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October 5, 2020

Annual report of Department of Health Services 2075/76 (2018/19)

The annual report of the Department of Health Services (DoHS) for fiscal year 2075/76 (2018/19) is the twenty-fifth consecutive report of its kind.

This report focuses on the objectives, targets and strategies adopted by Nepal’s health programmes and analyses their major achievements and highlights trends in service coverage over three fiscal years. This report also identifies issues, problems and constraints and suggests actions to be taken by health institutions for further improvements.

May 28, 2020

Health sector budget of Nepal for fiscal year 2020/21 (2077/78)

On 28 May 2020, Finance Minister Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada announced a total national budget of NRs1.47 trillion (US$12.1 billion) for the fiscal year 2020/21. This budget is less than the ongoing fiscal year’s (2019/20) budget which was NRs 1.53 trillion (US$13.6 billion).

April 29, 2020

Current Scenario and Recent Development of COVID-19 in Nepal

The current outbreak of coronavirus disease, also known as COVID-19 was first reported from China (Wuhan) on December 31, 2019. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared COVID-19 as a pandemic due to “the alarming levels of spread and severity, and by the alarming levels of inaction.”

May 12, 2020

International Nurses Day

The International Day of the Nurse and the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale is a day to highlight the importance of nurses in the healthcare continuum and thank nurses for what they do. The theme for 2020 is” Nursing the World to Health”.

World Cancer Day - 4 February

A truly global event taking place every year on 4 February, World Cancer Day unites the world’s population in the fight against cancer.