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From
scarcity to scale: Nepal’s bid to become
Global South’s healthcare disruptor : Nepal is
about to miss the train of the biodigital
revolution sweeping across the Global South.
We cannot afford to sit back anymore, by
Shyam Poudel and Bikalpa Paudel (kp 24/04/2026)
Government
health insurance scheme nears collapse as
hospitals halt services : State-run hospitals
are providing only partial services. Major
hospitals like Teaching Hospital, Manmohan
Cardiothoracic Vascular & Transplant
Centre, and several medical colleges have
completely halted services for months, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 21/04/2026)
One
in five Nepalis aged over 30 found
hypertensive and obese : A nationwide
screening of non-communicable diseases
conducted in February-March shows around nine
percent of the population in the age group is
diabetic, and over three percent have renal
diseases, by Arjun Poudel (kp 20/04/2026)
Paralysis
plagues Morang’s Sardar settlement : The Tharu
village of Bataraitola is home to around 1,100
people, but over 50 including old and young
suffer from severe mobility issues , by
Parbat Portel (kp 09/04/2026)
Together
for health. Stand with science. Advance ‘One
Health’, by Allison Cocotano (kp
07/04/2026), Beyond
Apology: Dalit Women Still Excluded from
Healthcare, by Pranjal Khadka (rep
07/04/2026)
Govt rolls
out six-point health sector reform under
100-point governance agenda (kh (kh
30/03/2026)
Health
Ministry introduces guideline to promote
gender-responsive budgeting (kh
20/03/2026)
A
new moment for Nepal's health system: Basic
health services to realise universal health
coverage, by Krishna Aryal and Santosh
Chhetri (ht 17/03/2026)
Growing
heart disease raises health concerns in Nepal,
interview with Anil Bhattarai (rn 15/03/2026)
One
Health Is Nepal’s Best Investment, by
Binaya Chalise (rn 13/03/2026)
Nepal's
health insurance system is on the brink: The
new government has one chance to fix it,
by Prakriti Dhakal (ht 11/03/2026)
67.31%
pass NHPC 17th licensing examination (nn
23/02/2026)
Nepal’s
Health Insurance Program Is Gasping for Air:
Can We Save It?, by Shyam Poudel (rep
22/02/2026)
Rs750
million released to continue health insurance
programme : Some hospitals that have ceased
services under the scheme are expected to
resume soon (kp 20/02/2026)
Nepal’s
Cancer Crisis (rep 08/02/2026)
Catching
them young : More and more Nepalis in their
20s and 30s are getting cancer. Yet little is
being done about it (kp 06/02/2026)
Why
Nepal needs to talk about gut health : As the
country grapples with rising prevalence of
chronic diseases, it is vital to pay attention
to this issue, by Sachin Aryal (kp
05/02/2026)
Cancer
rising among children and youths in Nepal :
Doctors blame changing lifestyle, unhealthy
diets and sedentary habits for the surge,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 04/02/2026)
Health
insurance in crisis due to government itself :
Failure to implement legal provisions deprives
poor citizens of even basic treatment services,
by Uddab Thapa (nn 04/02/2026), When
Cost-Cutting Threatens Universal Health
Coverage (rep 05/02/2026), National
Health Insurance scheme sinks into crisis as
hospitals halt services : Why unpaid dues,
rising claims and policy confusion are
crippling health insurance, by Pawan
Mudbari (kh 07/02/2026)
Millions
exposed to lead in toothpaste, sindoor and
eyeliners : Even popular brands in Nepal found
laced with highly toxic metal that can damage
the brain, kidneys, nervous system, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 02/02/2026), Poisoned
potential : The state must strictly enforce
punitive measures to prevent people from
exposure to lead (kp 03/02/2026)
Universal
Health Coverage: The decisive election agenda,
by Robert Yates and Mahesh Kumar Maskey (ht
30/01/2026)
A
system in crisis : The future of Nepal’s
health insurance rests on political commitment
to health equity for all (kp 30/01/2026)
Healthy
Years Are Nation’s Wealth, by Binaya
Chalise (rn 30/01/2026)
Elderly
at high risk from the ‘silent killer’
