/09/2017)
Renal
failure rampant among migrants: 70 workers undergoing
dialysis in National Kidney Centre, by Sabitri
Dhakal (ht 02/09/2017)
SWC
biased in favour of Manmohan foundation? Okays its
request to use Rs 4.7 billion of foreign funding for
health project, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 30/08/2017)
Hefty
Problems: Weight gain and obesity are an emerging and
serious health issue among Nepali women, by
Prabina Bhattarai (kp 27/08/2017)
Being
Dr KC’s soldiers, by Priyanka Gurung (rep
25/08/2017)
TU
panel ‘falsified’ National College inspection report,
by Manish Gautam (kp 22/08/2017), National’s
Ghattekulo hospital run illegally, by Manish
Gautam (kp 23/08/2017), Cronyism
to the maximum: Investigate the falsified report that
granted KNMC affiliation and punish the guilty (kp
23/08/2017), Dr
KC demands annulment of Kathmandu National affiliation,
by Manish Gautam (kp 24/08/2017), Judgment
enforcement body in dock, by Manish Gautam (kp
25/08/2017), Kathmandu
national
medical college scam: Dr KC gives govt 10 days to
annul MBBS affiliation; Dr KC says PM Deuba, as the TU
chancellor, should also take responsibility for
granting affiliation to the KNMC (kp 28/08/2017),
Kathmandu
National Hospital will be shut: Health Ministry
(kp 29/08/2017), Scrap
affiliation of National Med College: NMA (kp
31/08/2018), National
Medical College affiliation ‘put on hold’ (kp
03/09/2017)
Dr
KC warns of fresh protest (kp 20/08/2017), Dr
KC warns against new medical affiliation (kp
21/08/2017)
Nepal
among countries with worst lungs (kp 18/08/2017)
Dr
KC being treated in ICU: His heartbeats and oxygen
saturation are slowly improving, say doctors involved
in his treatment (kp 17/08/2017)
Go
for the doctor: Time to start a public debate to stop
lawmakers from profiteering at the expense of the
people (kp 17/08/2017)
Dr
KC breaks his fast, vows to continue fight:
‘Postpones’ protest in view of crisis triggered by
floods and landslides, by Manish Gautam (kp
16/08/2017)
Parliamentary
taskforce ignores Dr KC’s calls: Finalises HPE Bill
with some crucial amendments, by Manish Gautam (kp
11/08/2017), Govt
docs to boycott outpatient services (kp
11/08/2017), Medical
services to be shut from today (ht 11/08/2017), Dr
KC to continue fast unto death until his demands are
met, by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 11/08/2017), Genuine
demands: The new law must ensure that all medical
colleges impart quality education with service motive
(ht 11/08/2017), Fresh
changes
in HPE Bill fail to convince Dr KC: Fasting surgeon
says blanket ban on new medical schools in Valley for
10 years a must, by Manish Gautam (kp 12/08/2017),
Resolute
in determination, Dr KC refuses to budge, by
Manish Gautam (kp 13/08/2017), Thousands
participate in rally held to express solidarity with
agitating Dr KC (ht 13/08/2017), Govt
offers to buy Manmohan College: CPN-UML lawmaker
Pandey turns down PM Deuba’s proposal, by Manish
Gautam (kp 14/08/2017), Supporters
of Dr KC start relay hunger strike in Pokhara (kp
15/08/2017), Dr
KC’s strike continues: Parliamentary committee not to
take up Medical Education Bill for endorsement (ht
15/07/2017)
A
deal that disregards Dr KC’s demand: Colleges ‘that
meet the criteria’ to get affiliation before HPE Bill
passed, by Manish Gautam (kp 10/08/2017) [Long
live corruption and selfish interests of politicians!!],
Doctors’
associations threaten stern protests: Ask the
government to address Dr KC’s demands without further
delay (ht 10/08/2017)
Between
right and wrong: Results from NMC’s licensing exam
lends credence to Dr KC and the Mathema Committee
(kp 09/08/2017)
Health
insurance bill in House (kp 07/08/2017)
UML's
conflict of interest in Manmohan Bill, by Deepak
Dahal (rep 07/08/2017)
IoM
giving final touches to its autonomy plan (kp
03/08/2017)
The
Fight For Health Sector Reforms, by Narayan
Upadhyay (rn 02/08/2017), Health
profession education bill: Jha feels heat from fellow
UML MPs, by Manish Gautam (kp 02/08/2017), Health
profession education: Panel to table bill for
endorsement on Aug 7 (kp 03/08/2017), Parties
agree to endorse HPE Bill in a week (kp
05/08/2017), Prime
Minister Deuba dwells on Dr KC’s demands with Oli,
Dahal (ht 05/08/2017), Hold
decisive talks with Dr KC, NMA tells govt (ht
05/08/2017), Hundreds
lend support to Dr KC (kp 06/08/2017), Rainbow
of KC’s Satyagraha: Dr KC seeks to tear through the
conundrum of self-serving political elites in
government, by Abhi Subedi (kp 06/08/2017), Ex-CJ
Karki joins rally in support of Dr KC (rep
06/08/2017), Lone
Crusader Of Nepal’s Health Education, by David
Kainee (rn 08/08/2017), 2
med schools to be affiliated before ban on new
colleges (kp 08/08/2017), UML
MPs, also patrons of MMIHS, block buyout (kp
08/08/2018), Dr
KC’s health critical on 15th day of strike (ht
08/08/2017), NRDA
submits letter to president (ht 08/08/2017), No
headway in talks as Dr KC’s health continues to
deteriorate (kp 09/08/2017)
More
children
suffering from eye cancer, by Anita Shrestha (ht
25/07/2017)
Civil
society
members urge Dr Govinda KC not to protest (kp
24/07/2017), Dr
KC
launches his 11th hunger strike (kp 25/07/2017), TI urges
govt to immediately address Dr KC's demands (rep
26/07/2017), Govt
forms
talks team to address Dr KC’s demands (kp
28/07/2017), Team
formed to monitor Dr KC’s health (kp 28/07/2017),
Talks
between govt panel and Dr KC ‘positive’ (kp
29/07/2017), Govt
seeks more time to address demands (kp
30/07/2017), Hundreds
stage rally in Kathmandu in support of Dr KC (rep
30/07/2017), Govt-Dr
KC talks fail to make headway (kp 31/07/2017), House
committee says HPE Bill top priority (kp
01/08/2017), Govt,
Dr KC’s reps talk, make no headway (ht
01/08/2017), In
support of Dr KC: TUTH resident docs to skip
outpatient duties (kp 02/08/2017), Resident
docs boycott OPD services, classes at TUTH (ht
03/08/2017), Politicians
and profiteers: Fulfilling Dr KC’s demands would
adversely affect financial interests of political
leaders (kp 03/08/2017), Manmohan
Adhikari Institute bill not killed despite pledge to
Dr KC, by Ashok Dahal (rep 03/08/2017)
Air
pollution
biggest health risk in urban areas (ht 30/04/2017)
28
percent of population affected by hypertension: report,
