KATHMANDU, Nov 3: The World Bank (WB) is providing financial assistance worth $103.84 million, aimed at strengthening the quality, coverage, and resilience of Nepal’s health system.

Suffering in silence

February 23, 2021 07:15 am

Common mental illnesses such as depression can be extraordinarily disabling, yet many people with those illnesses do not receive treatment.

A new OECD report shows just how much bulging waistlines are costing health systems around the world. Obese people tend to avail of healthcare services more frequently with a higher rate of specialty care visits, inpatient stays and surgery, all leading to higher healthcare spending.