pneumonia, by Kalpana Bhattarai (nn
27/01/2026)
Digitalising
Nepal’s Health Sector, by Jhabindra
Bhandari (rn 15/01/2026)
When
his dream came true : Dr Bhagwan Koirala has
done the country great service by establishing
KIOCH (kp 02/01/2026)
Health
System Needs Precision Medicine (rn
01/01/2026)
71
percent of patients in Nepal affected by
non-communicable diseases (kh 27/12/2025)
Invest
in health data : Why can’t Nepal establish a
transparent national channel to conduct health
surveys? (kp 26/12/2025)
A
ticking rabies bomb : The virus is circulating
in the Valley more widely than previously
thought, by Sher Bahadur Pun (kp
25/12/2025)
Nepal
Demographic Health Survey faces funding crisis
: Officials say they have been urging
development partners for help to carry out the
study, which requires huge funding and
international technical help (kp
22/12/2025)
Nepal
scales back key SDG health targets : As per
revised target, maternal mortality will be
reduced to 110 per 100,000 births from 70
committed earlier, by Arjun Poudel (kp
20/12/2025)
Health
insurance in a vicious cycle of malpractice
and problems, by Gopal Dahal (nn
19/12/2025)
Rising
cases of hypertension, asthma, diabetes and
heart disease reported in Solukhumbu (kh
18/12/2025)
Tobacco
toll soars: Deaths double in just five years,
by Pabitra Sunar (rep 14/12/2025)
Non-communicable
diseases causing 20% of premature deaths in
Nepal, by Pabitra Sunar (rep 06/12/2025)
Hypertension
and diabetes driving eye crisis in Kathmandu
Valley : Around 98 percent of people in the
Valley above 40 years of age were diagnosed
with some form of eye disease, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 02/12/2025)
Over
300 children suffering from autism in Jhapa
alone (nn 26/11/2025)
Hospitals
are fuelling superbugs in Nepal, study finds :
Antimicrobial-resistance genes may have found
their way into rivers, soil, farms,
communities, report says, by Arjun Poudel
(kp 25/11/2025)
Bolstering
Federal Health System, by Jhabindra
Bhandari (rn 21/11/2025)
More
children in Madhesh and Karnali infected with
soil-transmitted intestinal worms: Report. A
study shows prevalence of soil-transmitted
intestinal worms in seven percent of children
between five and 10 years (kp 21/11/2025)
22
percent of Kathmanduites over 30 are diabetic
: As the disease rises among young people, a
new type-5, known as mid-point diabetes, has
also appeared (kp 15/11/2025), Young
and diabetic : Twenty-two percent of
Kathmanduites over 30 reportedly have
diabetes—an alarming statistics (kp
19/11/2025)
Health
Minister unveils Urgent Health Sector Reform
Action Plan (nn 14/11/2025)
Study
finds severe health risks for residents near
brick kilns (rep 03/11/2025)
Air
pollution killing season starts early : Dirty
air kills 41,000 Nepalis a year, this winter
will be no different (nt 31/10/2025)
NMA
submits suggestions to Health Minister to
improve health system (nn 31/10/2025)
Health
Ministry’s senior management meeting decides
to draft short, mid and long-term reform plans
(kh 29/10/2025)
Covid-19
and the slum paradox : We need studies on
existing infections and the seroprevalence of
other coronavirus species, by Sher Bahadur
Pun (kp 28/10/2025)
As
NCDs surge, Nepal’s health budget falls,
by Kalpana Bhattarai (nn 27/10/2025)
Nepal’s
health paradox : Despite progressive policies
and increased financing, out-of-pocket
spending remains alarmingly high, by
Deepak Karki (kp 12/10/2025)
Crucial
health programmes on hold as health ministry
remains headless : Officials unable to study
nutrition status of thousands displaced by
floods and landslides. New health programmes
on hold as the budget may be revised, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 11/10/2025)
Nepal’s
FCHVs win WHO’s Public Health Champion Award :
Recognised as a low-cost, high-impact model,
FCHV programme typifies sustainable,
gender-equitable, community-led healthcare
system (kp 24/09/2025)
Patients
with serious illnesses to receive benefits
only through health insurance (kh
05/09/2025), Govt
makes health insurance mandatory for
