- Friday, 25 April 2025
Minister urges private medical colleges to provide living allowances to residential docs
Minister for Health and Population, Pradip Poudel, has warned that the government will suspend all cooperation with private medical colleges if they failed to ensure residential doctors are provided living allowance equivalent to those given in government hospitals.
Study estimates 80% length of India's rivers posing risks from antibiotic pollution
Eighty per cent of total length of India's rivers could be posing environmental and health risks due to antibiotic pollution, a study has estimated. Along with India, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Vietnam, and Pakistan are among the countries facing similar risks due to pollution from antibiotics, the research, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) Nexus, said.
Three children die, mother injured after consuming poison
Three children have died and their mother injured after consuming poison at Sahidnagar Municipality - 5, Basudevpatti in Dhanusha.According to the Spokesperson of the District Police Office, Dhanusha Varun Bahadur Singh, Sushil Sah's eight-year-old son Aditya Sah, four-year-old daughter Akriti Sah and two-year-old daughter Arushi Sah died due to consuming poison. The health condition of the injured 30-year-old' wife, Babita Sah said to be critical.
Bheri Hospital launches kidney transplant service
Hospital's chief and medical superintendent Dr Nirajan Subedi said this is the first time the hospital is transplanting kidney on two patients. The transplantations are to be carried out serially.
KMC urges people not to burn plastic waste in the open
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has urged the metropolis denizens not to burn waste in open place.
DDA directs for prompt withdrawal of Pilpan 40mg, Stop 40mg
The Department of Drug Administration (DDA) has issued a directive seeking to withdraw two medicines promptly from the market. It has sought the prompt removal of the drugs' 'Pilpan 40mg Tablet' and 'Stop 40mg' from the market, citing that they are proven to be substandard.
Two injured airlifted to capital for treatment
Two people injured when a bolero got tangled in the wire that had broken off from an electric pole have been airlifted to Kathmandu.
Sharma appointed Officiating VC of BPKIHS
Prof Dr Sanjib Kumar Sharma, Rector at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), has been appointed as the Officiating Vice Chancellor.
Workshop on disaster preparedness and response plans concludes
A two-day workshop for developing hospital disaster preparedness and response plans (HDPRP) concluded in Pokhara on Sunday.
'DM framework largely missing in media'
The four-day-long international media training organized by the Global South Coalition for Dignified Menstruation concluded here today.
Children being administered vitamin A and deworming tablets
As part of a national campaign, the government is scheduled to administer vitamin A and deworming medication to children across the country on Saturday and Sunday.
System in offing to compile health related data of citizens
By A Staff Reporter Kathmandu, Apr. 17 The Ministry of Health and Population is making preparations to implement a system that will consolidate all health-related details of citizens. Minister for Health and Population Pradip Paudel has initiated preparations for creating a unique health ID to store all health information of an individual in one place. The preparation is being carried out according to his previous decision to implement an integrated electronic medical system to consolidate all electronic medical records into a single platform. For this, a ministerial-level decision was made on Wednesday to form a recommendation committee under the leadership of Dr. Saroj Sharma, Chief of the Quality Measurement and Regulation Division at the Ministry. The committee includes representatives from the Ministry’s Policy, Planning and Monitoring Division, the Legal and Decision Implementation Division and the Registration Department. Similarly, IT consultant Engineer Shashank Shree Neupane, representatives from the Health Insurance Board, the World Health Organisation, and the Confederation of Nepalese Industries are also included in the committee. Ramesh Raj Subedi, the Director of Information Technology at the Ministry, has been appointed as the Member Secretary of the committee. The committee has been tasked with studying and proposing the methods, processes and algorithms for creating the health identification number. Likewise, the committee has also been instructed to conduct necessary research in relation to the national identity card, health insurance system and other recognised identification cards issued by the government. According to the Ministry’s Spokesperson, Dr. Prakash Budathoki, further processes will be carried forward once the Ministry receives a detailed report with recommendations from the committee. Each individual is assigned a separate health identification number in various countries around the world. Experts say such a system helps consolidate all health-related records of a person and assists both in medical treatment and in the government’s formulation of programmes and plans based on health data of citizens. Committee member Neupane stated that implementing such a system would support the existing electronic medical record system and make it easier to deliver health services through electronic means.
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Gandaki province govt launches screening campaign for non-communicable diseases
The Gandaki province government and the local levels have launched a 'screening' campaign for non-communicable diseases.
