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Cholera bacteria rampant in Valley water supply
Published On: September 8, 2016 08:00 AM NPT By: Arjun Poudel
KATHMANDU, Sept 8: At a time when the health authorities are struggling to contain the spread of cholera in Kathmandu Valley, strains of the deadly disease have been found in drinking water samples collected from various Valley localities.
VVIP rooms at Bir, TUTH empty while millions spent on checkups abroad
Published On: August 27, 2016 04:30 AM NPT By: Arjun Poudel
KATHMANDU, Aug 27: Bir Hospital renovated its VVIP cabin spending around Rs 3 million some two years, but the VVIPs go to hospitals abroad even for general checkups and minor treatment, incurring millions in costs to the state coffers..
Health facilities across the country without essential drugs
Published On: August 26, 2016 12:00 AM NPT By: Arjun Poudel
KATHMANDU, Aug 26: Health facilities throughout the country have been lacking essential drugs for over a year as the government officials have not shown any seriousness to procure those drugs.
EDCD weighs vaccination against cholera
Published On: August 22, 2016 02:15 AM NPT By: Arjun Poudel
KATHMANDU, Aug 22: Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) of the Department of Health Services (DoHS) has said that it is considering administering cholera vaccine to the people living in the highly affected areas of Lalitpur, where the deadly disease has been spreading for the last one month.
Bir docs say Ganga Maya's visitors nuisance
Published On: August 18, 2016 12:40 AM NPT By: Arjun Poudel
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Doctors at Bir Hospital have said they are troubled by the large number of visitors coming to meet Ganga Maya Adhikari, who is on fast-unto-death since last Thursday.
Three dead, 91 infected with scrub typhus so far
Published On: August 17, 2016 12:00 AM NPT By: Arjun Poudel
KATHMANDU, Aug 17: Three people including two children have died and 91 others have been infected from scrub typhus that has been spreading in various districts across the country since the last four months.
Two die of scrub typhus, 76 others infected
Published On: August 15, 2016 09:18 AM NPT By: Arjun Poudel
KATHMANDU, Aug 15: Two children have died of scrub typhus that has been spreading in various districts since the beginning of this year. Another 76 have been infected.
21 confirmed cases of cholera in Kathmandu Valley
Published On: July 27, 2016 02:10 AM NPT By: Arjun Poudel
KATHMANDU, July 27: Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) under Department of Health Services (DoHS) has sounded alarm about cholera outbreak in Kathmandu Valley with 21 people already testing positive for the disease.
Govt still turning deaf ear to Dr KC: Resident docs
Published On: July 21, 2016 05:00 AM NPT By: Arjun Poudel
KATHMANDU, July 21: Every day about a dozen senior leaders of the major political parties, lawmakers, human rights activities and civil society members reach Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) to take note of the health condition of Dr Govinda KC, who has been on a fast-unto-death since the last 11 days
OPD boycott affects hundreds of patients
Published On: July 20, 2016 02:40 AM NPT By: Arjun Poudel
KATHMANDU, July 20: Hundreds of patients at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) suffered the consequences Tuesday as resident doctors pursuing MD/MS degrees under the Institute of Medicine (IoM) shunned the out-patient department (OPD).
House panel asks PM to take urgent action to save Dr KC
Published On: July 19, 2016 12:00 AM NPT By: Arjun Poudel
KATHMANDU, July 19: The parliament's Social Justice and Human Rights Committee (SJRC) on Monday has asked Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to take immediate action to save Dr Govinda KC, who is on a fast-unto-death for the last nine days, demanding reforms in the medical education sector.
DR KC begins fresh hunger strike
Published On: July 11, 2016 01:00 AM NPT By: Arjun Poudel
KATHMANDU, July 11: Dr Govinda KC, senior orthopedic surgeon at the Institute of Medicine (IoM), has gone on a fresh hunger strike from Sunday evening.
Docs raise serious questions over quality of hospital ICU
Published On: July 9, 2016 12:00 AM NPT By: Arjun Poudel
KATHMANDU, July 9: NC General Secretary Dr Shashank Koirala, was rushed to Om Hospital after he complained of abdominal pain and breathing difficulties on Tuesday evening. Doctors at the hospital, however, noticed how critical he was only on Wednesday morning when he became unconscious.
Rains unleash havoc across the country
Published On: July 2, 2016 12:40 AM NPT By: Arjun Poudel
KATHMANDU, July 2: Heavy rainfalls on Friday lashed several places across the country, including Kathmandu Valley, leaving roads and settlements in many areas inundated.
Dr KC demands impeachment of CIAA chief Karki
Published On: June 27, 2016 12:05 AM NPT By: Arjun Poudel
KATHMANDU, June27: The government had agreed to fix the ceiling of fee for MBBS studies in Kathmandu Valley up to Rs 3.5 million following an agreement with Dr Govinda KC, who staged fast-unto-death several times demanding reforms in medical sectors.
'Doc who passed 8th grade only among fakes arrested'
Published On: June 25, 2016 12:18 AM NPT By: Arjun Poudel
KATHMANDU, June 25: In an appalling finding, all the educational credentials of one doctor, who claimed to be a specialist, have turned out to be phony.
Fake certificates of doctors expose regulatory bodies
Published On: June 21, 2016 02:00 AM NPT By: Arjun Poudel
KATHMANDU, June 21: Merit is not all that is required to pursue medical degree in Nepal. What matters most is money.
NMC to probe intermediate certificates of all 16,000 docs in Nepal
Published On: June 20, 2016 02:35 AM NPT By: Arjun Poudel
KATHMANDU, June 19:Nepal Medical Council (NMC), the regulatory body for all medical doctors, has started investigations into the educational certificates of all 16,000 doctors to whom it has provided practicing licenses so far.
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