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Step by step for rural health care in Nepal Nepali Times

WEBSuman Thapa conducting an eye examination on a patient at Chaurjhari Hospital in Rukum, where EK Ek Paila is working with the local government.

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Is free health care possible in Nepal

WEBAround the world, in rich countries and poor, financing healthcare is one of the biggest challenges. In poor countries, it becomes a life-or-death issue.

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Artificially intelligent medicine Nepali Times

WEBCARING REMOTELY: Community health workers use an otoscope to detect ear disease in patients at a primary health care centre, and communicate the diagnosis …

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WARNING: Breathing is hazardous to health Nepali Times

WEBSonia Awale. writer. Sonia Awale is Executive Editor of Nepali Times where she also serves as the health, science and environment correspondent. She has …

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Nurses ensure nutrition for Nepal’s children Nepali Times

WEBNurse Sabita Gyawali goes to school bright and early as the first rays of the sun hit Mt Dhaulagiri to the north, and she gets to work right away.

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Building back healthier Nepali Times Buzz Nepali Times

WEBThe earthquakes destroyed 392 health facilities in 14 districts: six hospitals, 12 primary health care centres and 374 health posts, another130 birthing centers were damaged. …

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Unique hospital handover in Dolakha Nepali Times

WEBCharikot Hospital in 2015 after it was upgraded from a primary health care centre by Nyaya Health Nepal. Photo: Nyaya Health Nepal. In one of the few …

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Altruistic healthcare models in Nepal Nepali Times

WEBBayalpata Hospital, in Accham district, for instance, is a model public-private partnership that can thrive when state-of-the-art medical interventions are melded with …

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Bayalpata Hospital in Nepal wins global design award

WEBPhoto: MONIKA DEUPALA. Nepal’s Bayalpata Hospital has won an international award in the Health Category at the World Architecture Festival held in …

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Paul Farmer on my mind Nepali Times

WEBPaul Farmer visiting Bayalpata Hospital in Achham run by Nyaya Health Nepal on its third anniversary in 2012. Photo: DEEPAK BISTA/NHN. When we were in …

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Ensuring health insurance for all Nepalis Nepali Times

WEBPhoto: POSSIBLE HEALTH. Ever since Finance Minister Janardan Sharma in his budget speech last month announced a plan to hand over management of Nepal’s …

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Caring for those who cared Nepali Times

WEBPhoto: SHRADDHA SABURI HEALTH SERVICE. As a married, working woman with a child, it was impossible for Jasmine Bajracharya to take days off to care …

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This is how to upgrade Nepal's rural health Nepali Times

WEBDeukali Shahi, 26, looks relieved after delivering a healthy baby girl, but her calmness belies her traumatic childbirth. Her eyes fill with tears as she speaks haltingly …

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Nepal sees spike in suicides during pandemic Nepali Times

WEBSonia Awale. writer. Sonia Awale is Executive Editor of Nepali Times where she also serves as the health, science and environment correspondent. She has …

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State of the art rural hospital Nepali Times

WEBIN GOOD HANDS: Community Health Worker Bhajan Kunwar checks patient Namsara Tamrakar at her home in Chandika village of Achham. Pics: Marty …

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Nepal health workers at risk of workplace hazards Nepali Times

WEBA 25-year-old female nurse employed at a private hospital in Nepal has been experiencing back pain and shooting aches. She is exposed to viruses, fungi, and …

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Saving more mothers and babies Nepali Times

WEBOver the last two decades, Nepal has made notable progress in maternal and neonatal healthcare. The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) has declined from 536 per …

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Kathmandu air pollution hits record high Nepali Times

WEBWinter inversion, vehicular emission, wildfires, and cross-border industrial pollution have combined to give Kathmandu Valley the worst air quality among cities in …

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