According to the Health Ministry, 3,878 PCR tests were performed in the past 24 hours.
Nepal’s Covid-19 toll reaches 2,033 with two more deaths; national tally reaches 271,602 with 171 new infectionsScott Rosefield2021-02-04T12:46:55-08:00
Thousands of health workers lined up across Nepal to get the coronavirus vaccine Wednesday as the Himalayan nation began a three-month vaccination campaign.
Health workers become 1st to get COVID-19 vaccine in NepalScott Rosefield2021-01-27T09:42:43-08:00
This article compares and contrasts two humanitarian emergencies and their impact on Nepal: these are the Nepal earthquake in 2015 and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. It explains how each emergency has impacted children without parental care or at risk of family separation, with specific reference to orphanage trafficking, voluntourism, child institutionalisation and family preservation.
Orphanage Trafficking and Child Protection in Emergencies in Nepal: A Comparative Analysis of the 2015 Earthquake and the 2020 COVID-19 PandemicScott Rosefield2021-01-22T10:59:22-08:00
We are all guilty of assuming that a certain community needs a certain kind of help. We look at homeless people and assume that we need to build them homes, when all they want might be mental health support or a stable job. So, what is the no-assumptions approach you ask?
Volunteering, a No-Assumptions ApproachScott Rosefield2021-01-21T12:23:22-08:00
According to the Health Ministry, 4,401 PCR tests were performed in the past 24 hours.
Nepal’s Covid-19 toll reaches 1,885 with seven more deaths; national tally reaches 262,262 with 403 new infectionsScott Rosefield2021-01-27T08:40:43-08:00
A 2016 study had found that 10 percent of the children under five were suffering from wasting, but a 2019 study found that figure had reached 12 percent. In Karnali this figure is as high as 17.6 percent.
Malnutrition was worsening before the pandemic, but with job losses of parents it could get worse, experts sayScott Rosefield2020-12-22T10:12:26-08:00