Staying home is safest way to avoid COVID-19, say doctors

Health experts have said that it is very safe to stay home to remain safe from the coronavirus infection.

Virus puts Maternity Hospital in extra labour pain

At a time when the government is gearing up responses to protect the public from the infection of the coronavirus, the Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital (PMWH) seems to be lagging behind as it has so far failed to arrange for water and soap for washing hands and sanitizer for the patients, attendants or visitors.

Doctors say washing hands best way to prevent virus

Health experts have suggested people wash hands frequently and maintain hygiene to prevent the spread of COVID-19 virus.

PM’s successful transplant generates high hopes in medical circle, public

The second successful kidney transplant of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), Maharajgunj has sent a positive message to the public that such a complex surgery can be carried out within the country. It has also enhanced the confidence level of all Nepali doctors and government hospitals.

Unable to replace flip-flop straps, Haliya children miss classes

For seventh-grader Shankar Ram Bhul, of Sahilek in Baitadi, it had been three days since the straps of his only pair of flip-flops were broken, but he didn’t have the money to buy

‘No Covid-19 in Nepali evacuees’

The 175 Nepalese airlifted by the government from Hubei Province’s Wuhan city, China on Sunday, have been tested negative for coronavirus (Covid-19).

Smile lurks in lips of rescued Nepalis, relatives

The government has brought smiles on the faces of the nervous Nepali citizens and their families by bringing home 175 Nepali nationals, who were anxiously waiting for their evacuation from Wuhan, the epicenter of the Covid-19.

Alcoholic men leave families in misery

Many women and children silently suffer from alcohol abuse by men across the district. Since the patriarchal family structure gives greater leeway to males in handling the family affairs, their alcoholic abuse has given rise to domestic violence and psychological trauma in women and children.

When mothers are ignorant or busy, babies suffer malnutrition

A one-and-a-half years old baby girl from Anarkholi was diagnosed with a condition of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) by a local health post in Anarkholi, Baitadi district.

Miyapur village has no Chhaugoth

Achham is termed as a district with the highest number of Chhaugoth (a small shed designated for menstruating women and girls away from house). However, not many people know one particular village in the district has neither Chhaugoth nor its women stay outdoors during the periods.