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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

Health centre sans doctor, medicines, by Rajendra Bhatta (ht 07/08/2008)

Panel to probe doc’s ‘negligence’ at Bir (kp 02/08/2008)

Three hospitals announced as HIV-friendly (rn 30/07/2008)

Medics halt health services (kp 24/07/2008), Patients bear brunt of strike, by Laxmi Maharjan (ht 25/07/2008)

Peon prescribing drugs at health post (ht 15/07/2008)

Teen languishing in Dharan hospital for two months, by Rabin Giri (ht 12/07/2008)

Maoist backer buys Siddhartha Hospital (ht 08/07/2008)

Protest shuts Everest Nursing Home (kp 07/07/2008), Everest Nursing Home closed for 2nd day (kp 08/07/2008)

‘We don’t turn away poor patients’, interview with Bhagwan Koirala, executive director and senior consultant cardiac surgeon at Shahid Ganga Lal National Heart Center (kp 07/07/2008)

Doctors prescribe ‘illegal’ drugs, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 03/07/2008)

KMC doctors’ strike leaves patients in lurch, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 01/07/2008)

Dispute delays hospital handover (ht 20/06/2008)

Dharan docs’ rift deepens, by Rabin Giri (ht 17/06/2008)

State Of State-run Hospitals, by G.K. Pakavath (rn 16/06/2008)

Pharmaceuticals ban: Doctor ignores explanation notice, by Rabin Giri (ht 14/06/2008)

Morgue at Janakpur Hospital unattended, by Manika Jha (kp 13/06/2008)

Work on hospital building halted (kp 12/06/2008)

UMN takes charge of Mission Hospital, by Madhav Aryal (kp 10/06/2008)

Doctor transferred, patients left in lurch, by Kamal Panthi (kp 10/06/2008)

Hospital for remote area folks, by Krishna Prasad Gautam (kp 16/05/2008)

Narayani hospital staff on strike (ht 05/05/2008)

Dancing docs dump patients for drinks, by Ramji Rana (ht 07/04/2008)

Water crunch hits hospital (kp 07/03/2008)

Treating pain and shame: Mobile clinics in remote western Nepal provide relief, but are a drop in the ocean, by Mallika Aryal (nt 07/03/2008)

Hospitals run out of oxygen (kp 27/02/2008)

Damauli hospital in dilapidated condition (ht 21/02/2008)

Nepal hospitals can transplant kidney: Doctors (kp 17/02/2008)

Valley hospitals facing shortage of oxygen (nn 17/02/2008), Fuel, power crisis may halt City hospital services (ht 18/02/2008), Hospitals compelled to use firewood (kp 22/02/2008)

“In god’s hands”: The closing of a hospital is proof that politics kills people, by Kunda Dixit (nt 15/02/2008)

Mental Hospital lacks basic facilities, by Baburam Kharel (kp 11/02/2008)

Civil Service Hospital to open soon, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 02/02/2008)

Kanti hospital to provide free health service (kp 06/01/2008)

Team hospital closure affects patients (kp 29/12/2007)

Mahayagya collects Rs 50m for hospital, by Narayan Sharma (kp 25/12/2007), Sacred service (kp 26/12/2007)

District hospital without medical officer for 9 months (kp 19/12/2007)

District hospital without medical officer for 9 months, by Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 19/12/2007)

Sick child dies as hospital strikes (kp 16/12/2007)

New scheme at Gangalal for elderly poor (kp 10/11/2007)

IoM at Patan Hospital soon: PM (kp 08/11/2007)

Khandbari Hospital itself ‘sick’, by Surendra Subedi (kp 03/11/2007)

Bordertown Indian hospitals fleece Nepalis (kp 02/11/2007)

Bir chest X-ray down (kp 02/11/2007)

Treatment for drug users at TUTH (kp 31/10/2007)

Private hospital asks money for unrequired surgery (kp 29/10/2007)

Doctors withdraw strike (nn 10/10/2007)

Zonal hospital docs resign en masse (kp 28/09/2007)

Doctors stall health services at Kanti (NN 13/09/2007)

BIH opens referral office in Nepal (nn 06/09/2007)

Surgical services halted at Kanti (kp 31/08/2007)

Docs blamed for patient’s death: Medics thrashed, hospital vandalized, by Chetan Adhikari (kp 19/08/2007), Patients taken away after vandalism, hospital empty (kp 20/08/2007)

Himalaya Eye Hospital Pokhara closed (kp 02/08/2007)

Cancer hospital in crisis, service affected, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 01/08/2007)

Bir Hospital enters its 118th year (nn 30/07/2007)

