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News Nepal Health: Nepal: Heavy rain, floods kill 67; health ministry urges international agencies for help

Published on: Monday 15 July 2019
Nepal: Heavy rain, floods kill 67; health ministry urges international agencies for help
News source: https://scroll.in/latest/930648/nepal-heavy-rain-floods-kill-67-health-ministry-urges-international-agencies-for-help

Nepal, hit by heavy rain and floods, has appealed to international agencies for help in preventing possible water-borne diseases and to ensure proper health services for the tens of thousands of ...

News Nepal Health: Babies in Nepal get quarter of calories from junk food, study finds

Published on: Tuesday 16 July 2019
Babies in Nepal get quarter of calories from junk food, study finds
News source: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/jul/17/babies-nepal-get-quarter-calories-junk-food-study

There is already growing global concern in the health community over the role of junk foods or ... some processed and packaged locally and some of them international, were common all over Nepal, even ...

News Nepal Health: RHC-P commanding general visits Walter Reed AFRIMS in Nepal

Published on: Thursday 23 May 2019
RHC-P commanding general visits Walter Reed AFRIMS in Nepal
News source: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/323683/rhc-p-commanding-general-visits-walter-reed-afrims-nepal

KATHMANDU, Nepal – Regional Health Command-Pacific’s Commanding General, Maj. Gen. Dennis P. LeMaster was in Kathmandu, Nepal visiting the Walter Reed Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical ...

News Nepal Health: WHO seeks equitable answer to health worker shortage

Published on: Friday 24 May 2019
WHO seeks equitable answer to health worker shortage
News source: https://www.devex.com/news/who-seeks-equitable-answer-to-health-worker-shortage-94966

So the global market will fail us if we allow it to.” Mahendra Prasad Shrestha from Nepal’s health ministry told the briefing that, “we are producing the health workers, but the retention is the ...

News Nepal Health: Saudi- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Congratulates Nepal's President on National Day

Published on: Monday 27 May 2019
Saudi- Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Congratulates Nepal's President on National Day
News source: https://menafn.com/1098575423/Saudi-Custodian-of-the-Two-Holy-Mosques-Congratulates-Nepals-President-on-National-Day

In his cable, the King wished the President permanent good health and happiness and the government and people of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal steady progress and prosperity. ...

News Nepal Health: 'Hygiene is the first priority': Nepal looks to clean up its act on sepsis

Published on: Wednesday 22 May 2019
'Hygiene is the first priority': Nepal looks to clean up its act on sepsis
News source: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/may/23/hygiene-is-the-first-priority-nepal-looks-to-clean-up-its-act-on-healthcare

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), sepsis and meningitis account for 15% of global neonatal deaths. In Nepal, 3.5 million people still lack basic access to water while 11.3 million do ...

News Nepal Health: First Bird Flu Death Case Reported In Nepal

Published on: Thursday 02 May 2019
News source: https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/world-news-first-bird-flu-death-case-reported-in-nepal/329748

becoming the first case of bird flu death in Nepal, the government informed on Friday. The Ministry of Health and Population has not disclosed the victim's identity, and told the public that there was ...

News Nepal Health: Nepal deputy PM's Madhesi party merges with former PM's party to form new political outfit

Published on: Tuesday 07 May 2019
News source: http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/2019/may/07/nepal-deputy-pms-madhesi-party-merges-with-former-pms-party-to-form-new-political-outfit-1973883.html

According to the agreement of merger, Bhattarai will chair the Samajwadi Party-Nepal's federal council, while Yadav, who is also the Health Minister, chair the central committee. Rajendra Shrestha ...

News Nepal Health: Nepal Survey: Does a Seat at the Table Guarantee Gender Equality?

Published on: Wednesday 08 May 2019
News source: https://asiafoundation.org/2019/05/08/nepal-survey-does-a-seat-at-the-table-guarantee-gender-equality/

Nepal’s constitution mandates that women hold at least 33 ... (9.9%), in workplace interactions (6.5%), in government offices (5.2%), when seeking health services (4.5%), and in school or college (3.6 ...