by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 29/04/2017)
Burns
victims
face humiliation (ht 24/04/2017)
Two
years
on, disability continues to stalk 2015 earthquake
survivors (ht 24/04/2017)
Talking
is
easy: The greatest challenge in the health sector is
making services available nationwide, by Kahar
Singh Khadka (kp 20/04/2017)
276
revisions
sought in health edu bill: MPs against 10-year
moratorium on new medical colleges in Valley and only
one in a district, by Manish Gautam (kp
18/04/2017)
Health
minister’s
new year resolution: To urge people to opt for healthy
behaviours, by Manish Gautam (kp 14/04/2017), Yearlong
national health campaign begins today (rep
14/04/2017), Govt
launches
campaign to promote healthy living (kp 15/04/2017)
Universal
health
coverage: Draft bill sent for deliberation (kp
13/04/2017), Government
endorses
health insurance bill (ht 13/04/2017)
Health,
population
summit today (kp 10/04/2017)
A
mysterious rash of kidney failures: There is an
alarming increase in renal failures among Nepali
migrants working in the searing heat of the Gulf,
by Om Astha Rai (nt 07/04/2017)
Health
profession
education bill: House committee holds discussion with
experts; Among major reforms, the bill proposes a
10-year moratorium on establishing new medical, dental
and nursing colleges in Kathmandu Valley (kp
06/04/2017)
Partnership
with
academic institutions is the key: Minister Thapa
(ht 06/04/2017) [interview]
Pesticide
use:
Health hazards, by Bharati Adhikari Jha (ht
05/04/2017)
Medical
Education
Bill criticised (ht 01/04/2017)
Internet
addiction
high among undergrads (kp 30/03/2017), Cyber
psychopathology:
Growing internet penetration comes with its own share
of problems (kp 31/03/2017)
A
healthy health policy: The govt should make medical
education more accessible and ensure fair distribution
of doctors (kp 29/03/2017)
Minister
of
my health: The curious case of Gagan Thapa, by
Biswas Baral (rep 17/03/2017)
How
WHO
can support health: Despite unprecedented positive
health outcomes, Nepal continues to have many
challenges to overcome, by David Nabarro (kp
10/03/2017)
Report
and Reality: Melamchi environment plan only on paper,
Lack of proper implementation a threat to public
health (rep 08/03/2017)
Govt
to bring medical labs under regulatory framework soon
(rep 08/03/2017)
Haze
hampers
visibility, gives rise to lung problems (ht
28/02/2017)
Health
ministry
drafts bill to regulate alcohol consumption (ht
27/02/2017)
Injury
prevention:
National priority issue, by Bhaskar Raj Pant, Abha
Shrestha and Dan Schwarz (ht 21/02/2017)
'Traffic
police suffer most from air pollution', by Ram
Saran Tamang (rep 17/02/2017)
Dispute
between
NDSA, NDHA continues (ht 15/02/2017)
Fixing
the
basics: Can you imagine? We don’t have statistics on
how many health workers we currently have and where
they are placed, by Gagan Thapa (rep 11/02/2017)
Smoking
among teenagers in Nepal is rising fast!, by
Prasansha Rimal (rep 11/02/2017)
Dust
Pollution: Playing Havoc With Life, by Uttam
Maharjan (rn 09/02/2017)
Open
defecation in Everest poses risk of health hazard,
by Radha Dhungana (rep 09/02/2017)
Long-distance
medicine:
Lack of Internet access and low bandwidth slows spread
of telemedicine in Nepal’s remote areas, by Sonia
Awale (nt 03/02/2017)
Diplomacy
and
health: Nepal should focus on how our people can
benefit from the country’s involvement in ‘health
diplomacy’, by Illa Mainali (kp 01/02/2017)
Cases
of
high-altitude sickness rising among Nepali trekkers,
by Sangam Prasain (kp 30/01/2017)
Occupational
hazard:
Being a traffic police in Kathmandu certainly isn’t
easy, but increasingly, it also is very lethal, by
Dipesh Khatiwada (kp 28/01/2017)
Health
insurance:
Failure to identify poor affects plan, by Manish
Gautam (kp 25/01/2017)
Use
of
heavy metals in toys affecting children’s health
(ht 24/01/2017)
VC
posts
in 3 med academies: Panel starts review of application
(kp 22/01/2017)
Running
out
of patience: Unresolved medical malpractice claims
have been piling up due to lack of judges, by
Kahar Singh Khadka (kp 22/01/2017)
Health
Ministry to set up labs in all 7 provinces (rep
18/01/2017)
‘Valley
traffic
cops face several health threats’, by Samipa
Khanal (kp 16/01/2017)
MoH
receives
over 10 applications for VC posts at three health
academies, by Manish Gautam (kp 11/01/2017)
Dr
KC
serves 3-week ultimatum to govt to implement deals: In
the agreement signed in December, the
govern-ment pledged to form a judicial
commission to look into anomalies in the medical
education sector (kp 08/01/2017), SC
denies
stay order on govt-Dr KC pact (kp 16/01/2017), Govt
flouts
two crucial agreements signed with Dr KC (kp
18/01/2017)
10
doctors’
associations against TU Senate decision (kp
07/01/2017)
Dispute
at
IoM ends after 6-point pact: IoM officials and
its faculty members agree to open discussion on
the dean appointment criteria set by Dr Ramesh Kanta
Adhikari-led panel (kp 27/12/2016)
Probe
into
wrong MBBS results: Govt to PAHS: Conduct practical
exam again (kp 26/12/2016)
Patients
with
respiratory problems up, by Arjun Poudel (ht
26/12/2016)
Govt
unveils
strategy to address inequalities in health sector
(kp 16/12/2016)
Hospital:
Kesang
Tseten’s latest film tells the story of how dedicated
doctors strive valiantly to save lives in remote Nepal,
by Jessica Cortis (nt 16/12/2016)
ANNISU-R
padlocks medical colleges, VC offices (rep
16/12/2016)
Probe
into
PAHS results: Recheck answer sheets or hold fresh
test: Panel (kp 15/12/2016)
Economically
weak,
underprivileged families deprived of health insurance
in Kailali (ht 13/12/2016)
Govt
takes
ownership of deals with Dr KC: Decides to abort
process to grant affiliation to B&C Medical
College (kp 12/12/2016)
Reforming
The Medical Sector, by Kushal Pokharel (rn
10/12/2016)
Universal
health
coverage: Introducing Social Health Security Act is
laudable but govt should beware pitfalls (kp
08/12/2016)
Health
insurance
plan could hit a wall over identification of poor,
by Manish Gautam (kp 07/12/2016)
PAHS
examination:
Govt launches probe into MBBS entrance results (kp
05/12/2016)
Implement
it:
Now the ball is in the government’s court; It should
see that all agreements are implemented and that Dr.
