Why
Tuberculosis
Persists In
Society,
by Balaram
Sharma
Chaulagain (rn
07/12/2024)
Rise
of syphilis in
Nepal :
Creating an
environment
that fosters
open dialogue
on
reproductive
and sexual
health is
vital, by
Sher Bahadur
Pun (kp
04/12/2024)
Winter
offers no
relief from
dengue :
Experts urge
continued
vigilance as
dengue remains
a year-round
threat in
Nepal (kp
03/12/2024)
Nepal’s
30 districts
at high risk
of cholera
outbreak :
Epidemiology
and Disease
Control
Division
working on a
cholera
elimination
plan. Mass
vaccination
under
consideration
(kp
22/11/2024)
Dengue
kills eight in
Gandaki
(rn
15/11/2024)
Climate
change drives
dengue as
mosquitoes
climb to new
altitudes :
Dengue
mosquitoes
found in
Jumla’s
Chandannath at
2,438 metres.
Health
agencies
grossly
unprepared,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
12/11/2024)
Take
Effective
Measures To
Contain Dengue,
by Uttam
Maharjan (rn
12/11/2024)
JE
death toll
rises to 23,
development
partners not
driven to
provide
vaccine :
Health
Minister
Pradip Paudel
says he will
hold a meeting
with relevant
officials and
experts to
discuss the
emergency
(kp
08/11/2024)
Dengue
infections
declining in
Nepal
following
govt’s
mosquito
control
campaign
(rep
07/11/2024)
Private
labs are
fleecing
dengue
patients :
Some hospitals
are reportedly
charging up to
Rs3,000 for a
test although
the testing
kit costs less
than Rs100,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
06/11/2024)
Climate
shifts and
urbanisation
drive Nepal
dengue surge
(rep
05/11/2024), Dengue
affects over
28,000 people
across Nepal :
Six districts
including
Kathmandu at
high risk
(kh
05/11/2024)
Nepal
at risk:
Malaria and
dengue could
spread due to
climate change
: The number
of malaria and
dengue cases
in Nepal may
increase by up
to 27 percent
and 44
percent,
respectively,
over
2011-2040,
says the Asian
Development
Bank (kp
01/11/2024)
Three
types of
dengue viruses
active in
Nepal (kh
29/10/2024)
Dengue
cases surge
past 28,000;
12 fatalities
reported
(kh
29/10/2024)
Number
of dengue
patients
exceeds 27,000
across Nepal
(rep
28/10/2024)
Controlling
dengue menace
: With every
outbreak, the
virus seems to
be taking a
more complex
form, by
Sher Bahadur
Pun
(kp27/10/2024)
Dengue
crisis deepens
as authorities
fail to
prioritise
mosquito
control :
Experts:
Government bid
to hide cases
and deaths is
worsening the
public health
crisis, by
Arjun Poudel
(kp
25/10/2024)
Nepal
faces renewed
threat of
polio
infection
(rep
24/10/2024)
Dengue
surge
overwhelms
hospitals,
sparks blood
crisis :
Central blood
bank says it
brought 112
pints of blood
from Simara on
Thursday, but
daily demand
exceeds 300
pints, by
Arjun Poudel
(kp
19/10/2024)
Chitwan
reports 386
cases of Scrub
Typhus
(rep
16/10/2024)
Dengue:
Over 19,000
infected
nationwide as
cases surge
(kh
16/10/2024)
Chitwan
reports over
2,000 new
dengue cases
(kh
14/10/2024)
Death
toll from
Dengue reaches
seven in
Gandaki
Province
(kh
09/10/2024)
As
dengue surge
looms,
authorities
race to secure
rapid test
kits :
Officials at
Health
Ministry say
they have just
2,000 kits in
stock and have
urged
provinces to
secure their
own supplies
(kp
08/10/2024) [As usual, the government does not act, but reacts!]
