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Nearly 40 million children are dangerously susceptible to growing measles threat

Nearly 40 million children are dangerously susceptible to growing measles threat

23 November 2022 Joint News Release Measles vaccination coverage has steadily declined since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.…

November 24, 2022
© UNICEF: Right Honorable President of Nepal Mrs Bidhya Devi Bhandari inaugurating the ‘Amrit Kosh' at the Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 19 August 2022

Nepal’s first Human Milk Bank ‘Amrit Kosh’ opens at the Maternity Hospital

The centre gives premature, low birthweight and other at-risk infants access to the life-saving benefits of breastmilk and…

August 19, 2022
Nepal Mental Health Initiative

Nepal Mental Health Website Launched

News Nepal Mental Health Initiative represents a collective effort by six local organizations (Global Shapers Kathmandu Hub, ANTARANG,…

August 7, 2022
World Health Organization (WHO) declares Monkeypox a public health emergency

World Health Organization (WHO) declares Monkeypox a public health emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak as a public health emergency. The WHO…

July 23, 2022
List of Elected Health Workers in Local Level Election of Nepal 2079

List of Elected Health Workers in Local Level Election of Nepal 2079

Here is the name list of the health professionals elected in local level election. Bhakta Gc, Deputy Chair,…

May 19, 2022
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World Health Organization (WHO) launches Quit Tobacco App

The World Health Organization launched  ‘Quit Tobacco App’ to help people kick the cigarette butt and give up…

February 20, 2022

National HIV Strategic Plan 2021-2026, Nepal

Overview The National Centre for AIDS and STD Control (NCASC), Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal has released…

February 17, 2022
Health Ministers commit to renew, accelerate efforts to end TB in South-East Asia

Health Ministers commit to renew, accelerate efforts to end TB in South-East Asia

Press release 1770 (WHO SEARO) New Delhi, 26 October 2021 – The Ministers of Health of countries in WHO South-East…

October 26, 2021
WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee meeting begins (Photo: WHO-SEARO)

WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee meeting begins

Press release 1761 Kathmandu, 6 September 2021:  The Seventy Fourth Regional Committee meeting of WHO South-East Asia Region, began today…

September 6, 2021
The 2nd National Sero-prevalence Survey of Nepal for COVID-19

The 2nd National Sero-prevalence Survey of Nepal for COVID-19

The Ministry of Health and Population has released a brief press note on key findings of the 2nd…

August 29, 2021