KC may not have to go on hunger strike for the
eleventh time (ht 05/12/2016), Honour
deal:
Govt should resolve issues that Dr KC has been raising
once and for all (kp 07/12/2016), Govt
flouts
deal it reached with Dr KC: Starts process to grant
affiliation to a medical college in Jhapa; Makes
mockery of the pact that calls for halting all
affiliations, by Manish Gautam and Binod Ghimire
(kp 08/12/2016), Dr
KC
urges govt to take ownership of all deals (kp
11/12/2016)
Dr
KP
Singh steps down as IoM dean, by Manish Gautam (kp
03/12/2016), Dr
Agrawal
appointed new IoM dean (kp 04/12/2016), Dean
Agrawal still barred from office, by Bishnu Prasad
Aryal (rep 17/12/2016)
A
sick system: Dr KC’s campaign to reform the country’s
medical education sector deserves widespread support,
by Jagannath Adhikari (kp 02/12/2016), Medical
anomalies
spawned by weak governance: Dr Pokhrel, by Bishnu
Prasad Aryal (rep 02/12/2016)
IoM
lays
down fee structure: IoM has asked medical colleges
affiliated to it to charges Rs 3.5 million for MBBS
course in the Valley and Rs 3.85 million outside the
Valley (kp 27/11/2016), Bad
medicine:
Expensive medical education is infusing
commercial elements into a critical service sector
(kp 28/11/2016)
Initiative
launched
to increase people’s access to high-quality medicine
(ht 26/11/2016)
TU
forms
panel to look into IoM dean appointment row (kp
24/11/2016),
IoM
to
students: Abide by campus rules: Warns of stern action
if ‘they support Dr KC’ (kp 24/112016), Dr. KC
‘s Hunger Strike: Govt Apathy Exposed, by Mukti
Rijal (rn 24/11/2016), TUTH
resident
doctors to skip OPD duties (kp 25/11/2016), Resident
docs
halt OPD services at TUTH (ht 26/11/2016), Hundreds
affected by residents' OPD boycott (ht
26/11/2016), Team
formed
to talk to Dr KC (kp 27/11/2016), Talks
with
Dr KC inconclusive: The government
representative say Dr KC’s primary demand for
reappointment of the IoM dean and the TU VC’s
suspension would be discussed with the ministers
before Monday’s meeting (kp 28/11/2016), NHRC
appeals
for Dr KC’s life (kp 29/11/2016), Dr
KC may be shifted to ICU while talks fail: Docs to
protests in street and hospitals from Wednesday,
by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (29/11/2016), Concerns
grow
over Dr KC’s health as fast enters 17th day, by
Manish Gautam (kp 30/11/2016), Third
day
of talks on Dr KC's demands get nowhere (rep
30/11/2016), Dr
KC’s
hunger strike: 18th day: Govt docs warn of halting
services from today, by Manish Gautam (kp
01/12/2016), 4th
day talks with Dr KC futile, likely to be conclusive
today (rep), Jajarkot
medics
halt health service: Jhapa youths start hunger
protest; KU students, staff show support (kp
01/12/2016), Our
moral obligation to save Dr KC’s life, by Subhash
Ghimire (rep 01/12/2016), Govt
doctors
halt services to exert pressure to fulfil demands
(kp 02/12/2016), NHRC
urges
doctors to end strike (ht 03/12/2016), Dr
KC
to end hunger strike today, by Manish Gautam (kp
04/12/2016), Dr
KC
ends 22-day fast after deal, by Manish Gautam (kp
05/12/2016)
NMA
warns
of nationwide protest in support of fasting surgeon KC
(kp 22/11/2016)
Govt
hospitals
won’t entertain ‘illegal’ nursing colleges: Thapa;
Many nursing colleges are found to have been
operating without their own health institutes (kp
18/11/2016)
More
patients losing eyesight due to diabetes, by
Mithilesh Yadav (rep 16/11/2016)
Ad
hoc
decision: The best way of taking care of the problem
of footing the high medical bills would be to bring a
universal medical insurance policy (ht
15/11/2016))
KC
warns
of 10th hunger strike from today (kp 13/11/2016),
TU
appoints Dr. KP Singh IoM dean amid controversy: Dr KC
begins hunger strike demanding sack for TU VC Khaniya,
by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 14/11/2016), Dr
KC
on fast against new IoM dean (kp 14/11/2016), What
does
the IoM dean issue mean? Orthopedic surgeon Govinda
KC’s protracted fight against ‘political hand-picking’
continues (kp 16/11/2016), 101+
days
on hunger strike and still counting (rep
16/11/2016), Lone
shining
star: It is time others stepped in to assist Dr KC’s
fight against corruption in medical education (kp
17/11/2016), TUTH
resident docs express solidarity with Dr KC: Dr KC
urges Dr Singh to resign for a good cause (rep
17/11/2016), Dr
KC's
condition worsens (rep 18/11/2016), IoM
docs
to boycott academic activities in support of Dr KC
(kp 19/11/2016), Minister
in
bid to address Dr KC’s issues (kp 20/11/2016), ‘Won’t
end
fast until demands met’ (kp 21/11/2016),
Dr KC’s
condition worsens on ninth day of strike (rep
22/11/2016)
Breast
cancer
spreading at alarming rate (ht 03/11/2016)
None
of
my demands have been addressed in a meaningful way,
interview with Govinda KC (kp 31/10/2016)
Govt's
health insurance plan for all makes feeble start: Only
18,000 sign up, 2,200 get insurance compensation in
three months, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep
27/10/2016)
Way
cleared
for construction of medical college (ht
27/10/2016)
Mathema
committee
recommendation flouted: IoM allocates colleges more
dental seats, by Manish Gautam (kp 24/10/2016)
Panel
formed
to study status of medical education sector (ht
20/10/2016)
Minster
Thapa assures of fulfilling Dr KC's demands, by
Hari Krishna Gautam (rep 19/10/2016)
Nepal
should adopt global health policy: UN Under-Secy
General (rep 18/10/2016)
Dr
KC
warns of fresh fast (kp 14/10/2016)
Saving
lives:
Right policies can make a well-rounded transplant
programme in the country a reality, by Rabindra
Gurung (kp 14/10/2016)
Federalisation
of
health sector: Panel to recommend service
restructuring; Taskforce will produce a vision paper
that details the status of the health sector in
federal Nepal (kp 09/10/2016)
NHRC
appeals
for Dr KC’s life (kp 05/10/2016), TUTH
resident docs boycotting all services except emergency
(ht 06/10/2016), Surgeon
on
hunger strike: 11th day; Govt turns blind eye to Dr
KC’s empty stomach battle (kp 07/10/2016), Minister
Gagan Thapa urges Dr KC to end fast-unto-death:
Promises to fulfill demands in reasonable fashion (rep
07/10/2016), Dr
KC
ends fast, plans another after Dashain (kp
08/10/2016)
Karnali
blues: Addressing health inequalities is a political
agenda, with the conceptualization of health as a
development agenda, by Geha Nath Khanal (rep
04/10/2016)
Health for
all: It is possible to significantly improve poor
people’s access to healthcare through health insurance,
