Efforts to create fund for extended vaccination cover

With the cases of new diseases being reported, the demand for antigen for immunization against them has been growing. While there are 27 types of vaccines available worldwide, Nepalese get only ten antigens, exposing them to serious health threats. The…

Common Cold: An Airborne Disease

Airborne diseases are the diseases which are caused due to the viruses present in the air. Common cold is a good example of airborne diseases. Common cold is easily and highly communicable disease as it can rapidly get transmitted from…

Food and Water Borne Diseases

The word ‘disease’ is a combination of two different words i.e., ‘dis’ and ‘ease’. So, the word ‘disease’ refers to ‘lack of ease (health)’. Disease is also defined as a condition of body in which its functions are disturbed. Diseases…

Immunization and Child Health Care

Immunization or vaccination can prevent the children from being infected by many infectious diseases. Such diseases can cause deaths. The baby can be protected itself against some diseases when the child is immunized. A drug called “vaccine” injected into the…

Mosquito Control

Along with the arrival of rainy season, many ditches and pits get full of rain water. This rain water remains in such ditches for many days which is even known as stagnant water. And we already know that stagnant water…