impoverished families to access critical
illness benefits (rep 05/09/2025)
Destitute
Citizens to have Insurance coverage (rn
20/08/2025)
Nepal
eliminates rubella, earns WHO recognition
(kh 19/08/2025), A
Triumph for Public Health (rep 20/08/2025)
Medical
seats go up, but can institutions ensure
quality? (rep 18/08/2025)
Health
insurance program in crisis, by Shreya
Shrestha (ae 14/08/2025)
Stop
Organ Trade Before More Lives Are Stolen Away
(rep 13/18/2025)
Non-communicable
diseases on rise in Nepal (rn 07/08/2025)
Over
750,000 people enrolled in health insurance in
Madhes Province (kh 04/08/2025)
Health
Ministry demands additional 2,100 workforces
(rn 04/08/2025)
Rabies
kills three, threatens hundreds in remote
Dhading villages : Officials launch mass
vaccination drive after two victims with no
recent dogbite history died from rabies
(kp 31/07/2025)
Doctors
and clinics under fire for illegal advertising
(kh 24/07/2025)
Year
of broken promises : Unrealistic programmes
and unmet promises on the health sector deepen
public’s mistrust of it (kp 23/07/2025)
Informal
Workers, Global Lessons and Nepal’s Path to
Universal Health Coverage, by Bishnu
Bahadur Thapa (rep 23/07/2025)
Kathmandu
Valley seeing almost a dozen snakebite cases a
day : Also, cases of waterborne, foodborne,
vectorborne diseases have increased with
monsoon (kp 15/07/2025)
Air
pollution is number one health risk factor in
Nepal: WB (rn 17/06/2025), Air
pollution is top cause of death and disability
in Nepal : Filthy air cuts life expectancy by
3.4 years, causes around 26,000 premature
deaths annually: World Bank report (kp
18/06/2025) [see WB
report]
Health
professionals trained on sexualised drug use
and LGBTQIA+ mental health : The orientation
aimed to equip health workers with skills to
provide inclusive and stigma-free care,
organisers say (kp 14/06/2025)
Health
Ministry warns 400 staff over failure to
report to duty in assigned stations (rep
12/06/2025)
126
out of 2,564 women test positive for HPV in
Kathmandu screening camp (rep 03/06/2025)
Potential
Of Telemedicine In Nepal, by Shyam P
Lohani (rn 01/06/2025)
Health
sector gets Rs95.81 billion : As the sector’s
liabilities are high, 0.3 percent increment of
the health budget won’t be enough to meet
Sustainable Development Goals (kp
30/05/2025)
Social
and family behaviour of children after
Covid-19 in Nepal, by Binod Prasad
Adhikari (ae 29/05/2025)
Autism
in Nepal: Not rare, just overlooked, by
Shoyana KC (ht 23/05/2025)
Leprosy
Beyond Medical Boundaries, by Jhabindra
Bhandari (rn 23/05/2025)
Nepal
detects around 50 cases of eye cancer annually,
by Purnima Rajkarnikar Sthapit (ae 20/05/2025)
Health
Insurance renewals now available online via
payment wallets, IPS (rep 07/05/2025)
Budget
cap threatens years of Nepal’s healthcare
gains, officials warn : Cuts may jeopardise
major programmes on maternal and child health,
immunisation, nutrition, HIV, TB, mental
health, and epidemic control, among others
(kp 02/05/2025)
Health
insurance now accessible from current place of
residence (rep 01/05/2025)
Rethink
One Health Beyond Anthropocentrism, by
Ayush Adhikari (rn 28/04/2025)
Nepal’s
anaemia fight stalls as iron and folic acid
supplies run out : As federal, provincial
government’s pass the buck, 34 percent of
women and 43 percent of children in Nepal are
anaemic, by Arjun Poudel (26/04/2025)
Nepal
faces health crisis as budget cuts threaten
vital services : Officials say they are being
asked to prepare programmes based on uncertain
budgets with unclear funding source, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 08/04/2025)
Plastics
in our bodies: A growing concern in Nepal,
by Sabika Shrestha (ae 02/04/2025)
HIB
under financial strain, delays in payment due
to inadequate budget (rep 31/03/2025)
Leprosy
survivors in Achham say life has improved but
stigma lingers : Cases of the disfiguring
disease in Achham are declining, but many may
still go unreported out of fear of social
exclusion, say officials, by Menuka
Dhungana (kp 28/03/2025)
World
TB Day observed with calls for stronger
commitment (kh 24/03/2025), 700