by Purna B. Thapa (rep 03/10/2016)
National
Med
Edu Bill sent to House panel (kp 30/09/2016)
Income
generating
plan for those who sold kidneys (ht 30/09/2016)
‘Air
pollution
major killer in Nepal’, by Pragati Shahi (kp
28/09/2016), WHO
calls
for improving air quality: 9,940 dies from
pollution-related causes in Nepal last year (ht
28/09/2016), Slow
killer:
Urgent steps are necessary to control the country’s
disturbing level of air pollution (kp 29/09/2016)
Belated
realisation:
A social research ethics body will ensure protection of
the rights of respondents, by Amrita Limbu (kp
28/09/2016)
Dr
KC
on ninth hunger strike (kp 27/09/2016), Cabinet
fails
to dwell on Dr KC’s demands (kp 28/09/2016), Unhealthy
politics:
Govinda KC is once more using hunger to strike at the
heart of the mafia that runs this country’s medical
industrial complex (nt 30/09/2016), On
sixth
day of fast, Dr KC in frail health (kp 02/10/2016),
Resident
doctors
throw their weight behind fasting Dr KC: Announce to
skip OPD services n Ask govt to address his demands
(kp 04/10/2016), Resident docs at TUTH to boycott OPD from
Today, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (rep 04/10/2016)
MBBS
fees
proposed to start at Rs3.4m: Taskforce sets Rs4.6
million as the maximum fee (kp 26/09/2016)
Don’t
forget
them: Problem of Alzheimer’s disease in the country is
bound to worsen with the increase in life expectancy,
by Sharad Koirala (kp 20/09/2016)
Dr
KC
warns of yet another hunger strike (kp 19/09/2016),
Dr
KC’s
call for health sector reforms is legitimate,
interview with Health Minister Gagan Thapa (kp
19/09/2016), Dr
KC
puts off hunger strike (kp 20/09/2016), All
Eyes On Gagan Thapa: Fixing Health Sector Challenging,
by Mukti Rijal (rn 22/09/2016)
877
people
buy health insurance (kp 16/09/2016)
Health
Profession
Education Bill tabled in Parliament, by Manish
Gautam (kp 15/09/2016), Clean
bill
of health: PM and health minister seem committed to
reforming much corrupt medical education (kp
15/09/2016)
Medical
education
reform: PM fiat to halt affiliations, by Manish
Gautam (kp 14/09/2016)
Dr
KC
warns of another hunger strike (kp 11/09/2016)
An
open
letter: Significant reforms are required to improve
Nepal’s health landscape, by Amit Aryal (kp
09/09/2016)
Snakebite
cases
up with rising temperature (ht 08/09/2016)
Nepal
making
good progress against NTDs, by Manish Gautam (kp
07/09/2016)
Nepal
reiterates
its commitment to fight NCDs, by Manish Gautam (kp
06/09/2016)
Dr
KC
warns of another fast (kp 04/09/2016)
Manmohan
seeks
two months to finalise sale (kp 01/09/2016)
Brick
kilns
pose risk to health and environment (ht 01/09/2016)
PM
to
‘take initiatives’ to address Dr KC’s demands (kp
27/08/2016), Thapa
vows
to address Dr KC’s demands (kp 27/08/2016), Great
expectations:
He will be judged on the basis of whether he, as health
minister, will be able to address the key issues raised
by Dr Govinda KC, by Mahabir Paudyal (kp 31/08/2016)
Decision
on
MMIHS sale likely next week, by Manish Gautam (kp
22/08/2016)
Dr
KC,
supporters protest outside Baluwatar (kp 21/08/2016)
Health
and
development: Some improvement, by Yagya B. Karki (ht
18/08/2016)
8-member
committee
formed to revise fee: Shiva Kumar Rai-led panel to make
recommendation in two weeks (kp 11/08/2016), Implement
agreement:
Dr KC Alliance (kp 11/08/2016)
Truth and
madness: Dr KC, who was branded as mad by a
constitutional body in Kathmandu, reached out to the
flood victims in Tarai to offer them free treatment,
by Dinesh Sapkota and Shankar Tiwari (rep 10/08/2016)
Rural Gorkha
relies on chopper during emergency, by Narahari
Sapkota (rep 09/08/2016)
Dr
KC,
supporters step up pressure, by Manish Gautam (kp
31/07/2016)
Risks
of
zoonoses: There should be greater awareness about the
origin and transmission of these diseases to prevent an
epidemic, by Nirajan Niroula (kp 29/07/2016)
Pvt
med
colleges protest govt deal with Dr KC (kp
28/07/2016)
Health
should
not be for wealth: Parliament needs to take a new look
at the Health Bill and form a committee to investigate
the abuse of authority, by Binita Dahal (nt
22/07/2016)
Medical
colleges
The mathematics, by Shiva Aryal (ht 21/07/2016)
Operation
quack:
Investigation should be completed soon and the public
have to be assured that the medical sector is clean,
by Subhas Lamichhane (kp 17/07/2016)
Numbers
of
cancer, cardiac and kidney patients increasing in Jhapa
(ht 16/07/2016)
Down's
syndrome cases on rise in Nepal (rep 13/07/2016)
Dr
KC
on 8th fast amid pressure: Meeting between KC’s aides
and PM Oli indecisive, by Manish Gautam (kp
11/07/2016), Regretful
times:
Dr Govinda KC’s fight for reforms in medical education
deserves praise (kp 12/07/2016), Hospital
apathy
worries NHRC (kp 14/07/2016), KC’s
condition
worsens (kp 15/07/2016), Truth
be
told: Govinda KC may be stubborn, but he is a hermit who
has done little else in life besides good things to help
people in pain, by Bidushi Dhungel (nt 15/07/2016),
Cabinet
approves
HPEC Bill (kp 16/07/2016), Team
formed
to monitor Dr Govinda KC (kp 16/07/2016), The
lone
crusader: Dr KC’s demands must not fall on deaf ears
again; The surgeon’s call for reforms in the medical
sector must be heard, by Manish Gautam (kp
16/07/2016), KC
and cause, by Kushal Pokharel (rn 16/07/2016), Hundreds
rally
in Capital in support of fasting doc: A close aide to Dr
KC says voluntary outpouring of support for the cause
was encouraging (kp 17/07/2016), Private
hospitals,
doctors protest against Dr KC (kp 18/07/2016), Parliamentary
committee
members meet Dr KC: Ask government to address the
surgeon’s demands, by Manish Gautam (kp 19/07/2016),
Resident
docs
to boycott OPD (kp 19/07/2016), 12
supporters
of Dr KC held (kp 20/07/2016), Do
it
already: The govt must put an end to its apathy towards
Dr KC’s demands and his health (kp 20/07/2016), With Dr KC:
Nepal’s medical sector has been marred by malpractice,
which in turn has reduced the trust of common people,
by David Kainee (rep 20/07/2016), 3-member
govt
team to hold talks with Dr KC: Speaker visits fasting
doc, promises to raise his demands in Parliament (kp
21/07/2016), Rally
in
support of Dr Govinda KC (ht 21/07/2016), Govt
still turning deaf ear to Dr KC: Resident docs, by
Arjun Poudel (rep 21/07/2016), Three
lawmakers
register proposal at Parliament: Seek to hold discussion
on fasting doctor’s demands, by Manish Gautam (kp
22/07/2016), Hungry
