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With the number of confirmed cases now surpassing 11,000, the outbreak is the second-worst on record.
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- Congo Ebola outbreak still out of control after six months, MSF says
With the number of confirmed cases now surpassing 11,000, the outbreak is the second-worst on record.
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Falling temperatures and polluted air drive up respiratory illnesses in Valley
Doctors advise influenza vaccine for the elderly with comorbidities and small children.
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Nearly 10 million Nepali children exposed to unhealthy air, UNICEF warns
Millions more face drought, extreme heat and landslides, with overlapping climate and environmental hazards threatening children's health, education and protection, a new report says.
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Mothers remain at risk even in tertiary hospitals
Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital in Thapathali, the country’s largest maternity hospital, says specialist shortages and critical care gaps make treating complications beyond obstetric care difficult.
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Civil Service Hospital starts ECMO service, with Nepal’s first ECMO retrieval
Kathmandu, November 3 The Civil Service Hospital in Minbhawan has started operating extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) for the first time. A 43-year-old male patient suffering from severe acute respiratory…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Injured helicopter crash victim brought to Mediciti Hospital
Kathmandu, November 3 A person injured in a helicopter accident at the Pheriche helipad in Solukhumbu has been brought to Nepal Mediciti Hospital in Lalitpur for treatment. The injured person was airlifted to Nepal…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Nationwide micronutrients survey to be carried out next month
Officials had planned to postpone the regular vitamin A supplementation and deworming campaign until March next year so they could know the actual prevalence of vitamin A deficiency if the supplement is not given before…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Gandaki deploys 46 medical officers to strengthen provincial healthcare services
Pokhara, November 1 For years, health institutions in remote and mountainous areas, such as Mustang and Manang hospitals, lacked permanent medical officers, leaving many people without access to healthcare. District…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - World Stroke Day: More than 50,000 people suffer strokes in Nepal annually
Kathmandu, October 29 More than 50,000 people suffer strokes every year in Nepal, according to Dr Raju Poudel, outgoing president of the Nepal Stroke Association. Poudel shared the figure in an interview on the occasion…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Dashain exodus deepens blood shortage in Valley
Daily demand exceeds 400 pints, but collections have fallen to around 20. Patients needing urgent surgery are among the hardest hit.
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Hospital pays festival allowance to 240 employees after Labour Office directive
Kathmandu, October 28 Gautam Buddha Community Heart Hospital, a non-profit institution operating in Butwal, Rupandehi, has paid festival allowances to its employees following a directive from the Labour and Employment…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Surgical training equipment donated to four health institutions, including Bir Hospital
Kathmandu, October 28 The Nepalese Doctors Association UK (NDA UK) has handed over a surgical skills training device, the “laparoscopic endotrainer,” to four health institutions in Nepal. The equipment was provided in…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Can we detect Parkinson’s disease before the first tremor?
When we think about Parkinson’s disease, most of us picture shaking hands, slow movement, stiffness, or difficulty walking. These are the symptoms families notice and the symptoms that often lead someone to a doctor.…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Ghandruk draws tourists with Himalayan views and Gurung hospitality
Ghandruk, October 19 Traditional stone-roofed houses, breathtaking views of the Annapurna and Machhapuchhre mountains, and the rich culture of the Gurung community are drawing increasing numbers of domestic and…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Bangladesh is battling measles. It’s a ‘real warning’ to other nations
Bangladesh’s measles vaccination programme had been a success story. But in 2025, amid political turmoil, it faltered. Its unvaccinated children are now paying the price.
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Hospitals to keep emergency services running during Dashain holidays as OPD services close
Kathmandu, October 17 Hospitals across Nepal are preparing to maintain essential medical services during the Dashain holidays, even as most outpatient departments (OPDs) are set to remain closed for eight days. The…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Over 1,500 flood-hit children suffer acute malnutrition
Thirteen children have severe acute malnutrition, while experts warn that delayed intervention could push more children into life-threatening conditions.
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Nepal Police Hospital to be developed into medical college: PM Shah
Kathmandu, October 16 Prime Minister Balendra Shah has said the government is preparing to develop Nepal Police Hospital into a medical college. In a message issued on Friday to mark the 71st Police Day, Shah said the…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Nepal bans 47 immunosuppressant brands, doctors question move
Department of Drug Administration has cited safety concerns but doctors say the move could disrupt supplies of life-saving medicines for transplant patients.
