Officials say they have no doses for oubreak response and are still waiting for aid agencies to supply vaccine doses.

Experts welcome decision, but stress sustained funding, trained manpower and strong political commitment.

Authorities confirm H5N1 strain in over 50 crows discovered earlier at Tribhuvan University premises.

Regulator refuses immediate hike, demands detailed list of raw materials and other production costs.

Over 70 percent of people over 35 years in the district have been inoculated in ten days.

Several have high fever and some have developed pneumonia as a complication of measles. Ministry of Health asks aid agencies for emergency vaccine doses.

Officials target 7,000 children aged 10-19. Vaccination status of infected children unknown.

It is the second outbreak of the deadly disease in six weeks, after a hiatus of more than two years.

Experts hope new government will take measures to curb air pollution. Brief rain likely across Bagmati, Gandaki and Sudurpaschim provinces until Sunday.

Officials say provincial health secretaries would guide health workers at the district and local levels during poll holidays.

Health officials say that no preventive measures were implemented this year due to the government’s focus on elections.

Doctors say they cannot test due to lack of labs, but symptoms suggest influenza.

More than half of Kathmandu Valley’s infants and toddlers consume sugary drinks and junk foods, study shows.

Officials urge public to exercise caution, use masks, and avoid crowds as poll coincides with peak influenza season.

Vaccination is ongoing in 72 districts targeting grade-six girls in schools and 10-year-olds out of school to curb cervical cancer.

Some hospitals that have ceased services under the scheme are expected to resume soon.

The programme, originally scheduled to begin in mid-February, was postponed due to the March 5 elections.

Latest survey shows institutional deliveries reached 90.5 percent in 2025, up from 80 percent in 2022, and antenatal visits have risen to 85 percent.

A new Nepal Multiple Indicator Survey report shows 1.7 percent of children receive no vaccines, and 11 percent miss some basic doses.

Bir Hospital doctor says even very young patients are falling seriously ill with bronchitis, asthma, and pneumonia.