for
reform: Nearly two weeks into Govinda KC’s hunger
strike, political parties are still unwilling to listen
to his demands, by Tufan Neupane And Ramu Sapkota
(nt 22/07/2016), Dr
KC
to call off fast after govt agrees to meet some
demands, by Manish Gautam (kp 25/07/2016), People
power:
Dr KC’s call for reform in medical sector has
resonated most with youth for a good reason (kp
25/07/2016), Dr
KC
ends his hunger strike after 16 days, by Manish
Gautam (kp 26/07/2016)
Under
the
microscope: How a routine licensing examination
snowballed into one of the biggest scandals in Nepal’s
medical history, by Manish Gautam (kp 02/07/0216)
Health
insurance
scheme extended to Ilam, Baglung (kp 01/07/2016)
Regulating
Medical
Services: Key To Curbing Unethical Practices, by
Mukti Rijal (rn 23/06/2016)
A
pipe dream: Recent amendment to the law allowing the use
of kidneys from a clinically dead patient is a step in
the right direction, by Manoj Bhattarai (kp
17/06/2016)
Will
it
work? The policy provides subsides to the poor and
marginalized based on their identity cards. But first
how will one obtain this card?, by Geha Nath Khanal
(rep 16/06/2016)
Manmohan
Institute
of Health Sciences: Deliberation over bill sees fresh
controversy (kp 15/06/2016)
Health
insurance:
8,000 households enrol in govt scheme; Under the current
scheme, a household of five has to pay Rs 2,500 in
annual insurance premium and each additional household
member will have pay Rs 425 (kp 14/06/2016)
Most
cancer
patients from Kathmandu Valley (kp 14/06/2016)
One
village,
one doctor: Docs urge govt to upgrade facilities to
maximise use; The govt will need around 3,900 students
to deploy one doctor in each village, by Manish
Gautam (kp 12/06/2016)
Gender
changing
status: Medical board asks for detailed report (kp
07/06/2016)
Chest
patients
to double in thirteen years, by Pramod Kumar Tandan
(ht 07/06/2016)
High
pollution
levels: Respiratory problems among kids ‘on rise’
(kp 31/05/2016)
Saving
lives:
A surge in the number of hospitals, medical schools and
medical graduates has done little to help patients in
rural Nepal, by Manoj Bhattarai (kp 31/05/2016)
Health
Ministry
taken all by surprise: Establishing kidney centre in
Bhaktapur, increasing insurance coverage were not
discussed, by Manish Gautam (kp 30/05/2016)
Medical
malpractices:
Graft case filed against 12 (kp 21/05/2016)
Nepal
free
of maternal and neonatal tetanus (ht 20/05/2016)
20%
Valley
Population thought to have high BP: Norvic (rep
19/05/2016)
Health
inequality:
Constitutional provisions do not mean much if they are
not implemented, by Kahar Singh Khadka (kp
15/05/2016)
Health
edu
final act draft handed to PM (kp 13/05/2016), Health
profession
education commission: Private med college owners
object to bill draft (kp 15/05/2016)
Govt
urged
to use forensic experts from pvt med colleges (kp
08/05/2016)
Wildfire
smoke
poses health hazards (ht 04/05/2016)
Health
Profession
Education Act final draft ready: HPEC to submit the
document to PM this week (kp 02/05/2016)
‘SRH
services
should continue’ (ht 01/05/2016)
Health
facilities
across country lack essential medicines, by Arjun
Poudel (rep 28/04/2016)
Health
is
wealth: While the government is unable to spend the
entire health budget, people are languishing without
proper healthcare, by Jeeban Ghimire (kp 26/04/2016)
Steady
strives
in public health in Far-West, by Arun Bam (rep
26/04/2016)
WHO
calls
for better emergency preparedness (ht 23/04/2016)
NMA
demands
health secy with med background: Nepal Medical
Association warns government of stern protest, including
shuttings down of health facilities, if its demand is
not met (kp 21/04/2016)
Building
back
healthier: Non-governments work with government to
overhaul medical services in quake-hit districts, by
Sahina Shrestha (nt 15/04/2016)
19
med
schools operating without registration: MoH;
Jurisdiction ambiguities give medical school owners the
latitude to run their institutes unregistered (kp
11/04/2016)
Moratorium
on
medical schools in Valley proposed (kp 10/04/2016)
Pvt
med
colleges ‘breaching’ NMC admission rules, by Manish
Gautam (kp 07/04/2016)
Govt
committee
advises against MMIHS takeover, by Manish Gautam (kp
25/03/2016)
Insomnia
becoming
chronic in Nepal: Earthquake, Indian blockade partly
to blame, by Arjun Poudel (rep 24/03/2016)
NDSA
demands
jobs for dentists in hospitals (ht 21/03/2016)
Dr
KC
postpones planned hunger strike (kp 02/03/2016)
Question
looms
over NMC exam, by Manish Gautam (kp 09/02/2016)
26
deaths
in two months have locals worried, by Bhusan Yadav
(kp 29/01/2016)
Dr
KC
warns of another death fast (ht 21/01/2016), Warned,
govt
forms med education commission (kp 23/01/2016),
Govt
forms
Medical Education Commission (ht 23/01/2016), Govt
forms
new commission to address Dr KC’s demands, by
Sangeet Sangroula (ht 23/01/2016), Dr
KC
waits another week for protest fast (kp
26/01/2016)
Health
sector’s
post-quake response under review: Authorities hope to
use the results to determine ways to deal with future
disasters effectively (kp 15/01/2016)
Old
couple
sightless, homeless, helpless, by Bimal Khatiwada
(kp 04/01/2016)
Private
medical
schools amassing profits at cost of quality,
interview with Arjun Karki (kp 04/01/2016)
Beyond
borders:
The current blockade poses an acute threat to the
public health gains made by Nepal, by Jaya
Lamichhane (kp 25/11/2015)
Study
shows
health sector is facing serious crisis (ht
10/11/2015)
Silent
threat:
Lead affects the health of all population groups
and, more specifically, children, by Ram Charitra
Sah (kp 03/11/2015)
Indian
blockade
may derail progress in health sector, by Arjun
Poudel (rep 31/10/2015)
Dr
KC
urges PM Koirala to implement agreements (kp
06/10/2015)
Medical
education
in jeopardy: Five months after the earthquakes, it is
now the educational services provided by hospitals
that are taking a hit: institutions with damaged
infrastructure are reducing student-intake numbers,
by Manish Gautam (kp 03/10/2015)
NAMS,
BPKIHS
denied super speciality course: NMC decision draws
flak; Docs say council ‘weakening govt bodies', by
Manish Gautam (kp 02/10/2015)
Dr
KC
ends hunger strike: The orthopaedic surgeon fighting
for medical education reforms says his protest should
not add to woes of the country (kp 30/09/2015)
TUTH
docs
join Dr KC on strike, by Manish Gautam (kp
28/09/2015)
Norvic:
Urban
population at greater risk of heart diseases (ht