Emergency angioplasty at Norvic (kp 22/07/2007)

Medicos halt work at Manipal Hospital (kp 21/07/2007)

Doctors absent at Bardiya hospital, by Kamal Panthi (kp 10/07/2007)

Team hospital in management crisis, by D R PANT (kp 07/07/2007)

All zones to have hospitals by next year (samn 07/07/2007)

Kanti hospital accused of negligence (samn 04/07/2007)

Hospital in need of doctors, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 30/06/2007)

Hospital pills make hundreds sick (samn 26/06/2007), Over 60 Nepali fall sick after consuming anti-elephantiasis pills (pd 26/06/2007), One dies, many others fall sick after consuming Elephantiasis medicine (nn 26/06/2007)

CIAA padlocks Bir Hospital store (kp 22/06/2007)

Treatment denied (samn 07/06/2007)

TUTH receives medical equipment from Japan (nn 04/06/2007)

Construction of Spinal Injury Centre begins (nn 25/05/2007)

Drunken interns arrested from Bir, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 19/05/2007)

Resident doctors stop attending OPD at Bir (kp 09/05/2007), Patients return from Bir empty-handed, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 10/05/2007), Resident doctors continue protest at Bir Hospital (kp 11/05/2007), Resident doctors at Bir resume work (kp 12/05/2007)

ARV at Bir Hospital soon, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 08/05/2007)

Construction of NA Veteran’s Hospital begins (nn 07/05/2007)

Birendra Military Hospital opens OPD (nn 07/05/2007)

8 parties warn protest against BPKIHS (samn 04/05/2007)

Bid to check misuse of blood in hospice (samn 04/05/2007)

Doctors halt work at Seti Zonal Hospital (nn 04/05/2007), Emergency services resume (samn 06/05/2007)

First neuro hospital opened (nn 26/04/2007), PM opens Nepal's first neuro hospital (samn 26/04/2007), Hospital for neurological care inaugurated (kp 27/04/2007)

The last big battle: One year later, Chautara’s hospital rises from the ashes of war, by Kunda Dixit (nt 20/04/2007)

Rs 1,000,000 given to 3 hospitals (samn 18/02/2007)

Research centres are not in research (samn 11/02/2007)

Hospital faces shortages, by Damodar Neupane (kp 07/02/2007)

Peons take charge of health posts (kp 23/01/2007)

Half of doctors in eastern region absent, by Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 18/01/2007)

Ambulance for cardiac care (kp 13/01/2007)

Sub-health posts lack basic infrastructure (kp 11/01/2007)

Manamohan Hospital starts operation (kp 07/01/2007), ‘Hospital for the poor’ inaugurated (samn 07/01/2007)

Patients suffer from winter chill (kp 02/01/2007)

Health post sans medicos, faces closure, by Biplav / Dilliram (kp 02/01/2007)

Kalikot hospital sans doctors, by Tula Ram Pandey (kp 30/12/2006)

Docs attacked after kid’s death in hospital; OPD service closed (nn 26/12/2006), Kin attack Kanti docs after boy dies, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 26/12/2006), Medical professionals protest attack (nn 26/12/2006))

Lack of doctors force patients toward clinics (kp 25/12/2006)

Govt hospitals lack human resources, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 18/12/2006)

Fund crunch hits Bara hospital hard (samn 12/12/2006)

Doctors resign en masse at Janakpur zonal hospital (nn 11/12/2006)

Family refuses body, says docs’ fault (kp 10/12/2006)

Staff halt hospital services, picket DAO, by Aman Koirala (kp 30/11/2006)

Rautahat hospitals reopen (samn 16/11/2006)

No surgery at zonal hospital (kp 14/11/2006)

Health center without medicos inaugurated, by Tika Bhatta (kp 14/11/2006)

District hospital sans docs (kp 11/11/2006)

Mental hospital fighting to make do, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 02/11/2006)

Helu locals set up community hospital, by Tirtha Neupane (kp 31/10/2006)

District Hospital sans docs (kp 31/10/2006)

1.08 billion Indian assistance for 200-bed Emergency & Trauma Centre (nn 27/10/2006)

Interaction organised on hospital (samn 23/10/2006)

Unclaimed patients flood Bir hospital (samn 20/10/2006)

Japanese assistance for Sub Health Posts (nn 12/10/2006)

Mishap victims’ kin vandalise hospital (samn 10/10/2006)

No doctor in health post (kp 14/09/2006)

The highest hospital in the world (Vanguard, Nigeria 14/09/2006)

Maoists start party hospital, by Binod Bhandari (kp 01/09/2006)

TUTH's wrong diagnosis leaves poor family poorer, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 30/08/2006)

