KATHMANDU: The Bagmati Province government has announced its decision to upgrade 10 hospitals within its jurisdiction. The decision was taken during a provincial Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday.

It may not be wrong to say that in todays’ date, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the next big technological advancement that holds the power to change how we work and live. The burgeoning demand for AI is here to stay. And healthcare is no exception.

JAJARKOT, Nov 5: Healthcare facilities are being provided in the open at Barekot, the epicenter of the recent earthquake.

KATHMANDU, Oct 3: Nepal has been honored with the 2023 Future Policy Award for pursuing a mercury-free policy in healthcare and dentistry.

KATHMANDU, Aug 6: The government has formed a specialized medical committee to render healthcare services to VIPs and VVIPs within the country.

KATHMANDU, May 15: Nepal has achieved remarkable progress in the healthcare sector in recent decades, thanks in large part to the Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) program. These women have played a critical role in revolutionizing the healthcare system in Nepal and are often the first point of contact for addressing health concerns in their communities.

KATHMANDU, August 14: CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has said that he does not even have money for healthcare. He said all the properties under his and his wife’s name have been donated to the state after their death. Oli added that he cannot even pay for their healthcare by selling their property.

Together You Reach Higher

August 4, 2021 16:23 pm

Tired of conflicts and wars, the world created the United Nations aimed at reaching a consensus on who are sovereign states. Although there are disputes regarding the UN memberships, necessitating revisions here and there, as a result of peaceful understanding among the parties concerned or a prevailing forceful de facto development, nations feel secure because of the presence of the common body.

The Nepal we need in post-COVID-19

April 21, 2020 11:25 am

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing Nepalis to rethink the path of development. We are entering a new reality of frequent global pandemics and of ensuing recessions in which each society must seek to meet its own basic needs. At this time, there is a lot that we Nepalis can learn from the way we have, until just recently, been.

I lost my mother to cancer. Therefore, sharing my story gives me a purpose. I have had the privilege of inspiring healthcare professionals, survivors and caregivers with a first-hand account of hardships. I have learned the following from my mother’s battle with cancer.

PARBAT, Oct 24: A telemedicine center brought into operation at Thanamaula of Phalebas municipality-8 in Parbat by the local Char Bhanjyang Service Center has been providing its services to a good number of people since the beginning, winning the people's trust.

KATHMANDU, Oct 14: Max Healthcare, an Indian healthcare provider,has established its Patient Assistance Center in Kathmandu.

In days when even a 12-year-old in an Indian city would be carrying a smartphone and riding to school on a moped, in Baijnath village in UP’s Sonbhadra district, even pregnant women have to be carried to the nearest hospital on cots.

On Monday, Donald Trump tweeted that people in the UK were marching on the streets because their universal healthcare system is broken and not working.

WASHINGTON, July 20: President Donald Trump took Senate Republicans to task on Wednesday for failing to reach a deal on overhauling Obamacare, as a new report showed 32 million Americans would lose health insurance if senators opt to repeal the law without a replacement.

KATHMANDU, July 16: Nepal is likely to lose 26 million dollars in US aid money for family planning for this upcoming year. This comes as a consequence of US President Donald Trump's January decision to re-impose the so-called global gag rule which cuts the funding to non-governmental organizations (NGO's) that provide abortion counseling or advocate for the right to an abortion.

WASHINGTON, July 10: Republicans expressed increasing pessimism on Sunday about the prospects for the healthcare bill in the U.S. Senate aimed at rolling back Obamacare as lawmakers prepared to return from a week-long recess.

KATHMANDU, May 9: The government for the first time has introduced 'Healthcare Technologies and Medical Supplies Directive, 2074' for streamlining the management of purchase and distribution of medical technologies and equipment.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Finally, a good day for Republicans.

President Donald Trump's effort to roll back Obamacare gained momentum on Wednesday as Republican leaders scheduled a vote in the House of Representatives on Thursday on a fresh version of legislation.

No Plan: Healthcare in Nepal

April 1, 2017 09:09 am

The government officially proclaimed 744 local level units on March 10. It also declared that each of these units will have a hospital with a minimum capacity of 15 beds.

After failing to repeal Obamacare, Republicans in the U.S. Congress quickly pivoted on Friday to President Donald Trump's next priority: overhauling the federal tax code, but their plan has already split the business community.

WASHINGTON, March 25: President Donald Trump suffered a stunning political setback on Friday in a Congress controlled by his own party when Republican leaders pulled legislation to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system, a major 2016 election campaign promise of the president and his allies.