Medicine pricing in Nepal: Reforms needed for equity Nepal's health care system faces significant hurdles, particularly in the realm of medicine pricing. In 2019, the country spent US$ 53 per capita on health, with out-of-pocket expenditures comprising a substantial 56 per cent of total health expenditures, predominantly in the private sector. In this context, the urgency for an equitable and rational medicine pricing policy cannot be overstated.
That delicate balance: The rainbow synthesis of emotions The legendary philosopher Aristotle divided emotions between morally good and bad states.
Disruption, scuffles on the rise in Parliament: Due to impunity despite provision of punishment Scuffles broke out in the Parliament on that unfortunate Thursday afternoon last week when the parliamentarians of the Unified Marxist-Leninist (UML), the dominant member of the governing coalition led by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal of Maoist Centre (MC), created a rather unpleasant scene by resorting to pull and push behaviour against the Nepali Congress (NC).
Nepal One killed, 22 injured as four vehicles collide in Bharatpur Four vehicles collided with one another, killing a person and injuring 22 others along the Narayangadh-Muglin road last night. Nepal
Nepal Need to conclude peace process soon: Minister Sharma Minister for Communications and Information Technology Rekha Sharma has emphasized that the remaining part of the peace process should be completed as soon as possible. Nepal
Nepal Government discloses property statement of ministers and PM The property statements of Cabinet members, including the Prime Minister, were made public today. Nepal
Nepal 'Two Mongolian climbers scaled Everest, died on descent' Two Mongolian climbers who were found dead above 8,000m on Mt Everest had stood atop the world’s highest peak on May 13, the expedition organizers claimed. Nepal
Nepal American, Chinese, Polish climbers scale Everest More than 100 climbers including Chinese, American and Polish scaled Mt Everest this morning, expedition organizers said. Nepal
Environment 105 crocodiles released into Rapti river A total of 105 crocodiles of the Gharial species have been released into the Rapti river. The crocodiles were raised at the crocodile breeding center of Chitwan National Park. Environment
Nepal Summit route opens from Nepal side, 10 ascend Everest According to the Department of Tourism, at least 414 climbers from 41 teams have obtained climbing permits for Mt Everest till date. Nepal
Nepal PM inaugurates breakthrough of Sunkoshi Marin Diversion tunnel A breakthrough of the Sunkoshi Marin Diversion Multi-purpose Project tunnel has been made. Nepal