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Press articles (used media abbreviations)

Call to take on tobacco culture (ht 01/06/2008), Survey favours ban on tobacco ads (ht 02/06/2008), Minus Seven (ht 02/06/2008)

Emergency scenario, by Kanika Deshpande (kp 31/05/2008)

Active life can prevent heart disease: Expert (kp 17/05/2008)

We have an emergency, by Moheindu Chemjong (kp 08/05/2008)

'Quality is not optional at National Healthcare', interview with Pankaj Tiwari (kp 05/05/2008)

Free health care, by Kiran Pandey (kp 20/04/2008)

Why do we need first aid training?, by Moheindu Amiran Chemjong (kp 13/04/2008)

A view of health care in Kathmandu, by Caitlin Timmons and Robert Timmons (kp 06/04/2008), Healthcare Woes, by G.K. Pakavath (rn 07/04/2008)

Free cancer medication for poor (ht 04/04/2008)

‘Don’t neglect health after surgery’ (kp 27/02/2008)

Universal free health care, by Robert Timmons (kp 10/01/2008)

Watch open border forpolio virus: Experts (kp 20/12/2007)

‘Take caution against bird flu’ (kp 19/11/2007)

'We’re trying to make heart services accessible to the poor' (kp 19/11/2007)

Free health service to be assessed (kp 13/11/2007)

Nation-wide Vitamin A supplementation, by Beth S Paige (kp 02/11/2007)

Millions of Nepali kids benefit from vitamin A supplement (Xinhua 07/10/2007)

Govt succor for patients, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 15/07/2007)

Spirometer to tell pupils state of lungs (samn 14/06/2007)

Artificial limbs give unlimited mobility (samn 27/05/2007)

Bikers rescue snakebite victims, by Chetan Adhikari (kp 18/05/2007)

World Health Organisation honours Nepal (nn 04/05/2007)

3.7 mln Nepali kids getting vitamin A (pd 19/04/2007)

Govt to finally launch JE campaign (samn 31/03/2007)

Govt to expand immunisation pogramme (samn 29/01/2007)

Like Buffaloes in Hot Water: In Nepal thousands visit springs for therapy and fun, by Rup Narayan Dhakal (on 11/01/2007)

Late breast cancer diagnosis killing more Nepali women, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 09/01/2997)

Three-week tetanus vaccination campaign ends successfully (Relief Web 03/01/2007)

One year’s tobacco cost can build 30 hospitals, by Manish Nepal (kp 03/12/2006)

Nepal-US team to do major heart study, by Bikash Sangraula (kp 03/12/2006)

Measuring how clean water improves health in Nepal (Seattle Times 26/11/2006)

About 4.5 M kids to get polio drops (samn 19/11/2006)

Misdiagnosed and ill-treated: Many Nepalis are unaware that they are living with Alzheimer's or kidney disease, by Sophia Tamot (nt 10/11/2006), Peaceful End: Palliative care is coming of age in Nepal, by Jenima Sherpa (nt 10/11/2006)

Vitamin ‘A’ and de-worming tablets being administered to children under 5 (nn 19/10/2006),  Phase II of Vitamin A drive (samn 20/10/2006)

Vit A drive saving 20,000 kids anually (samn 17/10/2006)

Muscular dystrophy camp (samn 16/10/2006)

National polio campaign starts (nn 14/10/2006)

Measles vaccination saves thousands of children, by Sangeeta Rijal (kp 12/10/2006)

Stakeholders urged to help polio drive (kp 11/10/2006)

Nepal set to begin drive to check avian flu (Xinhua 06/10/2006),  Govt to launch drive against avian flu (samn 06/10/2006)

Nepal commits to getting rid of polio by 2008: WHO (pd 29/09/2006), Nepal can get rid of polio by 2008: WHO (samn 29/09/2006)

Vitamin A campaign on Oct 19-20 (nn 27/09/2006)

KMC menial workers vulnerable, by Kushal Pokharel (kp 13/09/2006)

Polio vaccination postponed (kp 31/08/2006)

Preventing Diseases (rn 29/07/2006)

Government to ratify tobacco convention (kp 22/07/2006), Parliament premises tobacco free area (nn 01/08/2006), Parliament premises declared tobacco free (kp 01/08/2006)

