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Paul Farmer on my mind

When we were in 11th grade, my friends and I wanted to bring healthcare services to an impoverished village near Pokhara, my hometown....

Nepal’s doctors are like soldiers fighting a war

Prashuma Malla had never felt so helpless as a physician. Her patient, a man in his 40s, was suffocating, incapable of drawing...

Nepal’s doctors are like soldiers fighting a war

Prashuma Malla had never felt so helpless as a physician. Her patient, a man in his 40s, was suffocating, incapable of drawing...

Protecting those who protect us from Covid

On 20 May, the Health Ministry released a condolence message for doctors including Ishwor Lal Acharya, Mukesh Chaudhary and Pujya Shree Karki...

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Protecting those who protect us from Covid

On 20 May, the Health Ministry released a condolence message for doctors including Ishwor Lal Acharya, Mukesh Chaudhary and Pujya Shree Karki...

Medical students deprived of Covid-19 vaccines

Ever since he was a child, Ramesh* knew he wanted to be a doctor to serve society and "do something good for...

Nepal health workers battle Covid-19, but also stigma

Nepal reported the first death of a medical worker from Covid-19 last week, a 35-year-old health assistant in Mahottari district. Across the...

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Nepal’s frontline workers brave it out

Until the COVID-19 crisis hit Nepal, the phrase ‘frontline health worker’ mainly referred to the 55,000 Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) who form the...

Protecting those who protect us from the epidemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the globe, hospitals have been overwhelmed. Nepal is ahead of the curve, but if the case load is...

When panic goes viral

The global public health crisis caused by the 2019 novel coronavirus has  hospitalised tens of thousands and killed hundreds of people, wrecked...

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