28/09/2015)
HPEC
vice-chairman
resigns (kp 26/09/2015)
Something
in
the air: Due to air pollution, chronic obstructive
pulmonary diseases continue to rise in the Valley,
by Sandhya Regmi (kp 25/09/2015)
Private
medical
schools object to council’s list of ‘fake faculty
members’, by Manish Gautam (kp 24/09/2015)
Govt
response
to his demands fails to impress Dr KC (ht
19/09/2015), Dr
KC
begins another fast (kp 20/09/2015), Dr
KC
death fast fails to draw govt’s attention (kp
22/09/2015)
Health
profession
education commission: Cabinet meet today to take
decision (kp 16/09/2015), Health
Profession
Education Commission: Govt picks names for regulatory
body; Education minister chosen as chair in breach of
Mathema panel recommendations, by Manish Gautam
(kp 18/09/2015)
The
rot
within: Private medical colleges have been wrongly
thought to be cost-effective and efficient, by
Jagannath Adhikari (kp 14/09/2015)
MBBS
scholarships
on basis of IoM merit list, by Kokila KC (ht
14/09/2015)
Manufacturing
fake
doctors: The country’s medical education system is
infested by corrupt investors with political
protection, by Ramu Sapkota (nt 11/09/2015)
Nepal
among
high-burden leprosy countries: WHO calls for renewal
of efforts to eliminate tropical diseases (ht
11/09/2015)
Do
it
already: The government must immediately form the
Health Profession Education Commission as promised to
Dr KC (kp 09/09/2015),
Dr
KC
warns another strike (kp 09/09/2015), Dr
KC
threatens to resume strike: To wait till tomorrow for
implementation of 11-point deal (ht 09/09/2015), Dr
KC
postpones his scheduled hunger strike till September
18 (ht 12/09/2015), A
broken system: Govt’s failure to keep its promises to
Dr KC raises questions about its sincerity (kp
14/09/2015)
Private
medical
colleges warn of hospital closure, by Manish
Gautam (kp 08/09/2015)
In
pursuit
of health: The public will be closely watching how the
government will implement its agreement with Dr
Govinda KC, by Sophia K. Tamot (kp 08/09/2015)
Medical
edu
irregularities: RPP-N cadres register complaint at
CIAA (kp 05/09/2015)
Mathema
report
implementation in progress: MoE (ht 01/09/2015), Health
profession
education policy: Govt disagrees with key issues,
by Manish Gautam (kp 02/09/2015), Cabinet
decides
to address Dr KC’s genuine demands (ht
02/09/2015), Medical
colleges’
staff threaten to intensify stir (ht 02/09/2015),
Dr
KC:
Govt decison is against Mathema report, by Manish
Gautam (kp 03/09/2015), No
new
medical college for now: Govt (ht 03/09/2015), CA
members
say Mathema report biased (ht 03/09/2015), No
headway
in talks to end Dr KC’s ongoing hunger strike (ht
04/09/2015), Govt-Dr
KC’s
supporters talks ends on 'positive note', by Binod
Ghimire (kp 04/09/2015), Talks
‘positive’
but much still left to agree (kp 04/09/2015), Talks
between
Dr KC and govt inconclusive, by Arjun Poudel (rep
03/09/2015), Govt,
Dr
KC’s reps reach deal: Fasting doctor to have final say
(kp 05/09/2015), Govt,
Dr
KC’s team agree on six-point deal (ht 05/09/2015),
Dr
KC
refuses to compromise on demands, by Arjun Poudel
(rep 05/09/2015), Govt,
Dr
KC reach 11-pt deal, by Manish Gautam (kp
06/09/2015), Dr
KC
pins hope on apex medical body, by Manish Gautam
(kp 07/09/2015), Dr
KC
ends 14-day hunger strike after 11-point accord,
by Arjun Poudel (rep 07/09/2015), Dr
KC’s
supporters feel betrayed as govt drags feet (rep
08/09/2015)
Dr
KC
stages hunger strike for sixth time, slams
power-sharing (ht 25/08/2015), Dr
KC
continues with fast-unto-death: Medical stakeholders
express their solidarity (ht 27/08/2015), OPMCM
expresses
concern about Dr KC’s hunger strike (ht
27/08/2015), Dr
KC's
condition getting worse: Docs (rep 29/08/2015), ‘We
won’t
agree with just deals’, by Manish Gautam (kp
30/08/2015), Docs
halt
OPD services (kp 31/08/2015), KC
gathers
support in protest (kp 01/09/2015), TUTH
to
postpone scheduled surgeries (rep)
Health
profession
education policy: Contentious issues remain unresolved,
by Manish Gautam (kp 23/08/2015), Action
plan
to implement Mathema report submitted (ht
23/08/2015)
Moment
of
truth: Only win-win solution for all is the
unconditional and total implementation of Mathema
Report, by Jiwan Kshetry (rep 19/08/2015)
KC
to
stage another fast-unto-death (kp 12/08/2015), Dr
KC
postpones protest: Government pledges to implement
past agreements (kp 13/08/2015), Dr
KC
puts off fast-unto-death protest (ht 13/08/2015)
Health
profession
education policy (kp 09/07/2015), Policy
report
leaves medical fraternity deeply divided (kp
11/08/2015)
Govt
unveils
health edu policy report, by Manish Gautam (kp
05/08/2015), Policy
report
made public (ht 05/08/2015), Govt
pledges
to implement Mathema report in 30 days, by Sangeet
Sangroula (rep 05/08/2015), What
ails
medical education in Nepal? Nepal needs at least
28,000 doctors, while only 14,000 doctors are
registered, and a mere 7,000 are available in the
country (ht 06/08/2015)
Fall
injuries
major public health concern in Nepal (ht
23/07/2015)
Focus
on
vulnerable populations (ht 11/07/2015)
Adolescents
not
getting friendly health services, by Rajan Pokhrel
(ht 11/07/2015)
Quake-hit
children
face sanitation, health risk (ht 01/07/2015)
Lawmakers
seek
more budget for health (ht 29/06/2015)
Rs
14.7
million required for health, population sector (ht
24/06/2015)
Earthquake
could
jeopardise millennium health goals: MoHP; Programmes for
safe motherhood, child and neonatal health could be
affected, states MoHP study (kp 17/06/2015)
Opportunity
To
Rebuild Resilient, Equitable Health Systems, by
Poonam Khetrapal Singh (rn 06/06/2015)
Health
sector
suffers loss of Rs 3b: Report, by Manish Gautam (kp
05/06/2015)
Training
medics
for large-scale emergency (kp 31/05/2015)
‘Quake
may
jeopardise progress in health sector’, by Manish
Gautam (kp 25/05/2015)
WHO
says
committed to supporting Nepal (ht 08/05/2015)
‘Make
health
services fair, accessible’ (ht 12/04/2015)
Expert
says
country must set sustainable health development goals,
by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 12/04/2015)
An
experiment
with truth: Dr KC’s satyagraha boiled down to
providing quality health services, and at an
affordable cost, by Deepak Thapa (kp 09/04/2015)
Silent
killers:
Contamination of drinking water by toxic metal ions
can have disastrous consequences, including cancer,
by Kosh P. Neupane (kp 09/04/2015)
Number
of
children suffering from diabetes on the rise (ht
06/04/2015)
Dr.
