Nepal introducing two new initiatives to strengthen maternal and newborn health despite funding setbacks
60,000 Nepalis are burned every year, but most suffer far from treatment centres in Kathmandu
Nepali recruit in the Russian Army started seeking a way to escape when he saw his name on a roster of soldiers being sent to the front lines
Immunisation to prevent cervical cancer awaiting approval from global vaccine alliance
The rapid decline in maternal mortality rate has plateaued off in Nepal and rest of the world
Municipalities topping up Rs15 per meal provided by the central government could lead to inequity in children’s nutrition
But can the Nepal Government that has rolled out meals for students in 71 districts meet expectations?
Photo: HIMALMEDIAA white-coated nurse holding a blue and white, half-litre bag of milk stands in front of a small group of mothers seated near…
Twelve years after she left Nepal, and after a dramatic rescue from the home of her abusive Saudi employer, Lilamaya Dhimal (pictured above)…
Photo: VCNAs the monsoon rains again cruelly reveal the fragility and errors of ‘development’ in Nepal, there is a sense that the country should…
Trump exits the World Health Organisation, but the global order survives
Small-scale relief efforts in Nepal target the neediest during the COVID-19 crisis
Going through the motions to quarantine people haphazardly will not prevent an outbreak
The overall trend in neo-natal deaths is positive, but the poorest families will lag behind further as inequality grows
Transparency. Concealing information fuels conspiracies, rumour-mongering and the ‘fake news’.
Nepal has been spared so far, but it is better to be prepared for the worst
It was easy for me to get in the door of the Nepali Times after I first moved to Nepal in 2005: Editor Kunda Dixit and I shared ties with the…
It is when local women take the lead to end the practice that it is most effective
In the coming decade, climate migration may finally make world leaders take action to slow global heating
SHOULDERING THE BURDEN: The workload for women like Nanimaya Dhungana in Kavre (Above) may have increased because of the climate crisis. Photo:…
Local activists goad local governments to deliver services
Photos: MARTY LOGANWhen I’ve had enough of the smog, barking dogs, crowds and cacophony of Kathmandu I seek out my ‘oasis’, a small piece of…
‘A lways read the footnotes,’ someone once told me. If I hadn’t followed that advice I would not have learned that in 1965 an American/Indian…
