- Tuesday, 29 April 2025
Private residential doctors should get living allowance as decided: Commission
The 19th meeting of the Medical Education Commission on Monday concluded that the private medical colleges should ensure living expenses to residential doctors as per the rate it was decided and since the decision came into effect. Similarly, residential doctors who are agitating should get back to their duties and studies, the meeting stressed. It may be noted that the 16th meeting of the Commission on February 8 mandated that the private medical colleges pay the residential doctors with living allowances on par with the government facilities. It has been decided that private residential doctors shall be paid with Rs 48,737 of living allowances per month.
35-year-old man dies after taking injection against jaundice
A Resident of Ghodaghodi Municipality - 8, Kailali, Niraj Bahadur Shahi, died after taking an injection at the local medical. 35-year-old Shahi reached Dahit Medical after having a headache on Monday morning.
Indian Embassy hands over sickle cell, thalassemia vaccines to Nepal
The government of India has provided Nepal with vaccines to be used in the treatment of sickle cell anaemia and thalassemia. The first batch of vaccines was delivered to the Minister for Health and Population, Pradip Paudel by India's ambassador to Nepal, Naveen Srivastava, amidst a programme here on Friday.
Supplies of Flour, Fuel, and Child Vaccines Run Out in Gaza
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) warned that Israel’s blockade of Gaza, now in place for over 50 days, is causing a rapid depletion of essential humanitarian supplies - including food, fuel, medical aid, and childhood vaccines.
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.