KC And Ailing Medical Sector, by Narayan Upadhyay
(rn 01/04/2015), Nationwide
strike
in health services begins today, by Kritagya Regmi
(ht 01/04/2015)
Degrees
of
doctoring: High costs of medical education prompt
doctors to charge high fees for medical services,
by Jagannath Adhikari (kp 30/03/2015)
China-given
ambulances
gather dust, by Gaurav Thapa (kp 29/03/2015)
Money
and
medicine: The doctor has become more like a hotel
employee who works to generate profit for the employer,
by Sophia K. Tamot (kp 24/03/2015)
Teku’s
BSL-3
lab awarded WHO certification: A team of experts
visited and inspected the facility at National Public
Health Laboratory in Jan (ht 14/02/2015)
Health
service
anomaly: MR-doctor brawl over commission, by
Bhusan Yadav (kp 08/02/2015)
Govt
lifts
internship ban for graduates from China (kp
05/02/2015), MBBS
graduates
from China allowed internships: Only those who studied
under MoE scholarship can work as interns (ht
05/02/2015)
Govt
working
to bring health insurance programme: MoHP (ht
01/02/2015)
Overcoming
resistance:
Unless urgent measures are taken to combat antibiotic
resistance in developing countries like Nepal, there
is risk of a pandemic, by Raj Kumar Thapa (kp
01/02/2015)
Antibiotic
resistance:
The growth of an unwelcome guest in Nepal, by
Buddha Basnyat and Hellen Gelband (nt 23/01/2015), “Patients
are
impatient”: Over-commercialisation of medical care and
impoverishment spread antibiotic resistance in Nepal,
by Sonia Awale (nt 23/01/2015)
Colour
of
health: The new standard of 90 ppm lead in paints will
ultimately help eliminate leaded paint from Nepal,
by Ram Charitra Sah (kp 20/01/2015)
Experts
discuss
osteoporosis (ht 19/01/2015)
Physician,
heal
thyself: Test preparation centres for medical entrance
exams need to be brought under government scrutiny,
by Arun Bhattarai (kp 13/01/2015)
Medical
college
affiliation: Maoist lawmakers: Review decision, by
Binod Ghimire (kp 12/01/2015), ‘Kathmandu
University
covering up truth’ (kp 12/01/2015), KC
demands
action against KU officials (ht 12/01/2015)
A
dangerous data gap: Invisible particles cause health
risks for Kathmandu’s residents, but poor data means
we do not know how bad the situation really is, by
Gyanu Adhikari (kp 05/01/2015)
The
state
has its role in delivery of basic health, education,
interview with Ramesh Kanta Adhikari (kp 05/01/2015), Health
education
policy: Drafting panel gets down to work, by Binod
Ghimire (kp 06/01/2015)
First
open-heart
surgery outside Kathmandu Valley (ht 23/12/2014)
Health
insurance
policy panel soon, by Rajan Pokhrel (ht 03/12/2014)
Urologists
gather
in city todiscuss kidney ailments (ht 30/11/2014)
Laboratory
services
underutilised in city, by Kritagya Regmi (ht
25/11/2014)
MoE
forms
panel to formulate nat'l health policy (rep
19/11/2014)
Family
seeks
cure for genetic disease, by Bhim Ghimire (kp
15/11/2014)
IoM:
No
new affiliations: Three medical schools in the Capital
await Institute of Medicine’s nod to run MBBS courses,
by Manish Gautam (kp 12/11/2014)
Dr
Ruit
talks about his pioneering work on cataract operation
(kp 08/11/2014)
Dr
Gobinda
KC warns of another hunger strike, by Manish Gautam
(kp 07/11/2014), Dr
KC
warns of fifth hunger strike (rep 07/11/2014), Going
it
alone, by Manish Gautam (kp 08/11/2014), Recommendations
on
medical education: Execution delay raises doubts over
intent, by Manish Gautam (kp 09/11/2014), Dr
KC
may stage another indefinite hunger strike, by
Manish Gautam 16/11/2014), TUTH
doctors
against KC’s strike during Saarc meet (kp
17/11/2014), Dr
KC
to wait till Tuesday on PM's request (rep
17/11/2014)
Number
of
diabetic retinopathy patients rising in urban areas:
NNJS (ht 03/10/2014), Diabetes
patients
increasingrapidly in SEast Asia region (ht
14/11/2014)
Rural
women
forced to conceal illnesses for yrs, by Durga Lal KC
(kp 31/10/2014)
Study
finds
lead dust a real threat to children (ht 20/10/2014)
Experts
gather
in townto discuss oculoplasty (ht 19/10/2014), Conference
on
oculoplasty concludes (ht 20/10/2014)
Whither
Medical
Accountability?, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn 18/1072014)
Rautes
refuse
to take medicines, by Govinda KC (rep 11/10/2014)
Wealth
of
health: Universal health services free at the point of
delivery will save lives and protect patient families
from financial ruin, by Neelam Adhikari (rep
11/10/2014)
TIA
noise
poses health risk to 100k locals: Doctors say noise
pollution causes hearing impairment, hypertension, heart
disease and birth defects, among other problems, by
Dipak Bayalkoti (kp 10/10/2014)
Health
sector
challenges loom despite amendments (ht 08/10/2014)
Menace
of
Alzheimer’s disease: Preventive measures are vital,
by Arun Jha (ht 01/10/2014)
Unhappy
meals:
This Dashain, moderate consumption of meat and alcohol
is recommended (kp 30/09/2014)
Hypertension
risk
in urban population (kp 29/09/2014), Urban
youth
vulnerable to CVD: Hypertension, one of the risk factors
seen in 44 per cent people (ht 30/09/2014), Risk
of
heart disease: Eating habit is the culprit, by
Natalia Oli (ht 30/09/2014)
Rural
kids
suffer from disorders (kp 23/09/2014)
Number
of
cancer patients up by 30 percent: Bhaktapur hospital,
by Anup Ojha (kp 21/09/2014)
Govt
in
bid to ensure quality health (ht 06/09/2014)
Local
level
health services: Improvement essential, by Sami
Pande (ht 29/08/2014)