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Mandatory health screening for India returnees at border checkpoints
Kanchanpur, October 15 People returning from India to celebrate Dashain and Tihar are undergoing health screenings at the Gaddachauki checkpoint. To reduce the risk of infectious disease transmission amid increased…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Govt moves to enrol public hospital employees in health insurance
Kathmandu, October 14 The Ministry of Health and Food Hygiene has written to government hospitals, health science academies and other federal agencies, asking them to enrol public servants working in these institutions…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Dashain Travel: Essential medicines and first-aid supplies to carry
During Dashain, the number of people travelling long distances to return to their hometowns and meet family members increases. Travellers may experience fever, headaches, nausea, diarrhoea or minor injuries along the…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Nepal begins CAR T-cell therapy for cancer patients
A 20-year-old woman with relapsed leukaemia has received the treatment at TU Teaching Hospital. Doctors are monitoring her response.
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - 3 members appointed to Health Insurance Board
Kathmandu, October 12 Three members have been appointed to the Health Insurance Board to fill vacant positions. Santoshi Paudel, Nijan Upadhyay and Tanvir Ahred Mikrani have been appointed as board members. The newly…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Seti Provincial Hospital receiving Rs 225 million budget
Dhangadhi, October 12 The Seti Provincial Hospital is receiving a Rs 225 million budget in the current fiscal year. This budgetary provision was presented to the provincial assembly on Sunday as part of the current…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Cancer accounts for 25.17% of new patients at Bharatpur cancer hospital in 2025
Chitwan, October 12 The proportion of new patients diagnosed with cancer at BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital in Bharatpur rose to 25.17 per cent in 2025, up from 22.20 per cent in 2024, according to the hospital’s…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Thousands of flood-displaced children remain out of reach of measles vaccination
Health officials have indefinitely stalled vaccination in three flood-hit districts, warning that displaced children face a heightened risk of infectious disease outbreaks.
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Government mulls covering childbirth-related lab test costs
Proposal follows public outrage over a poor woman forced to give birth on a pavement outside Rajbiraj hospital after her husband could not afford blood tests.
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Janakpur hospital director transferred after snakebite patient dies amid ICU shortage
Janakpur, October 8 The director of Janakpur Provincial Hospital has been transferred to the Madhesh Ministry of Health and Population following the death of a snakebite patient who was reportedly referred elsewhere…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Why a Russian lab worker’s death has raised plague concerns
Conflicting information about the death of a lab worker at a Russian plague research institute has fuelled fears about the possibility of pneumonic plague spreading. Nearly 200 people are in quarantine in Siberia after…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Health Ministry expands telemedicine services
Kathmandu, October 7 The Ministry of Health and Food Hygiene has discussed making telemedicine services more effective, better organised and sustainable. Those taking part included Health Secretary Dr Bikas Devkota, the…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - A ward where chronic patients don’t have to worry about medicine costs
Sitaram Paudel was walking down the stairs of the Lamsure Basic Health Centre, a packet of medicines in his hand. His wife, Krishnamaya, has been taking medication for high blood pressure for the past 12 years and is…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Burn treatment service standards come into effect, setting out which hospitals will provide what care
Kathmandu, October 7 The government has prepared the “National Burn Treatment Service Standards” to bring uniformity to the treatment of burn patients across the country. Prepared by the Curative Service Division under…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - What we know about suspected pneumonic plague case in Siberia
Experts warn that due to frequent movement of people to and from Nepal, the country is at high risk of any outbreak spreading from any corner of the world.
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Salyan records 56 new scrub typhus cases in a single day as outbreak persists
The disease has spread to several local units since emerging in Darma Rural Municipality in July, with 606 people testing positive and nine deaths reported.
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Nepal to field Dr Sangeeta Kaushal Mishra for WHO regional chief
The position at the WHO’s South-East Asia regional office has been vacant since Saima Wazed, daughter of former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, resigned.
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Preparations underway to restructure 3 major health sector institutions
Kathmandu, October 5 The government has begun preparations to restructure key regulatory and public health institutions in the health sector. The government has moved forward with a concept to establish a Centre for…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Floods drive 33 pregnant women to Kathmandu for childbirth
Local maternity clinics and services remain disrupted in Rasuwa and Nuwakot since the August 26 floods. But many women cannot travel to Kathmandu because of damaged roads.
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Three arrested for allegedly abusing health workers, security personnel at Teku hospital
Kathmandu, October 2 Kathmandu Police have arrested three people for allegedly abusing health workers and security personnel on duty at Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital in Teku. According to the…
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - Scrub typhus claims nine lives in Salyan in six weeks
Nearly 600 people have tested positive as the disease spreads to eight local units, prompting a central health investigation.
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