BPKIHS medicos take to streets (kp 24/08/2006)

Vandalism averted at Hospital (kp 24/08/2006), Norvic to pay Rs 1.3 million compensation (kp 25/08/2006)

TB hospital resumes operation (nn 17/08/2006)

Be a friend, run community clinic, by Prakash Baral (kp 28/07/2006)

No, they’re comrades, not docs, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 28/07/2006), Comrade docs (kp 29/07/2006)

Hospital with only 1 doc (kp 27/07/2006)

BPMCH doctors resign Services affected, by Binod Tripathi (kp 24/07/2006)

Mechi Hospital work stalled Medicos, employees walk out, by Upendra Pokhrel (kp 24/07/2006)

BPKMCH chairman, MD accused of embezzlement, by Binod Tripathi (kp 19/07/2006)

‘400 more beds for TUTH in the offing’ (kp 15/07/2006)

Docs brings Koshi Hospital to a halt, by Binod Bhandari (kp 13/07/2006)

Docs, staff stall services at Patan Hospital Medicos manhandled (kp 11/07/2006)

Doc-less hospital turns away hundreds, by Benupraj Bhattarai (kp 25/06/2006)

VC, Register of BPKIHS resign (nn 22/06/2006)

Regional hospital without doctors, by Motilal Poudel (kp 16/06/2006)

Boy dies after ‘wrong’ medication (kp 15/06/2006)

Report clears doctors of negligence, by Deependra Baduwal (kp 06/06/2006)

All services, except emergency, closed in protest of attack on health institutions (nn 25/05/2006), Doctors strike against vandalism, by Deependra Baduwal (kp 25/05/2006), Hospitals shut, patients return (kp 27/05/2006), Doctors end strike (nn 28/05/2006)

Protestors vandalize Everest Nursing Home (nn 24/05/2006), Nursing home accepts mistake; provides Rs. 250,000 compensation to victim's family (nn 24/05/2006), Doctor, guard taken into custody Mob vandalizes nursing home, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 25/05/2006), Nursing home denies negligence charge (kp 26/05/2006)

Mob vandalizes LZH; set ablaze an ambulance (nn 24/05/2006), LZH, clinics remain closed (nn 24/05/2006)

Patients crowd Taplejung hospital (samn 01/04/2006)

Nick Simons Institute for health workers, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 30/03/2006)

Staying alive:For an institution that saves so many lives, the Nepal Kidney Centre itself is struggling to survive, by Naresh Newar (nt 17/03/2006)

Nepal Health 'Research' Centers Evade Tax: NHRC report details hospitals' abuse of regulations for profit, by Sanjeev Pd. Ghimire (on)

Hospital quarters vacated after firing (samn 05/02/2006)

Shortage of Blood Puts Blood Bank in Trouble (nln 30/01/2006), Shortage of fresh blood hits patients (samn 30/01/2006)

Bheri Zonal Hospital stops surgeries (nn 30/01/2006), Bheri Zonal Hospital suspends surgery, by Janak Nepal (kp 30/01/2006)

Exorbitant prices at hospital pharmacies, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 26/01/2006)

KMC 'negligence' killed patient, by B Basnet (kp 20/01/2006)

Nepal Govt Takes Action Against 36 Polyclinics and Labs (nln 08/01/2006), Govt takes action against clinics, labs (kp 08/01/2006)

Bir Hospital to run trauma centre (kp 06/01/2006)

Hospitals Hire Non-Qualified Staff; Nepal Medical Council to Take Action (nln 04/01/2006)

Long-term vision: One of the world’s largest eye hospitals is in the middle of nowhere in Lahan, by Mallika Aryal (nt 30/12/2005)

Hospital waste can harm public health (samn 26/12/2005)

‘Neglect’ kills child at Kanti, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 10/12/2005)

Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital to get memorial building (kp 18/11/2005)

CIAA probing irregularities in public hospital (nn 14/11/2005)

Hospitals ill-prepared for quakes, by Kosh Raj Koirala (kp 06/11/2005)

Hospital In Malekhu (sp 28/10/2005)

Hospital in Lukla (nn 25/10/2005)

First highway community hospital opens (nn 23/10/2005)

10 killed as hospital roof collapses (samn 21/10/2005), Manipal roof collapse kills 10, by Ishwori Neupane & Dinesh Regmi (kp 21/10/2005), Faulty design behind Manipal incident (nn 30/10/2005), Faulty design behind collapse (kp 30/10/2005)

Hospital Mgmt at Crossroad, by Bachcha Kailash Kaini (kp 15/08/2005)

