KATHMANDU, Sept 28: The Ministry of Home Affairs has said it is serious on incidents of attack on health workers at the health institutions in various districts, including Makawanpur, Kanchanpur, Lamjung and Kaski, among others.

GANDAKI, Sept 27: All the services except emergency services are closed in hospitals in Pokhara today in protest against the attack on health workers at Manipal Hospital.

KATHMANDU, June 17: The Nepal Medical Association (NMA) has demanded security in health institutions and hospitals across the country for the safety of doctors and health workers.

MORANG, August 21: Minister for Health and Population, Bhawani Prasad Khapung has warned of action against doctors and other health workers not staying at hospitals during their duty hours.

KHOTANG, August 17: The District Hospital Khotang is receiving an increasing number of viral fever infected patients in recent days.

GANDAKI, Jan 24: As many as 300 health workers, including doctors and nurses have tested positive for the coronavirus in merely three weeks in Gandaki Province.

KASKI, Jan 22: At least 268 health workers and doctors have been infected with COVID-19 in Gandaki Province in a period of three weeks, according to the Provincial Health Directorate.

KATHMANDU, Jan 13: More than 60 health workers including doctors and staff working at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, have been infected with the coronavirus.

KATHMANDU, Dec 14: Two health workers have been arrested for allegedly soliciting bribes from the people for the free vaccines provided by the government vaccines against the coronavirus.

“The health workers are very occupied in treating the infected patients. Earlier, I used to carry my baby with me while treating others but have decided to keep my child at home due to fear of virus transmission,” Sharma said. “It is mandatory for a child to breastfeed for two years. However, I had to stop feeding milk to my child before that time period due to the pandemic,” Sharma added.

KATHMANDU, June 7: A new ordinance has been issued to jail perpetrators if health workers are assaulted.

KATHMANDU, May 28: My name is Asmini Gurung. I have been working at the COVID-19 ICU ward of Bheri Hospital from the beginning of the first wave of the pandemic. The night shift of our duty begins at 7 PM. He ( Dilli Rawat) was in the 13 number bed of the ICU ward in the hospital. His health condition was critical from the day he was admitted to the hospital.

The health workers on duty were forced to jump off the building for life

KARNALI, May 11: The Karnali Province government has recruited a total of 120 health workers for prevention and control of the second wave of COVID-19 and to provide treatment to those infected with the virus.

KHALANGA, May 2: A team of health workers comprising doctors from Jumla-based Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, Teaching Hospital, is leaving for Nepalgunj today to assist after COVID-19 ward of Bheri Hospital in Nepalgunj the is facing acute shortage of human resources.

NEPALGUNJ, April 17: Six health workers of Bheri Hospital, who had earlier received COVID-19 vaccine, have tested positive for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

KATHMANDU, Oct 16: Health workers involved in COVID-19 treatment have been asked to stay in quarantine or isolation facilities only if they develop symptoms related to COVID-19 infection or test positive for the virus.

KATHMANDU, July 13: More than 3,000 health workers have died from coronavirus around the world, the Amnesty International said on Monday.

KATHMANDU, April 17: The Ministry of Health and Population will conduct the COVID-19 test on the health workers working in prevention and control of the deadly infection as well in the treatment of the infected ones.

BIRATNAGAR, April 8: The government of province 1 has announced a compensation of Rs five million for the families of health workers and other caregivers if they die in the course of handling COVID-19 cases. The move comes amid growing number of doctors and health workers expressing reluctance to provide care to COVID-19 patients fearing the contagion.

There has been a lot of discussion and news about shortages of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) not only in Nepal but globally. In some hospitals, including in the US, health care workers are compelled to work without PPE. Due to looming shortages of PPEs globally, the US President has ordered the companies not to export any PPEs to other countries.

TIKAPUR, April 3: Health workers deployed at several quarantine facilities set up by the government in the western region have complained of the lack of minimum protective equipment. As they have to handle even people potentially infected with the novel coronavirus, which is highly contagious, the lack of proper gloves, masks and thermometer guns has left them anxious.

KATHMANDU, March 31: The Ministry of Health and Population is making preparations for housing the health workers involved in the treatment of COVID-19 patients in well-equipped hotels.

GODAVARI, March 29: The Godavari municipality has decided to provide insurance coverage of one million rupees for the health workers and other employees involved in the fight against COVID-19.

HUMLA, Jan 27: Seven people from several parts of Humla have died reportedly due to seasonal flu over the last three weeks. The deceased are from Chankheli, Kharpunath and Sarkegand areas, according to government authorities.

ROLPA, Dec 15: Tussles between health workers and patients are not unusual at Pang Health Post in Lungri Rural Municipality. Patients vent out their anger against the staffers for the lack of beds, doctors, or medicines. Of late, new mothers are seen complaining about the lack of allowances. Even though they are entitled to get Rs 2,000 for delivering a baby at government-run health institutions, new mothers here have not received it for some time.

SOLUKHUMBU, Nov 2: The only district hospital at Solukhumbu's Phaplu is without any doctors at present, as none of the doctor chose to work in Solukhumbu following the adjustment process of health workers.  Due to this, patients are obliged to run to hospitals in Kathmandu and Okhaldhunga for even small medical needs.

KHOTANG, Sept 14: Health workers of a health post in Rupakot village of Khotang are compelled to halt their services whenever it rains due to the leaking roof and walls.

RASUWA, Sept 2: Deployment of a professional health worker to educate mothers about childcare has seen tangible results in Rasuwa. Earlier Female Health Volunteers (FHV were responsible for organizing mothers’ group, locally known as ‘Ama Samuha,’ and training them on childcare. But they rarely engaged the mothers.

KHOTANG, April 6: As the central government fails to distribute salaries on time, health workers in various local units of Khotang have been deprived of their salaries for the past five months.