Public Health Update

WHO announces updated critical concentrations for susceptibility testing for rifampicin

5 February 2021 | GENEVA – The critical concentrations for culture-based phenotypic drug susceptibility testing (DST) to first-line anti-TB drugs…

February 5, 2021

Messages for World Leprosy Day 2021

Yohei Sasakawa, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination Over the past year, the headlines have been dominated by…

January 29, 2021

World Leprosy Day 2021 #BeatLeprosy

World Leprosy Day 2021 #BeatLeprosy The World Leprosy Day (WLD) takes place on the last Sunday of January…

January 24, 2021

World NTD Day: A new day in the fight against NTDs

The World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day is an international awareness day for NTDs observed on 30 January. It was…

January 17, 2021

Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) sites in Nepal

The National HIV Strategic Plan 2016-2021 aims to achieve 90% of all people with diagnosed HIV infection will…

December 26, 2020

National Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) Day

National FCHVs Day in Nepal National Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) Day is celebrated annually on December 5…

December 2, 2020

Universal Health Coverage Day 2020! Health For All: Protect Everyone!

Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day observed annually on 12 December. On 12 December 2012, the United Nations General…

November 26, 2020

WHO recommends against the use of remdesivir in COVID-19 patients

Update: 20 November 2020 WHO has issued a conditional recommendation against the use of remdesivir in hospitalized patients,…

November 21, 2020

World Toilet Day- “Sustainable sanitation and climate change”

World Toilet Day observed on 19 November to raise awareness & take action on global sanitation crisis and help…

November 19, 2020

Primary Health Care (PHC) Research Week

The Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, in collaboration with the Primary Health Care (PHC) Special Programme…

November 18, 2020