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Ending TB is possible, and cost-effective

Ending TB is possible, and cost-effective

But not unless Nepal is serious about treating latent and active cases in tandem

Pandemic eclipses Nepal's TB epidemic

Pandemic eclipses Nepal's TB epidemic

Tuberculosis kills many more Nepalis than Covid-19, but prevention, early diagnosis and treatment will save lives

Nepal anti-TB drone project awarded

Nepal anti-TB drone project awarded

Photos: BNMTDrone therapy for tuberculosis diagnosis in Nepal’s remote and hard to reach mountains has won at the 2020 International Air Cargo…

Nepal anti-TB drone project awarded

Nepal anti-TB drone project awarded

Photos: BNMTDrone therapy for tuberculosis diagnosis in Nepal’s remote and hard to reach mountains has won at the 2020 International Air Cargo…

TB patients in limbo due to COVID-19

TB patients in limbo due to COVID-19

Photo: NEPALI TIMES ARCHIVECOVID-19 has made headlines every day over the past two months, but tuberculosis (TB) patients across South Asia have…

POOR HEALTH MAKES NEPALIS POORER

POOR HEALTH MAKES NEPALIS POORER

Photo : BIKRAM RAIThere used to be a time when the main public health threat in Nepal was from infectious diseases like malaria, encephalitis,…

“Nepal is a microcosm of all of the changes in world health”

“Nepal is a microcosm of all of the changes in world health”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYrj1Et-9PkSir Jeremy Farrar is a British medical doctor and researcher with 30 years of experience in tropical…

Nepal TB cases grossly underestimated

Nepal TB cases grossly underestimated

Paul Nunn and Bhim Singh ThakuriPic: NT ARCHIVETuberculosis remains a major public health problem in Nepal, with over 32,000 notified cases and…

For Nepal, a game-changer in TB control

For Nepal, a game-changer in TB control

TB OR NOT TB: Birat Nepal Medical Trust team in Hetauda on Wednesdady used the Holi festival to raise awareness about tuberculosis in Nepal.…

Polio hunt

Polio hunt

Photo: UNICEFPolio eradication is one of the most ambitious public health initiatives undertaken in human history. Launched in 1988 by the World…