Healthcare Crisis Follows Deadly Earthquake in Nepal
Earthquake-affected families in Chamakhet village, Jajarkot, are staying in temporary shelters. Credit: Barsha Shah/IPSBy Tanka DhakalKATHMANDU, Nov 10 2023 (IPS) Emergency health services are grappling with the enormous challenge of providing essential care to individuals affected by a deadly earthquake that claimed the lives of at least 153 and around 400 people wounded in western Nepal.
At midnight of Friday, November 3, a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the remote district of Jajarkot in western Nepal, and rural communities are dealing with physical destruction, loss of life, and a lack of basic healthcare ser...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 10, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tanka Dhakal Tags: Asia-Pacific Development & Aid Featured Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Nepal Source Type: news
Alcohol withdrawal presenting with cut throat injury during COVID-19 lockdown: case reports from Nepal - Bhattarai D, Upadhyaya S, Banstola H, Pant SB.
We present a description and discussion of a series of three cases ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 8, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Emergency medicine in Nepal: are we going the right way and fast enough? - Bhandari SS, Adhikari S.
Nepal is a landlocked country with variable topography including the world's tallest mountains, tropical forests, and Gangetic plains. This topography leads to diverse healthcare needs, from tropical diseases in plains, to road traffic accidents in hills, ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 6, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Shattering Stereotypes: Prayatna Nepal's Self-Defense Training for Visually Impaired Women
Jalasa Sapkota, a writer, researcher and disability rights activist, covers important points on self-defense training for visually impaired women (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - November 6, 2023 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Information Source Type: news
Nepalese villagers mourn loved ones who died in earthquake that killed 157 people
Villagers in the mountains of northwest Nepal on Sunday cremated the bodies of some of those who perished in an earthquake two days earlier. The strong temblor killed 157 people and left thousands of others homeless. The 13 bodies were carried to the banks of the Bheri River and placed on pyres…#bheririver #hindu #chiuri #jajarkot #rukum #samkhanabika #chepare #nepal #cabinet #rekhasharma (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
News Wrap: Deadly earthquake strikes northwestern Nepal
In our news wrap Saturday, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake in a remote area of Nepal killed at least 157 people, and the president of the European Commission met with Ukrainian President Zelensky in Kyiv to discuss Ukraine’s path to join the European Union.#nepal #europeancommission #ukraine (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Death toll feared to rise after earthquake in Nepal topples homes, killing at least 128
Helicopters and ground troops rushed to help people hurt in a strong earthquake that shook districts in northwestern Nepal just before midnight Friday, killing at least 128 people and injuring dozens more, officials said Saturday. Authorities said the death toll was expected to rise, noting that…#nepal #nepalgunj #bimalkumarkarki #jajarkot #nepalese #kathmandu #kuberkadayat #pushpakamaldahal #rukum #newdelhi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nepal earthquake kills at least 128, toll could rise, officials say
At least 128 people were killed and dozens injured in Nepal when a strong earthquake struck the western area of Jajarkot, officials said on Saturday, as houses in the area collapsed and buildings as far as New Delhi in neighbouring India shook. The quake occurred at 11:47 p.m. (1802 GMT) on Friday…#nepal #jajarkot #newdelhi #usgeologicalsurvey #himalayan #kathmandu #chandrasharma #kuberkadayat #rukumwest #karnali (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hope and suicidal ideation among older adults living in the rural mid-hills of Nepal - McLaren S, Adhikari P.
OBJECTIVES: The current study investigated whether hope and its two components (agency and pathways) weakened the relations between perceived burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, and fearlessness about death and suicidal ideation among older adults livi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Nepal candidate for WHO post says neutrality on line in bitter contest
BANGKOK -- The World Health Organization's accountability and transparency will be at stake when a closed-door session to elect a new director for its South-East Asia Regional Office begins this coming week, said one of the two candidates in the unusually contentious race. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Nepal - National Seismological ..
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck the Nepal on Sunday, the National Seismological Centre of Nepal said. The epicentre of the quake was at Dhading, about 55 km (35 miles) west of Kathmandu, it said. "We felt very strong tremors. Some residents rushed out of their homes. There is no report of…#nepal #kathmandu #badrinathgaire (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A case report of infanticide in rural Nepal: Sociocultural perspectives and forensic considerations - Gyawali L, Atreya A, Kuinkel P, Sanyal R, Shah A.
This case highlights the complex interplay of mental health, stigma, and lack of contraceptive access underlying tragic instances of infanticide. Comprehensive medicolegal investigation paired with cross-sector efforts to expand reproductive services and t... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Infants and Children Source Type: news
Epidemiology of unintentional childhood injuries in urban and rural areas of Nepal- a comparative study - Pathak P, Joshi SK.
Unintentional injuries are one of the leading causes of ill health, disability& death among the children and young adults worldwide. As these injuries are strongly related to social determinants, the burden falls mainly upon the Low- and Middle-Income Cou... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
South Asian Community Health Workers Say Their Work is Work
Community health workers demand to be recognised as formal workers with pay and benefits to match. Credit: Zofeen T. EbrahimBy Zofeen EbrahimKARACHI, Oct 19 2023 (IPS) “Professionally, I am still where I was 23 years ago when I started working as a lady health worker (LHW),” said a disgruntled Yasmin Siddiq, 47, from Karachi. “I will probably retire in the same capacity, as a Grade 5 government servant, without any hope for upward mobility.”
The idea behind the Lady Health Worker Programme (LHWP), the brainchild of Pakistan’s late prime minister Benazir Bhutto, began in 1994 with the purpose of “training women...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Zofeen Ebrahim Tags: Asia-Pacific Editors' Choice Featured Gender Headlines Health Human Rights Inequality TerraViva United Nations Women's Health IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Pakistan South Asia Source Type: news
India awaits top court verdict on same-sex marriages
A participant holds a banner during Queer Azadi Pride, an event promoting gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights, in Mumbai, India, February 1, 2020. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights NEW DELHI, Oct 16 (Reuters) - India's top court will deliver a verdict on…#queerazadipride #lesbian #mumbai #supremecourt #taiwan #nepal (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