Growing
number
of people losing eyesight to cataract, by Mithilesh
Yadav (rep 23/08/2014)
NMA
to
stage protest infront of Health Ministry (ht
18/08/2014), NMA
gives
govtone week to change health secretary (ht
20/08/2014), NMA
gives
govt72 hours to meet demands: Warns of halting health
services across country (ht 23/08/0214), NMA
threatens
stir over secretary apptt (kp 24/08/2014),
Govt-NMA talks fail to make headway (ht 24/08/2014),
Health
minister
to settle secy apptt row (kp 25/08/2014), NMA
calls
off protest programmes (ht 25/08/2014)
Dr
Gurung
appointed NAMS VC (kp 09/08/2014)
Revolutionizing
medicine:
The irony is the society expects a doctor to invest like
a businessman and serve like a clergyman, by Chirayu
Regmi (rep 09/08/2014)
Nepal's
fertility
rate: Celeb statsman makes figures come alive, by
Weena Pun (kp 08/08/2014), Nepal
made
significant progressin health sector: Swedish expert
(ht 08/08/2014)
Seminar
on
how healthcare system can heal environment begins
(ht 31/07/2014)
Medical
Negligence
Requires Stringent Penalty, by Pranav Bhattarai (rn
26/07/2014)
The
malaise
in medical care: Major reforms are necessary to improve,
decentralise and restructure medical services in Nepal,
by Shikha Darnal (nt 25/07/2014)
'Rheumatic
fever,
RHD declining in the valley' (rep 20/07/2014)
A
burning issue: Women’s health does not simply comprise
maternity and reproductivehealth; acute respiratory
infections are also an occupational hazard, by Anita
Karki (kp 15/07/2014)
Labourers
at
high risk of TB, by Parbat Portel (kp 09/07/2014)
NCDs
serious
public health problem: Survey (ht 08/07/2014)
Blood
lead
level in children alarmingly high (ht 05/06/2014)
Bitter
pill
to swallow: Rampant use of antibiotics in humans and
food animals is leading to the development of
drug-resistant bacteria, by Sameer Mani Dixit (kp
01/07/2014)
Med
colleges
asked to give spl services (kp 30/06/2014)
Vaccines
for
women administered to minors, by Laxmi Hautam (ht
07/06/2014)
Scarred
for
life: Very few hospitals provide psychological support
to burn injury survivors, by Sangeet Sangroula (rep
31/05/2014)
Almost
all
adults at risk of non-communicable diseases (rep
24/05/2014)
High
blood
pressure among youth on rise (ht 22/05/2014)
Nawalparasi
health
project delayed (kp 12/05/2014)
Anaemia
‘widespread’
in western Tarai, by Thakur Singh Tharu (kp
12/05/2014)
Institute
of
Medicine to launch diploma in midwifery studies (ht
06/05/2014)
Respiratory
disease
on the rise (kp 23/04/2014)
Medical
education:
Major challenges, by Umesh Kumar Sharma (ht
23/04/2014)
Rolpa
folks
suffer as doctors shun remote areas, by Hirabahadur
Ghartimagar (rep 12/04/2014)
H1N1
flu
cases on rise: Docs; Six people are dead and 31 others
are infected by the viral influenza since January (kp
10/04/2014)
The
next
move: It is time to assess the effectiveness of aid in
the health sector in terms of delivering concrete
outcomes and impacts, by Jhabindra Bhandari (kp
08/04/2014)
Health
of
nations: Well-planned research activities can help
support evidence-based health interventions in Nepal,
by Sameer Dixit (07/04/2014)
Can
polio
success be replicated in other diseases?, by Weena
Pun (kp 06/04/2014)
Of
Health,
Hygiene And Healers in Kathmandu, by Prem Khatry (rn
01/04/2014)
More
female
cancer patients than men, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel
(rep 31/03/2014)
Educated
people
skeptical of govt's health campaigns, by Arjun
Poudel (rep 31/03/2014)
WHO
to
declare Nepal as polio-free today, by Manish Gautam
(kp 27/03/2014), Nepal
to
be declared polio-free today (ht 27/03/2014), Nepal
achieves
victory over ancient scourge (ht 28/03/2014), An
achievement:
Nepal needs to continue immunisation programmes to
retain polio-free status (kp 28/03/2014)
Kidney
ailments
increasing (ht 17/03/2014)
Why
don't
they open private medical colleges in remote Karnali?,
Interview with Govinda KC (rep 13/03/2014)
Better
zoonoses
surveillance stressed (ht 12/03/2014)
A
Woman Making The Difference, by Alina R. Shrestha
(sp 07/03/2014)
Nepali
and
US health systems: Two different worlds, by Mahesh
Shrestha (ht 26/02/2014)
Medical
affiliation
row: Task force seeks suggestions for drafting policy
(kp 23/02/2014)
Communicating
about
non-communicable diseases: Countries like Nepal will
bear the brunt of of the global cancer pandemic unless
we act fast, by Elina Pradhan and Bigyan R. Bista
(nt 21/02/2014)
Cold
makes
villagers in Bajura ill (ht 16/02/2014)
Number
of
cancer patients increasing (ht 04/02/2014), Many
in
Nepal remain oblivious of cancer risk, by Weena Pun
(kp 05/02/2014), Cancer
diagnosis
major health care challenge (kp 05/02/2014), Cancer
myths
hold ground in Nepal, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep
05/02/2014), Cancer
concerns:
Simple lifestyle changes can help decrease risk of some
forms of cancer (kp 07/02/2014)
Nepal's
health
sector more earthquake-ready (rep 03/02/2013)
Lepers
suffer
social stigma (ht 31/01/2014)
Biratnagar
rising
as medical destination, by Bhim Ghimire (kp
28/01/2013)
NMC
president
resigns (kp 25/01/2014)
Give
us
a break: Nepali medical students abroad should be
allowed to do their internship in Nepal, by Akash
Kumar Mishra (kp 19/01/2014)
Growing
cornea
donors a boon for the blind, by Arjun Poudel (ht
13/01/2014)
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