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Stunting, based on a child’s height-for-age, is a measure of chronic nutritional deficiency. Children with height-for-age are classified as moderately or severely ...

Urbanization and Health in Nepal Globally, over 55% of the population live in urban areas and this is set to rise to 68% by 2050 (WHO). Two thirds of the Nepalese ...

ABSTRACTBackground and Objective: Mass media can be a powerful tool for promoting maternal health and improving health outcomes, but it is important to carefully ...

In Nepal, there is a growing problem of Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs), which has become more severe in the past few decades posing challenges to public health and ...

AbstractBackground Lymphatic filariasis (LF) is a debilitating and painful neglected tropical disease and is one of the leading causes of permanent disability. In many ...

Nutrition is pivotal in improving health and accelerating development. It has been linked to enhanced health outcomes, strong immune systems, safer pregnancy and ...

Although there has been a significant focus on improving maternal and newborn health and expanding services in Nepal, the expected positive impact on the health of ...

Objective To assess the readiness of public and private health facilities (HFs) in delivering services related to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Nepal. ...

BackgroundAnemia is estimated to cause 115,000 maternal deaths each year. In Nepal, 46% of pregnant women have anemia. As part of an integrated anemia-prevention ...

The National Population and Housing Census 2021 data sheds light on significant variations in mortality rates among different age groups and sex by causes of death, ...