Dengue
surge sparks
critical blood
shortage :
Last week’s
monsoon
disaster and
ongoing
Dashain
holidays have
cut blood
donations to
100 pints a
day, while the
demand is for
around 400
pints, by
Arjun Poudel
(kp
05/10/2024)
Nepal
braces for
health
epidemics
after monsoon
chaos :
Experts warn
of high risk
of
water-borne,
vector-borne,
and air-borne
disease
outbreaks amid
widespread
destruction,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
01/10/2024), Flood
survivors
worried about
the risk of
epidemic
(kh
05/10/2024)
Chitwan
reports 229
scrub typhus
cases, one
death since
mid-July
(rep
30/09/2024)
Cholera
resurfaces in
districts
declared open
defecation-free
years ago :
Without
improved water
and hygiene,
there is no
stopping
deadly
diarrheal
ailments,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
26/09/2024)
Dengue
cases rise in
Kathmandu
Valley (kh
24/09/2024)
JE
toll rises: 17
dead, 63
infected since
June :
Officials
lament urgent
pleas to
donors for
vaccines have
gone
unanswered
(kp
23/09/2024)
Japanese
encephalitis
outbreak in
Nepal : Its
presence in
Kathmandu is
alarming, and
a possible
‘surprise
outbreak’
cannot be
overlooked,
by Sher
Bahadur Pun
(kp
22/09/2024)
Hospitals
in Valley
report spike
in viral
fever, flu
cases :
Doctors say
the exact
cause of the
surge still
unclear, but
believe it may
be due to
infections
like dengue,
seasonal
influenza, and
typhoid, among
others, by
Arjun Poudel
(kp
19/09/2024)
As
dengue spreads
nationwide,
Nepali public
resigns to
fate :
Authorities
have abandoned
preventive
measures such
as mosquito
search-and-destroy,
leading to
rise in
infections,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
14/09/2024), Dengue
infection hits
9,500
nationwide,
claims 6 lives
(kh
15/09/2024), Contain
Rising Threat
Of Dengue,
by Shyam P
Lohani (rn
15/09/2024)
12
dead, 59
others
infected as
Japanese
Encephalitis
spreads across
Nepal : Health
officials say
they are
working to
secure JE
vaccines for
all vulnerable
populations,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
13/09/2024), 14
dead of
Japanese
encephalitis,
61 infected
(rn
13/09/2024), Deaths
from Japanese
encephalitis
doubles
compared to
last year,
by Pabitra
Sunar (rep
14/09/2024), Japanese
encephalitis
claims 14
lives (kh
15/09/2024)
Over
6,800 people
infected with
dengue across
Nepal (rep
10/09/2024), Acute
viral fever
and dengue
infections
overwhelm
Kathmandu
valley
hospitals
(rep
10/09/2024)
Two succumb to
dengue in
Jhapa (kh
09/09/2024)
Japanese
encephalitis
kills 6,
infects 36
this monsoon :
Officials have
no plan to
launch
vaccination
drives anytime
soon. Say JE
deaths and
infections
have declined
recently,
by Arjun
Poudel (kh
06/09/2024)
Chitwan reports
another dengue
fatality
(kh
04/09/2024)
One dies of dengue
infection in
Chitwan
(kh
02/09/2024)
Four people die of
diarrhea in
Narainapur;
seven taken
ill (kh
02/09/2024)
Chitwan records 78 scrub
typhus cases
since July
(rn
01/09/2024)
Cholera: A Persistent
Health Risk,
by Anand
Gautam (rn
29/08/2024)
Over
3,500 infected
with scrub
typhus since
mid-July :
Delayed
diagnosis,
misdiagnosis
and late
treatment lead
to severity
and death,
doctors warn,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
27/08/2024)
Hospitals
in mountain
districts
struggle to
cope with
dengue surge :
Patients fill
every
available
space
including
corridors,
floors at
Sankhuwasabha
hospital,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
26/08/2024)
Dengue
could spiral
into an
epidemic in
Nepal, warn
health experts
(rep
26/08/2024), Dengue
cases surge in
Chitwan, over
500 infected
(kh
26/08/2024)
Dengue and cholera spread
across nation
except Humla
and Mustang
(rn
24/08/2024)
Child
dies from
diarrhoea.
Cholera
confirmed in
58 others :
Health
authorities
are struggling
to locate the
source of the
cholera
outbreak, with
most cases
reported in
Kathmandu
Valley (kp
21/08/2024)
Dengue
spreads across
74 districts,
highest
infection rate
in Tanahun
(rep
20/08/2024)
Apathy
to take
preventive
measures
blamed for an
exponential
rise in dengue
cases : Health
workers demand
testing kits
and essential
medicines
instead of
directions,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
20/08/2024)
Cholera cases in
Nepal rise to
58 as three
new infections
reported
(kh
20/08/2024)
Rise
of monsoon
Covid in Nepal
: We must
prioritise
continuous
surveillance,
genetic
analysis and
vaccination,
by Sher
Bahadur Pun
(kp
18/08/2024)
Dengue
kills three
people in
Gandaki in
three weeks,
by Santosh
Pokharel
(18/08/2024)
Massive
dengue
outbreak hits
Anbukhaireni
in Tanahun :
Over 900
dengue cases
reported in a
single ward
within a
month. Local
15-bed
hospital
overwhelmed
(kp
17/08/2024)
Nepal
on high alert
after WHO
declares
global mpox
emergency :
Experts say
people who
have returned
from
disease-hit
African
countries must
be isolated
for three
weeks (kp
16/08/2024)
Monovalent
Covid vaccine
set for
nationwide
rollout within
a week : Along
with those
with
comorbidities
and elderly,
children with
compromised
immunity will
also get the
vaccine
(kp
15/08/2024)
Dengue control
turns
challenging in
Koshi Province
(kh
15/08/2024)
Health
authorities
mull mass
vaccination
against
cholera : At
least 50
people have
contracted
cholera across
country so far
this year.
Contamination
of all water
sources poses
a challenge in
containing
spread of
deadly
disease,
officials say,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
14/08/2024)
Coronavirus
cases are
surging again
: A new
sub-variant of
the
coronavirus
detected in a
recent whole
genome
sequencing
could be
responsible,
say sources,
by Arjun
Poudel (kp
13/08/2024)
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