40pc medical equipment in hospitals malfunctioning (kp 30/07/2005)

Indian help to construct gynae hospital in Jhapa (rn 22/07/2005)

Rain water floods district hospital (kp 21/07/2005)

Hospital Cleanliness (rn 13/07/2005)

Patients' woe (kp 30/06/2005)

Inferior medical equipment being dumped in Nepal, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 31/01/2005)

SGNHC adds more facilities (kp 29/01/2005)

Bir Hospital’s operating theatres remain closed (kp 19/01/2005), Govt to hire anaesthesists to keep bir Hospital running (rn 21/01/2005), Bir Hospital strike ends, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 26/01/2005)

Government hospitals (kp 05/01/2005)

Docs desert government hospitals after 2 pm: Report (kp 04/01/2005)

Mom, son hurt in Bardiya: 'Turned away' because of lack of money, by Damodar Bhandari (ht 08/12/2004)

Brother fulfils Pasang Lhamu’s dream, by Chakra Karki (kp 18/11/2004)

Death of woman due to lack of doctor alleged (ht 02/11/2004)

Charity cancer hospital in offing, by Mudita Bajracharya (ht 31/10/2004)

Bir Hospital radiotherapy unit hit by funds crunch, by Prasanna Chitrakar (ht 18/10/2004), Cancer won’t wait (ht 19/10/2004)

Blankets given to army, patients suffer, by Tirtha Neupane (kp 17/10/2004)

Pokhara to have dialysis facility in two months (ht 14/10/2004)

Four hospitals to be established (ht 26/09/2004)

Govt planning cancer hospital for all zones (rn 17/09/2004)

Singapore to donate 10 Kidney Dialysis Machines to Bir Hospital (rn 01/09/2004)

Doctors’ negligence worsens patient’s condition, by Binod Tripathi (kp 01/09/2004)

Road hospital, letter by Jeevan Thapa (kp 30/08/2004)

Tender dispute rocks BPKIHS (ht 29/08/2004)

Tent turned into hospital (ht 05/08/2004)

No doctor in Rautahat hospital (ht 05/08/2004)

Bir Hospital to enhance services, facilities (kp 28/07/2004)

Hospitals directed to ready emergency team, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 15/07/2004)

Water shortage hits district hospital (kp 05/07/2004)

Rolpa Hospital yet to see light of day (kp 02/07/2004)

CT Scan failure hits Bir Hospital patients (ht 28/06/2004), CT Scan Machine at Bir Hospital: Sheer Negligence, by Thakur Amgai (sp 16/07/2004)

Destitutes die uncared for in hospitals, by Archana Parajuli (ht 13/06/2004)

3 die due to breakdown of CT-scan (kp 30/05/2004)

BP cancer hospital doctors get go-ahead for private practice (ht 21/05/2004)

Patients’ pressure falls at Teku Hospital (ht 20/05/2004)

Expert hands lacking to mend, run medical equipment, by Indira Aryal (rn 03/05/2004)

His Majesty inaugurates orthopaedic hospital (rn 17/04/2004)

People queue to donate for community hospital (kp 15/04/2004), Yagya collection exceeds Rs 2.2m on single day (kp 16/04/2004), Hindus, Muslims join hands for community hospital, by Ghanashyam Khadka (kp 17/04/2004), Serving beyond self (kp 21/04/2004)

Hospital built with donations from locals (rn 05/04/2004)

TUTH’s teething troubles, by Archana Parajuli and Suvecha Pant (kp 03/04/2004)

Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital: Example of many chipping in, by Archana Parajuli (kp 21/03/2004)

Work starts to build hospital in Surkhet (rn 20/03/2004)

Bir Hospital-drug store row reaches flashpoint (ht 19/03/2004)

The highs and lows of Bir Hospital, by Archana Parajuli and Suvecha Pant (kp 11/03/2004)

Rs 51 lakh collected for community hospital in a day (ht 07/03/2004)

Elderly couple donates property for hospital, by Kulchandra Neupane and Dinesh Regmi (kp 05/03/2004)

Carol’s honeymoon suite and the Surkhet Hospital, by Vidhu Prakash Kayastha (kp 29/01/2004)

Taplejung district hospital in dire straits, by Dharmaprasad Paudel (kp 09/01/2004)

Adolescent clinic at Bir Hospital fails to deliver efficient service, by Suvecha Pant (kp 03/01/2004)

Emergency Hospital on Prithvi Highway (kp 03/01/2004)

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Background

Norvic Escorts International Hospital

Sushma Koirala Memorial Hospital and Nepal section of INTERPLAST-Germany e.V. (in German)

Nepal Medical College, Teaching Hospital