Marty Logan
Articles by Marty Logan
Safe delivery in 2026
Nepal introducing two new initiatives to strengthen maternal and newborn health despite funding setbacks
A burning problem that needs solutions
60,000 Nepalis are burned every year, but most suffer far from treatment centres in Kathmandu
19 days in Russia
Nepali recruit in the Russian Army started seeking a way to escape when he saw his name on a roster of soldiers being sent to the front lines
HPV vaccine in Nepal
Immunisation to prevent cervical cancer awaiting approval from global vaccine alliance
Why has progress in saving women’s lives stalled?
The rapid decline in maternal mortality rate has plateaued off in Nepal and rest of the world
Nepali students get a second helping
Municipalities topping up Rs15 per meal provided by the central government could lead to inequity in children’s nutrition
Growing appetite for school lunches
But can the Nepal Government that has rolled out meals for students in 71 districts meet expectations?
A tall order
Photo: HIMALMEDIAA white-coated nurse holding a blue and white, half-litre bag of milk stands in front of a small group of mothers seated near…
Nepali in Saudi Arabia rescued after 12 years
Twelve years after she left Nepal, and after a dramatic rescue from the home of her abusive Saudi employer, Lilamaya Dhimal (pictured above)…
Nepali in Saudi Arabia rescued after 12 years
Twelve years after she left Nepal, and after a dramatic rescue from the home of her abusive Saudi employer, Lilamaya Dhimal (pictured above)…
Volunteers to the rescue in Nepal’s flood season
Photo: VCNAs the monsoon rains again cruelly reveal the fragility and errors of ‘development’ in Nepal, there is a sense that the country should…
WHO and US
Trump exits the World Health Organisation, but the global order survives
Helping the helpless during lockdown
Small-scale relief efforts in Nepal target the neediest during the COVID-19 crisis
Shape up the lockdown
Going through the motions to quarantine people haphazardly will not prevent an outbreak
Newborn deaths and a vision for a post-pandemic Nepal
The overall trend in neo-natal deaths is positive, but the poorest families will lag behind further as inequality grows
Nepal locked down, now what?
Transparency. Concealing information fuels conspiracies, rumour-mongering and the ‘fake news’.
Covid-19, Nepal and the hygiene hypothesis
Nepal has been spared so far, but it is better to be prepared for the worst
Times change, but the Nepali Times stays the same
It was easy for me to get in the door of the Nepali Times after I first moved to Nepal in 2005: Editor Kunda Dixit and I shared ties with the…
Tipping point on menstrual banishment in Nepal
It is when local women take the lead to end the practice that it is most effective
Mt Everest is melting : Are you moved?
In the coming decade, climate migration may finally make world leaders take action to slow global heating
Women in climate hot spots face challenges adapting
SHOULDERING THE BURDEN: The workload for women like Nanimaya Dhungana in Kavre (Above) may have increased because of the climate crisis. Photo:…
Think locally, act locally
Local activists goad local governments to deliver services
The lure of green
Photos: MARTY LOGANWhen I’ve had enough of the smog, barking dogs, crowds and cacophony of Kathmandu I seek out my ‘oasis’, a small piece of…
Freak me out!
‘A lways read the footnotes,’ someone once told me. If I hadn’t followed that advice I would not have learned that in 1965 an American/Indian…