Nepal Tops World’s Child Malnutrition Rates
Nepal has topped in the list of the countries with the highest rate of child malnutrition. Here’s Al Jazeera’s coverage of the story.
Category Archives: Health
Does Being Cold Make You Sick?
TNCC and Blood Donors of America’s Blood Drive Makes New Record In South
Triad Nepali Community Center (TNCC) and Blood Donors of America jointly organized a blood drive on 15 December, 2013 in High Point, North Carolina where 57 people gave blood.
The Village of Stolen Kidneys
Lured to India by the promise of cash, villagers are tricked into thinking their kidneys will regrow “like a mango in a tree.” Years later the money is gone and so is their means of survival. Watch as we get up close and personal in the village of kidney trade.
Saving Lives, Empowering Women: Nepal’s Female Community Health Volunteers
Today, Nepal is among the few countries on track to meet the Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5, related to maternal health and child mortality — an achievement that would not be possible without the special, dedicated Female Community Health Volunteers of Nepal.
Charimaya Tamang: A Journey from Human Trafficking Survivor to Celebrated Social Activist
Ms. Charimaya Tamang is the epitome of courage, determination and bravery. Looking at her, no one can guess the horrors of her past. Trafficked at age sixteen and forced to become a sex worker, she has gone through the most bitter experiences that life can bring. However, she has battled those ghosts from her past to become the famous social activist that she is today.
Avoid lead containing paints
A devastating health effects is sure to get experienced if exposure to such paints are prolonged. Every year, an estimated number of 600,000 cases are reported with intellectual disabilities due to the lead exposure.
Eat and drink responsibly this Dashain
Dashain is the time where there is a high time while shopping. Adulteration in food items can be found in abundance during such season. We should not ignore that different sweet and confectionaries found in the open market can be adulterated with colors and harmful sugars. Such addition of non-permitted colors can cause liver damage, hyperactivity, cancer, allergies and birth defects.
Curing is not as good as prevention
An individual suffering from piles may experience a hard lump around the anus and whenever, it is pressed purposely or accidentally, it gives pain. Other symptoms of piles are itchiness in the anal area, pain during defecating, redness and soreness in the anus area.
A Month after Fulfilling His Last Wish, 106 Year Old Breathed His Last
Mr. Bote Rai breathed his last on the 25th of September, at the ripe old age of 106. Although it is sad that he is no more, on the brighter side, he lived longer than most people and even managed to catch the attention of national and international media due to his adventurous streak.
KICKING AND BOXING FOR FITNESS
It is a common challenge among children to receive permission from their parents regarding their admission in schools that are dedicated towards martial arts like karate, judo, Kickboxing, taekwondo and others. Comparing to the number of children taking the martial arts classes, the number of children not taking the classes despite their willingness is maximum.
Plan to bring new HIV infection to zero in next 3 years
Nepal has presented Nepal HIV Investment Plan to also achieve zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths by committing to focus on HIV investment.
Inadequate anti-venom against snake bites
Whenever monsoon approaches, the only tension that revolves my mind is the way snakes hisses and roams around the place where I am domiciling. Last year, I spotted two snakes crawling from different sides. This year, I saw four snakes crawling from different directions. I always make sure that my younger brothers and sisters are inside their homes.
Doctors too exhaling rings of smoke
A recent study shows that more than 30% of the doctors in the country smoke cigarettes. The data provided by the Ministry of Health and Population shows that 35% dentists, 35% pharmacists, 33% physicians and 4% nurses smoke cigarettes.
Tobacco – A known killer easily evading justice
Tobacco was discovered by Christopher Columbus along with the Americas in 1492. He saw the natives there smoking these products and added this to his journal. Since then I am sure tobacco has contributed to billions of death and will continue to cause billions more in the coming centuries.
Healthy Gums Are The Foundation For Healthy Teeth
It should be a common knowledge that the gums (gingiva) are a very important part of the oral cavity and plays a major role in keeping the mouth and the teeth healthy.
Bird Flu Strikes Back
Bird Flu has been found in chickens of a number of poultry farms across Kathmandu. Chitwan has banned chicken from the capital.
Fighting against child marriage, a necessary
Child marriage is the act that not only bring problematic health problems among mothers but also to the children and ultimately, to the entire family.
शिकागोमा रक्तदान कार्यक्रम सफलतापुर्वक सम्पन्न
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Addressing HIV and TB in chorus is vital
Early examination of TB infection among people living with HIV is at the most priority because the risk for getting infected with active TB is greater among people living with HIV and latent TB infection that the people with latent TB infection alone.