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More than 1.6 million girls to receive HPV vaccine

Kathmandu, Jan 29: The Ministry of Health and Population is launching a nationwide HPV vaccination campaign from February 4 to protect over 1.6 million adolescent girls from cervical cancer. The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine would be administrated to girls studying in grade 6 to 10 and those out-of-school girls aged

Health Service Act will incorporate professional welfare of nurses: Minister…

Kathmandu, Jan 28: Minister for Health and Population Pradeep Paudel assured that the professional rights and interest of nursing profession

Resident doctors of private medical colleges to get stipend

The resident doctors pursuing their Master's Degree from private medical colleges would now receive stipend from the government.

Health Minister stresses country’s development is possible only if citizens…

Addressing the 55th anniversary programme of Panchamunidev Secondary School at Dulegaunda, Shuklagandaki Municipality-4 in Tanahu district today, he said the

Students prefer Jumla for medical studies

tudents from various districts have arrived in Jumla to study medicine at the Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KIHS). One

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Hearing tests for newborns made mandatory nationwide

The Ministry of Health and Population has approved a guideline for all health institutions with a mandatory provision to carry

Health insurance amount to be raised to Rs 500,000

Minister for Health and Population Pradeep Paudel said the existing health insurance amount of Rs 100,000 will be increased to

Pregnant woman airlifted from Doti to Surkhet health facility

Doti, Jan 26: A 23-year-old pregnant woman from Badikedar rural municipality-5 of Doti district has been airlifted by the Nepali

Minister Paudel urges girls aged 10-14 to receive HPV vaccine

Kathmandu, Jan 24: Minister for Health and Population, Pradip Paudel, has urged girls aged 10-14 to receive the Human Papillomavirus

14,000 adolescent girls of Tanahun being administered HPV vaccination

A total of 14,278 girl students studying in all 10 local schools of the district will be vaccinated against HPV.