Equity in Focus: Prayatna Nepal's Lalitpur Health Workers Orientation on Disability and Sexuality
Paper by Jalasa Sapkota underscores how an inclusive and compassionate approach from healthcare practitioners can lead to improved healthcare outcomes and overall well-being for individuals with disabilities (Source: Disabled World)
Source: Disabled World - August 23, 2023 Category: Disability Tags: Disability Sexuality Source Type: news
Nepal ’ s Covid-19 Immunization Campaign – An Unlikely Frontrunner
Badri Acharya is currently at the helm of the public health office in Pokhara, a prominent city within Nepal’s Himalayan region and a renowned tourist hotspot. However, in the past, he worked in the field, leading and delivering essential public health provisions in the isolated and demanding terrain of the Manang district-some 198 km north […] (Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health)
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - August 23, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tanka Dhakal Tags: Asia-Pacific Climate Change COVID-19 Development & Aid Editors' Choice Featured Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau IPS UN Bureau Report Nepal Source Type: news
Household Electricity Costs to Mine 1 Bitcoin at Home, Around the World
How Much Electricity is Needed to Mine 1 Bitcoin? As a solo miner, an average of 266,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity is required to mine a single Bitcoin (BTC). This process would take approximately seven years to complete, demanding a monthly electricity consumption of about 143 kWh. To…#asics #lebanon #southamerica #caribbean #africa #cryptobans #iraq #nepal #qatar #algeria (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Feasibility and effectiveness of an intervention to reduce intimate partner violence and psychological distress among women in Nepal: protocol for the Domestic Violence Intervention (DeVI) cluster-randomized trial - Shrestha R, Sapkota D, Mehra D, Ekstrom AM, Deuba K.
BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) disproportionately affects people in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), such as Nepal. Women experiencing IPV are at higher risk of developing depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder. The sho... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Subway is now charging extra for a cheese slice in India
Subway sandwiches in India will no longer come with the option of a free cheese slice following revisions to its menu that analysts say are more about cost-cutting than just a matter of taste. American chain Subway is one of the largest restaurant franchisers in India, with around 800 outlets.…#subway #mcdonalds #nepal #subwayindia #everstonegroups #culinarybrands #sumitarora #twitter #newdelhi #mayurhola (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
China lifts bans on group tours to US, Japan and other key markets
Travellers walk past an installation in the shape of five stars, at Beijing Daxing International Airport in Beijing, China April 24, 2023. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/file photo BEIJING, Aug 10 (Reuters) - China has lifted pandemic-era restrictions on group tours for more countries, including key markets…#beijing #tingshuwang #thailand #cuba #argentina #nepal #portugal #brazil #fumiokishida #australiantrade (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tattoo products maker Body Art Alliance explores sale -sources
[1/3] A tattoo of Hindu demon Ravan is pictured on a back of a man during the Nepal Tattoo Convention in Kathmandu, Nepal April 2, 2017. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar/File Photo NEW YORK, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Body Art Alliance is exploring options including a sale that could value the supplier of tattoo…#hindu #ravan #kathmandu #hanover #maryland #bodyartalliance #jefferies #ipsos #neometal #abigailsummerville (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - August 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Prevalence, severity, and self-management of depressive mood among community-dwelling people with spinal cord injury in Nepal - Baniya M, Kitrungrote L, Damkliang J.
BACKGROUND: Depression is a common psychological condition after spinal cord injury. There are increased incidences of self-harm, suicidal behavior, and lower quality of life among people with spinal cord injury and depression. However, self-management of ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 5, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Nepal Poised To Start HPV Vaccination To Prevent Cervical Cancer, Awaiting GAVI
As Dipak Subedi was organizing a vaccination programme against the human papillomavirus (HPV) in the city of Bharatpur in Chitwan district of southern Nepal he was getting phone calls from neighbouring districts asking if he had extra doses available — people were willing to travel for hours to get their girls vaccinated against HPV, which […] (Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health)
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - July 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Marty Logan Tags: Asia-Pacific Gender Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations human papillomavirus (HPV) Source Type: news
RETRACTED: Premarital sexual behavior among male college students of Kathmandu, Nepal - Adhikari R, Tamang J.
Retraction Note: BMC Public Health 9, 241 (2009)
https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-9-241
The Editor has retracted this article due to the author's inability to provide documentation of approval from an ethics committee.
Ramesh Adhikari does not a... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Nonnative English researchers take 91% longer in reading: study
TOKYO -- Non-English-speaking environmental researchers take nearly twice as long to read English-language papers, compared with native English speakers, according to a study published in the scientific journal Plos Biology last week. The subjects of the study had varying levels of English…#tokyo #plosbiology #nepal #bolivia #ukraine #spain #nigeria #bolivian #spanish #bangladeshi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Blockchain technology lets East African farmers sell globally
Small farmers in the developing world may be on the cusp of an agricultural breakthrough. With emerging technologies like satellite imagery, drones and machine learning boosting productivity, it’s becoming more viable than ever to sell their produce in places like Western Europe. There’s just one…#westerneurope #eastafrica #latinamerica #jontrask #dimitra #agtech #brazil #uganda #nepal #kenyan (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Suicidal ideation among medical and nursing students - Atreya A, Nepal S, Menezes RG, Marhatta A, Ghimire S, Shah P.
BACKGROUND: Suicidal ideation is a major predictor of suicide attempts. The present study was conducted to compare the prevalence of suicidal ideation and its risk factors among medical and nursing students in Nepal. METHODS: An online survey was c... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Young Adults Source Type: news
"Flood risk modeling in southern Bagmati corridor, Nepal" (a study from Sarlahi and Rautahat, Nepal) - Shreevastav BB, Tiwari KR, Mandal RA, Singh B.
Flooding is underlying major natural hazard of Nepal and hence socio-economic loss has been paid annually by this hazard. Planning and management of flood based on study is still lack in Nepal. So, the particular study is carried out to assess the flood ri... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Story of 25-30 Nepali People Arrested In Nepal for Bitcoin & Crypto [English Subtitle Added]
(Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
