Nepal Health News

Male Circumcision in Developing Countries "The origin of circumcision is lost in antiquity. Male circumcision is depicted in Egyptian tombs 5,000 years ago.” Circumcision refers to the surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis, or prepuce of the clitoris...

Legalizing Abortion within Family Recently I read a terrifying piece of news. It was a story about a teenage girl who had become pregnant. She had successfully managed to keep her pregnancy from everyone, even her immediate family. She secretly...

Diagnosed in September 2008 with type 1 diabetes, the Kaleiopuu Elementary School fourth-grader had one of the largest groups of supporters in the 16th annual fundraising event sponsored by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Manya Levin, the foundation's Hawaii chapter...

That is why the one hospital in the region, the Kunde Hospital, is vitally important. Set up in 1966 by Sir Edmund Hillary in the mountain town of Kunde at a height of 3,840m, the hospital is mainly funded by...

A private school here has been shut down as preventative measures against possible outbreak of A/H1N1 flu as "common cold" and "high fever" spread amidst teachers and students.     The Mount Olives High School in Sinamangal which is near to the...

Sunset on the Beach next week will feature "Life of a Child," a documentary about children in Nepal with type 1 diabetes; "Monsters vs. Aliens" and three films on Waikiki and hula. While Tesoro Hawaii remains the primary sponsor, Saturday's...

Last week, an outbreak of viral fever was reported in Parbat's schools but the health authorities had not indicated the nature of the fever. However, throat swabs taken from 12 people in Kusma, the main town in Parbat, were brought...