Vaccination campaign against Japanese Encephalitis launched in Nepal (People's Daily 26/06/2006), Anti- JE vaccine for four districts (kp 29/06/2006), Govt launches vaccination drive against Japanese Encephalitis (nn 08/07/2006), Vaccination Drive (rn 10/07/2006)

SC bans smoking in public places (nn 14/06/2006), Ban smoking in public places: SC (kp 14/06/2006)

Nepal to fight against Japanese encephalitis (People's Daily 12/06/2006)

Nepal to launch immunization campaign against polio (People's Daily 11/06/2006)

Nepal unveils 5-year plan to combat anemia (People's Daily 31/05/2006)

Free health camp in Mustang (nn 26/05/2006)

Agitating parties pledge cooperation for Vitamin A program (nn 19/04/2006)

Health camp benefits 1,000 (samn 01/04/2006)

Drive against malaria, kala-azar starts in S. Nepal (People's Daily 11/03/2006)

Ray of Hope Found in Fewer Cases of Measles: 2005 National Measles Vaccination Program in Nepal sees results, by Rupa Kharel (Ohmy News 02/03/2006)

1000 women provided free cancer checkup services in central Nepal (People's Daily 27/02/2006)

Under-5 kids to get polio drops in 15 districts in Nepal (People's Daily 09/01/2006)

3.6 million kids to get vitamin doses (samn 15/10/2005)

Govt to launch anti-blindness campaign (samn 11/10/2005)

6,300 people vaccinated against rabies (rn 28/01/2005)

Many children deprived of AMV (kp 13/01/2005)

40 lakh people in country deprived of eye care facility, by Renu Kshetry (ht 21/12/2004)

Experts stress proper prescription of antibiotics (kp 27/11/2004)

Call to update spinal injury treatment (ht 11/11/2004)

Need to continue Vitamin A, by Prasanna Chitrakar (ht 17/10/2004), 3.5 M kids to be given Vitamin ‘A’ today (rn 18/10/2004), 2-day vitamin A campaign commences (kp 19/10/2004)

Hats off to backbone of nation’s health sector!, by Prasanna Chitrakar (ht 07/10/2004)

Oral health care drive tomorrow (ht 01/10/2004), Awareness drive on dental health (ht 06/10/2004)

Preventive measures against cancer stressed (ht 17/09/2004)

Task force suggestions for better trachoma campaign implementation (ht 13/09/2004)

Patients send SOS, government response nil, by Yuvraj Acharya (kp 03/09/2004)

80 pc of malaria funds disbursed, say officials (ht 13/08/2004)

Anti-Measles Drive: Shooting Down The Disease, by Thakur Amgai (sp 06/08/2004), Nepali children not fully immunized against measles, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 08/08/2004), Correct dose of measles vaccine (kp 10/08/2004)

Seminar on health care management (ht 03/07/2004)

Total ban on tobacco ads demanded (rn 30/06/2004)

Samaritans fuel blood donation drive in Nepal, by Paras Kharel (kp 14/06/2004)

Benefits of sunscreen lotion attracts more consumers, by Neeyati Khanal (kp 29/05/2004)

Jaundice and viral hepatitis, by Sudhamshu K.C. (kp 23/05/2004)

Are you looking at me ? (kp 09/05/2004)

Dreaded Due To Ignorance: Despite the availability of the facilities, lack of awareness among the rural people is posing a problem towards the mitigation of deaths due to cancer, by Thakur Amgai (sp 07/05/2004)

Free health camp held (rn 21/04/2004)

3.5 M children to be given Vitamin A (rn 15/04/2004), Vitamin ‘A’ administration starts (rn 19/04/2004)

Budget falls $100m short on health care front (ht 06/04/2004)

Advanced dentistry services confined to Valley (kp 30/03/2004), One dentist for 76,000 (ht 30/03/2004)

Encephalitis vaccine plan may remain stillborn (ht 07/03/2004)

Nepal has the vaccine but its children are yet to receive it, by Nitya Nanda Timsina (kp 05/03/2004)

February to be marked as awareness month on iodine deficiency disorders (ht 30/01/2004)

Importance Of Immunisation (rn 03/01/2004), Immunisation Day (rn 03/01/2004)

42 lakh expected to take polio drops (ht 03/01/2004), Crippling polio almost wiped out in Nepal, by Rachana Bhattarai (ht 03/01/2004), Experts expect polio-free world by 2005 (kp 04/01/2004), Polio campaign proves successful in districts (kp 05/01/2004)

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