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Beyond the Applause: Nepal’s Duty of Care

There are speeches we listen to. There are speeches we applaud. And then there are those that make us pause and ask what comes next. For many Nepali, Right Honourable Prime Minister Balendra Shah’...

swasthyakhabar.com3 weeks ago

The Next Disaster Has Not Happened Yet

I have been thinking about Nepal a great deal these past few days. Like many Nepalis, I have watched the images, read the accounts and wondered about the families whose lives have been changed for...

swasthyakhabar.com6 weeks ago

Public Health Priorities for Kathmandu Metropolitan City

The Constitution of Nepal has allocated health as a shared responsibility of local level, provincial and federal government. Among the local levels, Kathmandu Metropolitan City is the largest metro...

swasthyakhabar.com10 weeks ago

Building Cancer Care Where It's Needed Most

When people think about what it takes to build a world-class cancer hospital, they usually think about the medicine involved: linear accelerators, oncologists, treatment protocols. What they don't ...

swasthyakhabar.com11 weeks ago

Reforming Nepal's National Health Insurance Program

Introduction The Constitution of Nepal establishes Basic Health Services (BHS) as a fundamental, free right to be delivered through local primary public facilities. Yet, despite this constitutiona...

swasthyakhabar.com12 weeks ago

Beyond 2030: Rethinking Progress in an Age of Permanent Disruption

As the world approaches 2030, an important question is beginning to emerge across global institutions: What comes after the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? The world that shaped the SDGs in...

swasthyakhabar.com14 weeks ago

A Doctor's View from Health Insurance OPD: Bridging Policy and Practice Gaps in Nepal

A middle-aged man sits across the desk in the health insurance OPD, clutching a file filled with reports and a newly issued insurance card. He has traveled from Myagdi, arriving in Pokhara late at ...

swasthyakhabar.com14 weeks ago

Between Worship and Exile: The Untold Reality of Nepal's Daughters

Nestled in the lap of the Himalayas, Nepal is a culturally diverse and vibrant nation. For centuries, the festivals of Nepal have celebrated goddesses such as Lakshmi, Durga, and Kali. Thousands of...

swasthyakhabar.com15 weeks ago

Why Dissolution Testing Alone Is Not Sufficient for Generic Drug Approval: Bioequivalence Studies in Ensuring Therapeutic Equivalence

Generic medicines play a vital role in improving access to affordable healthcare worldwide. Compared with innovator or reference products, generic drugs are generally available at a lower cost, mak...

swasthyakhabar.com16 weeks ago

Increase Import Duty to 10% to Strengthen Nepal’s Pharmaceutical Industry

Nepal is facing increasing imports, slow industrial growth, unemployment, and growing dependence on foreign products. In this situation, the pharmaceutical industry can play an important role in st...

swasthyakhabar.com19 weeks ago

The Day the Safety Net Changes: What Nepal’s Graduation from Least Developed Country Status Really Means

Every public health doctor knows a difficult truth about recovery: sometimes the most delicate moment is not the crisis itself, but the transition afterward. It is the moment when oxygen support i...

swasthyakhabar.com31 weeks ago

The unmeasured Parameter: What Medicine Cannot Chart

In the world of medicine, we often trick ourselves into believing we have seen the full spectrum of the human condition. We speak in the language of biochemical chaos: organ failure, failing rhythm...

swasthyakhabar.com36 weeks ago

Nepal’s 2026 Election Must Reimagine Health: Beyond Hospitals, Toward Equity

Nepal’s political parties are preparing their manifestos for the upcoming House of Representatives elections. This time, the country deserves more than familiar promises of new hospitals, bigger bu...

swasthyakhabar.com43 weeks ago

Nepal Health Fact Sheets 2025

swasthyakhabar.com46 weeks ago

Reflections from #APHPBA2025: Innovation, Collaboration, and the Future of Liver and Pancreatic Surgery

The Asian-Pacific Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (A-PHPBA) 2025 Congress was held from 28-31st October 28, 2025, in Bangkok, Thailand. This landmark gathering brought together surgeons, resea...

swasthyakhabar.com53 weeks ago

World Pharmacist Day: "Think Health, Think Pharmacists"

Today, September 25, the world is celebrating World Pharmacist Day with the slogan “Think Health, Think Pharmacists.” Firstly, I would like to thank and congratulate all the pharmacists around the ...

swasthyakhabar.com58 weeks ago

Heartbeats over Hard Drives: Why I Still Want to Become a Medical Doctor

Ever since I was asked to make a decision about what career path I wanted to take, there have been a multitude of options. Still, I realized that somewhere deep inside, I felt like I had always wan...

