The Asia-Pacific Travel Health Conference in Kathmandu to discuss disease dynamics in an interconnected world
Tuberculosis kills many more Nepalis than Covid-19, but prevention, early diagnosis and treatment will save lives
While many countries lift mask mandates and coronavirus restrictions, Hong Kong and China are reeling from an Omicrons surge. Britain, the US…
Photo: BIKRAM RAI/NEPALI TIMESWhen the second wave hit Nepal in May 2021, city hospitals ran out of ICU beds and oxygen, and politicians in…
Frontline workers waiting for their booster dose at a hospital in Kathmandu last week. Photos: AMIT MACHAMASIAs elsewhere in the world, the…
Photos: UNICEF NEPALDespite periods of political and economic instability, Nepal achieved dramatic progress in maternal and child health in the…
Crowd of people lining up for Covid vaccination outside Teku Hospital on Tuesday. Photos: AMIT MACHAMASIDuring the devastating second wave last…
“Failing to prepare is preparing to fail.”
Vehicles are one of the biggest emitters of PM2.5 and other pollutants in Kathmandu. Photos: AMIT MACHAMASIIt is that time of the year again…
The 4.1 million doses of Moderna and J&J vaccines sent by Germany via COVAX facility arrived in Kathmandu this week. Photo: UNICEFTill a few…
Security personnel and relatives of the deceased attend a mourning at the premise of infectious disease hospital in Pokhara. Photos: BARSHA…
Photo: AMIT MACHAMASIThe fact that Omicron was detected in an individual who had arrived in Nepal five days before the new variant was first…
Photo: AMIT MACHAMASIAfter a dozen or so people were admitted to a hospital in Delhi with suspected omicron strain of Covid, neighbouring Nepal…
All photos: DAVID POKORNYI was initially preparing to run the 2021 Everest Trail Race following the 2019 Annapurna Marathon and another trip in…
Nepal Rastra Bank’s report last month was badly timed — it was a bad idea to sound a warning that Nepal is going belly up just as the country…
In Nepal or the US, having an option to vaccinate or not is a matter of privilege
Even as Nepal tries to recover from the impact of the pandemic, the country’s economic indicators released this week by the central bank show…
The 100,620 doses of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine arrived in Kathmandu on Monday. Photos: AMIT MACHAMASIThe first 100,620 doses of Pfizer’s…
China's Nepali students still stuck in Kathmandu stage a demonstration requesting for their return to their universities. Nepali students in…
As an adventure destination, Nepal’s policy has always been to make it as thrilling as possible for tourists who visit the country with…
An estimated 1,200 children who lost their parents to the pandemic struggle to get by
Photo: UNITED NATIONSThe United Nations General Assembly has started its 76th annual session, as 100 world leaders gather in-person after last…
Photo via PROJECT SYNDICATEThe upsurge of Covid-19 cases, hospitalisations, and deaths in the United States serves as a bitter reminder that the…
Photo: UNICEFSchool closures have led to an alarming loss of learning opportunities for children in South Asia despite efforts to promote remote…