new tuberculosis cases reported in Jhapa this
fiscal year (kh 24/03/2025), 133
tuberculosis cases detected in Gorkha in eight
months (rep 24/03/2025)
As
health ministry seeks suggestions for new
budget, former officials complain of being
left out : Paying attention to the views of
former bureaucrats and experts would help the
government achieve the results it desires,
they say, by Arjun Poudel (kp 21/03/2025)
‘Task
force suggests increasing health insurance
coverage to Rs 500,000’, by Pabitra Sunar
(rep 19/03/2025), Nepal’s
health insurance program faces funding
challenges: Minister Paudel (kh
20/03/2025), Health
ministry urges UN bodies for budgetary support
amid funding uncertainty : No agency has yet
pledged amounts they will contribute, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 20/03/2025)
39
percent of Kathmandu folk above 30 have
hypertension, 22 percent diabetes : Kathmandu
metropolis screened 26,019 people of 256
localities in December and January, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 15/03/2025)
Power
Of Simple Acts To Drive Societal Change,
by Susmita Shrestha (rn 15/03/2025)
Undernourished
to overweight : As obesity and diabetes
increase in Nepal, comes the blockbuster drug
Ozempic, by Sonia Awale (nt 14/03/2025)
Antibiotics
unarmed : In one year, antimicrobial
resistance directly contributed to the deaths
of 6,400 Nepalis (kp 14/03/2025)
Does
Chiya Culture Promote Smoking ?, by
Nandita Ghimire (rn 11/03/2025)
Health
ministry braces for Rs3 billion budget cut
next year : Finance ministry has capped next
year’s health budget at Rs83 billion even as
the US halts its aid, by Arjun Poudel (kp
08/03/2025) [??]
Can
50 paisa from Rs 100 recharges fix Nepal’s
health insurance problem? (kh 08/03/2025)
Half
of Nepal’s adults could be overweight or obese
by 2050, Lancet report warns : Rising obesity
will cause early diabetes, heart disease, and
cancer, says the report, calling for urgent
action, by Arjun Poudel (kp 07/03/2025)
Govt
allocates additional Rs 3.84 billion for
health programs (04/03/2025)
The
Fight To Recognise Deafblindness In Nepal,
by Birendra Raj Pokharel (rn 01/03/2025)
US
aid suspension under Trump disrupts key health
surveys in Nepal : Experts say lack of
reliable data will hinder health planning and
effective interventions, by Arjun Poudel
(kp 28/02/2025)
Risk
of non-communicable diseases: How effective
will govt’s free testing be?, by Pawan
Mudbhari (kh 24/02/2025)
USAID
funding freeze: Ministry terminates jobs of 36
staff nurses in federal, provincial hospitals
: Health experts warn that achievements made
in Nepal’s health sector with years of
investment could unravel as a key donor agency
pulls the plug (kp 17/02/2025)
Sustainable
financing for health : Expansion of free
health services is good, but its financial
sustainability needs careful calibration,
by Sagun Paudel (kp 05/02/2025)
World
Cancer Day 2025: United by Unique. Nepal's
cancer burden remains significant, with
GLOBOCAN 2022 data revealing 22,008 new cases
and 14,704 deaths annually, by Kamal
Chaulagain (ae 04/02/2025), “Govt’s
insufficient support drives cancer patients to
foreign medical facilities”, interview
with Krishna Sagar Sharma by Pawan Mudbhari (kh
05/02/2025)
Health
Insurance program faces challenges amid
leadership vacancies and unpaid claims, by
Pawan Mudbhari (kh 31/01/2025)
Trained
doctors and nurses should be paid better :
Government must follow up on legal obligations
of the individuals who have signed contracts
pledging to come back from abroad,
interview with Bhagawan Koirala (kp 27/01/2025)
WHO
recognizes Dhulikhel town as Nepal's
healthiest city (rep 18/01/2025)
Dirty,
Dangerous, Difficult ... and Dehydrating :
Nepal’s health system is paying to treat
workers whose kidneys failed while toiling in
hot, rich countries, by Pinki Sris Rana
(nt 17/01/2025)
Strengthen
Health Insurance System, by Keshab Paudel
(rn 28/12/2024)
Should
Euthanasia Be Legalised?, by Prabin Kumar
Yadav (rn 12/12/2024)
'Hello
Health' to respond to citizens' grievances
(rn 09/12/2024)
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