KATHMANDU, May 3: The government is now going to provide Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) to pregnant and postpartum women.

KATHMANDU, June 14: Measles has spread in 16 districts of the country, infecting over 1,300 people, according to a report published by the Family Welfare Division under the Department of Health Services.

KATHMANDU, May 14: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) is simultaneously vaccinating children, who missed the regular schedule of vaccinations, today. Dr Abhiyan Gautam, chief of the Child Health and Immunization Section of the Family Welfare Division, informed Republica that the children who missed regular vaccinations will be vaccinated today.

KATHMANDU, April 19: The government is conducting a national vitamin 'A' campaign for children from today. Dr Bivek Kumar Lal, Director of the Family Welfare Division of the Department of Health Services, informed Republica that the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) is going to conduct a national vitamin ‘A’ campaign to provide vitamin ‘A’ and deworming medicine to children across the country today and tomorrow. He asked the parents to give vitamin 'A' and deworming medicine to the children through the nearby women community health volunteers.