Minister for Health in Bagmati Province, Uttam Joshi, has said ministry focuses on policy making but not on contract and construction. At a programme organized by Senior Citizens’ Association Chitwan today, Minister Joshi reiterated that ministry invo…
On a cold evening, after completing her maghreb (post-sunset) prayer, a woman holds her children close to keep them warm with her threadbare scarf. They sit huddled together outside a now-dilapidated shelter made of bamboo sticks and plastic sheets — t…
Experts at a views-exchange meeting today called for ensuring early diagnosis and on-time treatment of tuberculosis (TB) patients to eliminate the curable disease from the country.They viewed this at the event organised by National Anti-Tuberculosis A…
A jeep met with an accident today at Duli of Banfikot rural municipality-8 in Rukum West, leaving five severely injured. According to police, a total of 15 were onboard the jeep when it met with the accident. Until the filing of this report, preparati…
Health experts at a views-exchange meeting have highly lauded UNFPA Bangladesh for extending support in eliminating obstetric fistulas from Bangladesh by 2030 next.They came up with the appreciation at the meeting arranged marking the International Da…
The COVID-19 pandemic brought international migration to a standstill — and migrant workers have borne the greatest cost. But Bangladeshi workers are doing surprisingly well.Abul Basar has been in Saudi Arabia for 14 years now. After failing to find a…
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has directed the submission of the details of the poor, helpless and abandoned people, who have received free treatment at the designated hospitals, to the KMC within 10 days of the completion of every month.The K…
Ensuring proper measurement of food and its ingredients is vital for maintaining food safety as millions of people suffer from illness by eating contaminated and adulterated foods every year.Hazardous food has been adjudged as a major threat to public…
Minister for Health and Population Mohan Bahadur Basnet has left early today for Geneva, Switzerland to attend the 76th World Health Assembly, the decision-making body the World Health Organization (WHO).Minister Basnet is leading a six-member delegat…
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