swasthyakhabar.com60 weeks ago

From A Mother’s Breastfeeding Diary : The village behind the Milk

I recently met a college friend at an event. Casually updating each other, he mentioned he had just become a father. Eagerly, I asked, "Breastfeeding?" He shook his head. "The supply wasn’t enough....

swasthyakhabar.com62 weeks ago

Left Behind at 70: Nepal’s Looming Elder Care Crisis

Every morning, I receive two messages from my parents—not greetings, not updates, but their blood pressure readings. Both are on regular medication. It’s their way of managing their health—and mayb...

swasthyakhabar.com66 weeks ago

Nepal’s Double Duty: Practicing Diplomacy For and Within Public Health

She was only ten years old, sitting on the steps outside her school in a remote village, tears quietly rolling down her cheeks. “My mother says the vaccine will make me sick. My teacher says I mus...

swasthyakhabar.com75 weeks ago

The Ideal Surgeon

Being a surgeon is a challenging yet highly rewarding profession, and some of its rewards can make a powerful impact. The challenges and the honor one could receive being a surgeon is unique to sur...

swasthyakhabar.com78 weeks ago

Mental Health Challenges among Nepali Youth

Introduction Mental health among Nepali youth has become a critical concern due to various socio-economic, technological, and educational pressures. According to the World Health Organization (WHO...

swasthyakhabar.com78 weeks ago

AI-Sarosh: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Improved Sexual and Reproductive Health in South Asia

South Asia, home to nearly two billion people, accounts for one-third of the global population. With 72 births occurring every minute, the region has one of the highest birth rates worldwide—19 bir...

swasthyakhabar.com86 weeks ago

Why Banks Merge, but Healthcare Institutions Do Not- Is It Possible?

As a public health professional, I often find myself reflecting on the striking contrast between Nepal’s banking sector and healthcare system. In recent years, the banking industry has undergone si...

swasthyakhabar.com90 weeks ago

The Loneliness of Connection: Social Media's Silent Effect

In an era of digital globalization, the use of social media has increased significantly. We live in a world where hyper-connectivity often coexists with profound isolation. While social media platf...

swasthyakhabar.com91 weeks ago

Reflections on the Nepal Health Conclave: A Tale of Family and System Dynamics

The Nepal Ministry of Health and Population, under the leadership of the Honorable Health Minister, Mr. Pradip Poudel, recently organized the Nepal Health Conclave. Held on December 26th and 27th, ...

swasthyakhabar.com135 weeks ago

Health policies of golf countries for labor migrants

Introduction Labor migration is related to livelihood strategy for many Nepalese, bringing social as well as economic benefits to the country and to the families(1) and contributes to around one-f...

swasthyakhabar.com137 weeks ago

Combatting the threat of rising NCDs in Nepal

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), also known as chronic diseases, refer to a group of conditions that are not mainly caused by an acute infection, have long-term health implications, and often crea...

swasthyakhabar.com139 weeks ago

The Burning Issue of Iodine Over intake in Nepal

Introduction Iodine is a trace element that is naturally present in some foods which is added to some types of salt, and is available as a dietary supplement. Iodine is the key component for the t...

swasthyakhabar.com141 weeks ago

Unjust Domination: Medical Education Council Restricts Nepali Medical Physics Qualifications

The control exerted by the Medical Education Council in Nepal over the qualifications of Nepali medical physicists is a matter of concern. Recently, the Chinese government extended a scholarship op...

swasthyakhabar.com149 weeks ago

Nepal Health Facts Sheet 2023

The 'Nepal Health Facts Sheet 2023' meticulously outlines the commendable achievements of health programs with specific focus in the last fiscal year 2079/80.

swasthyakhabar.com151 weeks ago

Celebrating International Day of Medical Physics 2023 at BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital

Since 2013, the International Day of Medical Physicists has been celebrated worldwide on November 7. This year, we mark the 60th anniversary with the slogan “Standing on the Shoulder of Giants”. Th...

swasthyakhabar.com210 weeks ago

Menstrual Health and Hygiene

According to World Health Organization, a person aged 10–19 years is considered as an adolescent. During this period, physical, psychological, and biological development of the child occurs.It is r...

swasthyakhabar.com215 weeks ago

Health Insurance In Nepal: Reducing Dropouts, Retaining Insures And Increasing Nationwide Coverage

Many developing countries face difficulties in funding health care leading to poor health, impoverishment and disparity. Amidst the ongoing concerns regarding the sustainability of social health in...

swasthyakhabar.com217 weeks ago

Why new hospital pharmacy service guideline needs to be amended

Hospital Pharmacy Service Guideline (2015) was formulated in order to provide access to health services for all in an effective manner by providing accessible and quality service to patients and cl...