Tag: #doctors
Articles tagged with #doctors
Doctor who does not just treat symptoms
Nepal’s pioneering orthopedic surgeon redefines healthcare for the country’s most needy
Pandemic of drugs overuse
Indiscriminate prescriptions of steroids and antibiotics cause irreversible side effects in Nepal’s children
Paul Farmer on my mind
Paul Farmer visiting Bayalpata Hospital in Achham run by Nyaya Health Nepal on its third anniversary in 2012. Photo: DEEPAK BISTA/NHNWhen we…
Nepal’s doctors are like soldiers fighting a war
Photo: BIKRAM RAI/NEPALI TIMES ARCHIVESPrashuma Malla had never felt so helpless as a physician. Her patient, a man in his 40s, was suffocating,…
Nepal’s doctors are like soldiers fighting a war
Photo: BIKRAM RAI/NEPALI TIMES ARCHIVESPrashuma Malla had never felt so helpless as a physician. Her patient, a man in his 40s, was suffocating,…
Protecting those who protect us from Covid
Photo: BIKRAM RAIOn 20 May, the Health Ministry released a condolence message for doctors including Ishwor Lal Acharya, Mukesh Chaudhary and…
Protecting those who protect us from Covid
Photo: BIKRAM RAIOn 20 May, the Health Ministry released a condolence message for doctors including Ishwor Lal Acharya, Mukesh Chaudhary and…
Medical students deprived of Covid-19 vaccines
Photo: MONIKA DEUPALAEver since he was a child, Ramesh knew he wanted to be a doctor to serve society and "do something good for others". Even…
Nepal health workers battle Covid-19, but also stigma
Photo: BIKRAM RAINepal reported the first death of a medical worker from Covid-19 last week, a 35-year-old health assistant in Mahottari…
Nepal’s frontline workers brave it out
Kanchan Bista at the government lab in Dhangadi says she wears three menstrual pads at once so she does not have to go frequently to the…
Protecting those who protect us from the epidemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the globe, hospitals have been overwhelmed. Nepal is ahead of the curve, but if the case load is to rise steeply…
When panic goes viral
Nepali students on their way to the quarantine centre in Bhaktapur after landing in Kathmandu Airport on Sunday morning. Photo: RSSThe global…
Federalism leaves Nepal’s medical sector ailing
https://youtu.be/FmieAvLuWBoFederalism was supposed to bring the government closer to the people, decentralise medical care and improve public…
Detaining doctors
www.setopati.com, 12 JulyJust like how they used to kidnap people during the war, ex-Maoists -- now part of the government -- have kidnapped a…