Free Delivery Service for Mothers

DPHO Nawaraj Subba gave Polio vaccine to a neonate within an hour of birth during 13th NID 2011 campaign at Haraicha PHC Morang Nepal on Feb 12, 2011.

Jan 12-13, 2012. Papers on researches done in different districts of Nepal have been presented in a workshop held in Janakpur. Professors from TU Institution of Medicine, BPKIHS, Clinicians and Public Health Experts from Government of Nepal presented and DHO/DPHO/ VCO were participated in the workshop.  A finding indicated that Insecticide Residual Spraying (IRS) is…

6/2/2010. Biratnagar, Nepal. The core group members comprising of ambassadors from different countries visited Pathari Sub Health Post of Morang, Nepal. H.E. Mr. Scott DeLisi, Ambassador of the United States of America to Nepal,

Government of Nepal has decided to make delivery service free across the country from 14 January 2009. The cost covering normal and scissoring section will be reimbursed to all health institutions accordingly by Ministry of Health as Regional Director Dr N.P. KC said in a regional workshop today in Biratnagar.  

In Nepal, Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) is 283 per 100,000 live births in 2005 and which is expected to lower as 250 by the year 2009 in the country as government plan. However, the MMR is being considered still higher in the region.

Government of Nepal has declared first bird flue case detected in Jhapa on 16th of January. Lab investigation of specimen collected from dead chickens in Mechinagar-10 Jhapa has found H5N1 virus. Following the laboratory report government has set emergency area covering 3 KM radius of house of Ramesh Karki Mechinagar 10. Culling of chickens or birds has began from 18th of January in the area. Culling process was delayed due to resistance of farmers since compensation announced by the government is very low.

A Community based ‘Sukuna Samudaik Hospital’ has been opened in Indrapur Morang.