Marty Logan

HPV vaccine in Nepal

Immunisation to prevent cervical cancer awaiting approval from global vaccine alliance

Marty Logan

Why has progress in saving women’s lives stalled?

The rapid decline in maternal mortality rate has plateaued off in Nepal and rest of the world

Marty Logan

Nepali students get a second helping

Municipalities topping up Rs15 per meal provided by the central government could lead to inequity in children’s nutrition

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Growing appetite for school lunches

But can the Nepal Government that has rolled out meals for students in 71 districts meet expectations?

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A tall order

A white-coated nurse holding a blue and white, half-litre bag of milk stands in front of a small group of mothers seated...

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Nepali in Saudi Arabia rescued after 12 years

Twelve years after she left Nepal, and after a dramatic rescue from the home of her abusive Saudi employer, Lilamaya Dhimal (pictured...

Upasana Khadka, Marty Logan

Nepali in Saudi Arabia rescued after 12 years

Twelve years after she left Nepal, and after a dramatic rescue from the home of her abusive Saudi employer, Lilamaya Dhimal (pictured...

Upasana Khadka, Marty Logan

Volunteers to the rescue in Nepal’s flood season

As the monsoon rains again cruelly reveal the fragility and errors of ‘development’ in Nepal, there is a sense that the country...

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WHO and US

Trump exits the World Health Organisation, but the global order survives

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Helping the helpless during lockdown

Small-scale relief efforts in Nepal target the neediest during the COVID-19 crisis

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