Public Health Update

World Birth Defects Day: Calls for More Prevention, Research and Care for Babies

Overview The World Birth Defects Day (WBDD) is observed on March 3 each year. WBDD unites stakeholders working in…

March 2, 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

World Cancer Day 2022: Close the Care Gap!

Overview World Cancer Day is a leading international awareness day observed every 4 February. It was initiated by the Union…

February 2, 2022

World Leprosy Day 2022: #United4Dignity!

Overview World Leprosy Day is celebrated on the last Sunday of January. In 2022, World Leprosy Day is…

January 27, 2022

Management Protocol of Children with COVID-19

Overview The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has released a new guideline on ‘Management Protocol of Children…

January 26, 2022

World NTD Day 2022: Achieving health equity to end the neglect of poverty-related diseases

Overview The World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day is observed on 30 January each year. The first-ever World NTD Day…

January 24, 2022

Diabetes Around the World in 2021 (Key global findings)

Background New figures released by International Diabetes Federation (IDF) ahead of World Diabetes Day reveal that 537 million adults around…

November 4, 2021

Top economists call for radical redirection of the economy to put Health for All at the centre in the run-up to G20

26 October 2021 News release (WHO) The COVID-19 Pandemic has brought into focus the stark reality of the large…

October 26, 2021

International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2021

Overview Each year 24 -30 October 2021 is observed as the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. The aim…

October 23, 2021

The Mental Health Atlas 2020

Overview The Mental Health Atlas, released every three years, is a compilation of data provided by countries around…

October 9, 2021