KATHMANDU, Jan 16: The government has the goal of expanding the access to treatment services for non-communicable diseases to reduce the social and economic cost due to these diseases. The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has implemented the multi-sector action plan and strategy to that end.

KAILALI, Dec 22: Tikapur Municipality in Kailai district has mobilized a large number of women health volunteers (WHVs) to spread the message against non-communicable diseases. The municipality took this decision concluding that non-communicable diseases have been witnessed as one of the key health threats.

Damak, Aug 18: Most of the deaths in Nepal (71 percent) are caused by non-communicable diseases, according to a study.

Amid the COVID-19 response, opportunities to prevent, detect, control and treat non-communicable diseases must be fully harnessed