Amid unprecedented aid cuts by the US, the UN health body stresses the need for sustained investment to protect the progress.

Meteorologists have forecast light to moderate rainfall for today, which could lessen the air pollution.

Officials say they are being asked to prepare programmes based on uncertain budgets with unclear funding sources.

Met office predicts rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, which could bring respite from hazardous level of air pollution.

As days get warmer, cases of fever, skin diseases, cough, flu, snake bites, dengue, and malaria have risen, say doctors.

Experts warn of a rise in unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions. New procurement will take 3 months.

Cases of the disfiguring disease in Achham are declining, but many may still go unreported out of fear of social exclusion, say officials.

The hospital administration has decided to explore new funding sources for continuing the free treatment programme.

Of 8,000 women who underwent cervical cancer screening in recent months, reports of 450 came positive, who need further examination.

Karnali’s suspended fortified flour programme for pregnant women and children unlikely to resume.

Contamination of coliform was found in drinking water samples collected from Lalitpur in January. Last year, dozens of people were infected with cholera and thousands with diarrhoea.

No agency has yet pledged amounts they will contribute.

Uptake low in Madhesh province and big cities. Officials unable to locate the missing recepients.

Kathmandu metropolis screened 26,019 people of 256 localities in December and January.

Experts warn misuse of antibiotics in humans, animals and plants is fuelling a ‘silent pandemic’ of antimicrobial resistance.

Three-member expert panel will oversee process to dispose of the Sinovac-CoronaVac doses that expired in December 2023.

Health Ministry says 118 maternal deaths have been reported from 51 districts since the start of the ongoing fiscal year.

Finance ministry has capped next year’s health budget at Rs83 billion even as the US halts its aid.

Rising obesity will cause early diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, says the report, calling for urgent action.

The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division says 48 districts are highly vulnerable to cholera outbreaks.