Anti-snake venom is running out during peak snakebite season, while shortages of iron and folic acid, as well as anti-rabies and JE vaccines, are putting vulnerable patients at risk. Patients acro...
Kathmandu. High-level discussions were held between the Government of Nepal and 'Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance' on strategic cooperation from 2027 to 2030. In the meeting held between Health and Popul...
WASHINGTON, Aug 6: Vaccine manufacturer Moderna said Wednesday the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved its new influenza vaccine, nearly six months after the regulator briefly reject...
Kathmandu, July 24: The US Embassy in Kathmandu has handed over a refrigerated vaccine transport vehicle and a maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) equipment package worth US$1 million to stre...
While the HPV vaccine included in the routine immunisation list targets types 16 and 18, recent screening shows infections with multiple HPV types, including those not covered by the vaccine. Nine...
Kathmandu. The Department of Health Services has stated that the distribution of anti-rabies vaccine has started in the provinces. The Epidemiology and Disease Control Division under the Department...
KATHMANDU, June 25: The Ministry of Health and Food Safety has said that there are currently around 10,000 vials of anti-rabies vaccine in stock.
Last year’s data show the unvaccinated are most vulnerable to infection and death. Vaccination may begin only next year. At least one person has died, and three others have been infected with Japa...
Kathmandu. The Ministry of Health and Food Hygiene currently has approximately 10,000 vials of anti-rabies vaccine in stock. Ministry Joint Spokesperson Dr. Samir Kumar Adhikari informed that 10,01...
MAHENDRANAGAR, June 9: Hospitals and health institutions in Sudurpaschim Province have been facing a shortage of anti-rabies vaccines for the past two weeks. The vaccines are essential emergency me...
Government officials seek more doses from provincial and local governments as it will take weeks for the ongoing procurement process to be completed. The Health Department of the Kathmandu Metropo...
The state’s failure to provide rabies vaccine is an act of negligence that the people cannot tolerate. A 48-year-old man from Chandragiri recently succumbed to rabies infection after failing to se...
Given the preventable yet fatal nature of this disease, there should be no justification for shortages of rabies vaccines. A 35-year-old man recently visited Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disea...
The 48-year-old from Chandragiri could not get anti-rabies vaccine on time due to shortages in his locality and reached Sukraraj Hospital only after symptoms appeared. A 48-year-old man from Chand...
It’s the state’s duty to ensure that critical vaccines are always available at public health facilities. Visit a state-run health facility in your district for the rabies vaccine, and health worke...
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