Nepal’s next government should be judged by the lives it saves, not by speeches and ribbon-cutting
Compassionate surgeon in distant district treats broken bones, but battles poverty and injustice every day
As obesity and diabetes increase in Nepal, comes the blockbuster drug Ozempic
Assistance will buy medical equipment to help emergency procedures in hospital in Achham district
Nepal’s pioneering orthopedic surgeon redefines healthcare for the country’s most needy
The Asia-Pacific Travel Health Conference in Kathmandu to discuss disease dynamics in an interconnected world
Nepal has an over-supply of nurses, but nursing positions at hospitals are vacant because of low pay and overwork
Did Nepali doctors crib in their US medical exam?
It was being poor that cost Sharmila her life, not winter cold after the Jajarkot earthquake
The current status and needs of the survivors of the 3 November quake that killed at least 154
Rural Nepali mothers need more nurses like Anju Chaudhary
A change in Nepal’s ‘giving culture’ holds the key to revamping its healthcare
Nurses in Nepal’s public schools do not just take care of medical needs but also ensure that students eat better
The UK has a shortage of nurses, Nepal has a surplus, but both countries need to ensure that recruitment is transparent and fair.
Access to diagnosis and treatment as well as community participation key to eliminating this viral liver disease
Belamati Nepali of West Rukum was diagnosed with intestinal cancer and underwent surgery in Lalitpur. Her husband Khadke sold the family…
Photo: NEPALI TIMES ARCHIVEEvery year, half a million Nepalis fall below the poverty line paying for expensive medical care. Another three…
Goitre was once so endemic in Nepal that it was considered a sign of beauty. Entire villages across northern Nepal that relied on Tibetan rock…
Locals from Budhinanda in Bajura transporting a woman in labour to a hospital in district headquarters. All photos: PRAKASH SINGHNothing could…
Photo: NEURO HOSPITAL A 32-year-old female patient was suddenly unable to move one side of her body. She was rushed to Upendra Devkota Memorial…
Takam village (above) in Dhaulagiri Municipality is a model for how federalism should function. Photos: JOY STEPHENSBal Bir Biswakarma from the…
Crowd of people lining up for Covid vaccination outside Teku Hospital on Tuesday. Photos: AMIT MACHAMASIDuring the devastating second wave last…
When the second wave of the Delta variant ravaged Nepal in April-May this year, hospitals ran out of oxygen and ICU beds. The international…
The newly developed ayurvedic 'centre of excellence' is nestled beneath the forests of Nagarjun, just half an hour from Kathmandu. The centre is…
