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KATHMANDU: World Tuberculosis Day is being observed across the globe today. The day is marked to raise public awareness that tuberculosis (TB) today remains an epidemic in most parts of the world, causing the deaths of nearly one-and-a-half million people each year, mostly in developing countries.
It commemorates the day in 1882 when Dr. Robert Koch astounded the scientific community by announcing that he had discovered the cause of tuberculosis, the TB bacillus. At the time of Koch’s announcement in Berlin, TB was raging through Europe and the Americas, causing the death of one out of every seven people. Koch’s discovery opened the way towards diagnosing and curing TB.
TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious killer. Each day, nearly 4500 people lose their lives to TB and close to 30,000 people fall sick with this preventable and curable disease. Global efforts to combat TB have saved an estimated 54 million lives since the year 2000 and reduced the TB mortality rate by 42%.
Likewise, there are 45,000 patients of TB in Nepal, according to the World Health Organization (WHO ). Similarly, around 60,000 Nepalis are suffering from TB, National Tuberculosis Center informed. Medicine and treatment for the TB patients is cost free.
KATHMANDU: Government of Nepal (GoN) has appointed producer Keshav Bhattarai as the chairman of the Film Development Board.
Gokul Prasad Baskota, Minister for Information and Technology cum Spokesperson for the GoN informed in a press meet, today.
Former Chairman of the board, Nikita Poudel had resigned from the post citing the domestic problems on February 5, 2019. Bhattarai will serve two years in the office. He is the senior vice-president of Nepal Film Producers Association.
KATHMANDU: The World Kidney Day has been marked by organizing kidney-related awareness programs across the country on Thursday. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli attended a program to mark the Day at the TU Teaching Hospital (TUTH) this morning.
Speaking at the program the Prime Minister urged people to maintain proper food habits, do regular physical exercises for the safety of kidneys. The PM also participated in a walkathon along with the hosts as part of the program.
The program was organized by the TUTH’s Department of Nephrology, Physician for Social Responsibility Nepal and Free Students’ Union. Talking to Khabarhub, Dr. Pukar Chandra Shrestha, executive director and kidney transplant specialist at Shahid Dharma Bhakta National Transplant Center, Bhaktapur, said a total of 3 million Nepali people are suffering from kidney ailments in Nepal. Of the total 3 million kidney patients, the 3,000 patients’ kidneys fail annually, Shrestha added.
The number of kidney patients receiving government treatment allowance has been increasing. The data maintained by the Nursing and Social Security Division (NSSD) shows that, in the Fiscal Year 2018/19, the number of patients taking government subsidy on kidney disease has doubled. A total of 4,661 kidney patients took government subsidy for the medicine, according to the division.
According to the statistics maintained by the Division, in the 2017-18 Fiscal Year, 2, 625 kidney patients received government allowance, of which 2,197 took the subsidy for hemodialysis, 88 took allowance for peritoneal dialysis service. Similarly, the 142 people took the service for transplantation service while 198 people took government subsidy for medicine.
In the Fiscal Year 2016/17, 4,300 people had received the government treatment subsidy, of which 1,939 patients took government allowance for haemodialysis, 85 took allowance for peritoneal dialysis while 157 received allowance for transplant services. Similarly, 222 people took subsidy for medicine, according to the data maintained by the NSSD.
Of them, 4,110 kidney patients took subsidy for haemodialysis, 188 took subsidy for peritoneal dialysis while 249 took subsidy for kidney transplantation while 114 took subsidy for medicine.
According to the record of the Division, a total of 8, 246 kidney patients have undergone haemodialysis while 361 peritoneal dialysis. Similarly, 548 patients underwent kidney transplantation service while 534 took government subsidy for medicine.
Given the data above, the number of kidney patients is growing every year. According to Dr. Shrestha, the kidneys fail due to unhealthy lifestyle and when the people do not undergo kidney-checking. High blood pressure and diabetes are the major causes of kidney failure, Shrestha told Khabarhub. Shrestha advise people to visit the hospital for kidney check-up once a year.
Govt. provides subsidy for kidney patients
The government has defined kidney disease as acute ailment and been providing subsidy to the patients for dialysis, transplantation and medicine. The government has been providing Rs. 400,000 to those kidney patients willing to undergo kidney transplantation in Nepal while those undergoing dialysis will get Rs. 100,000, among others.
Similarly, the government provides Rs. 50,000 each to kidney donors and receivers for their lab test, Rs. 2,500 for haemodialysis per session and 90 packets for peritoneal dialysis.
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KATHMANDU: Prominent actor of Nepali film industry, Rajesh Hamal paid final tributes to Nepal Communist Party (NCP) senior leader and former Finance Minister, Bharat Mohan Adhikari today at NCP headquarters, Dhumbarahi. Adhikari passed away on Saturday night.
Adhikari was admitted to Mediciti Hospital around two months back for treatment of pneumonia and other respiratory problems. He was then shifted to HAMS around a month later after his condition did not improve. Adhikari breathed his last at 9:35 Saturday night, according to HAMS Hospital where the ailing leader was undergoing treatment for the past three weeks. He was 82.
CHITWAN: Upendra Yadav, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Health and Population has appealed people for the participation in the posthumous organs donation.
Inaugurating a social campaign of donation of organs (posthumously) launched by the Association of Pharmaceutical Producers of Nepal here today, he said that the campaign would save the lives of many if supported by all. Describing the campaign as a noble cause, he called on one and all to join it.
In the meanwhile, he also urged the domestic pharmaceutical industry to ensure quality in the manufacturing of drugs. The minister also revealed that the government is going to bring out the policy allowing the imports of only those drugs that are not manufactured at home.
Umesh Lal Shrestha of Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) promised support to promote the campaign nationwide. He called on doctors to give first priority to domestic drugs. Shrestha stressed that Nepali need to develop a culture of seeking treatment within the country.
KATHMANDU: The Clean Environment Mega Campaign has appointed actors Priyanka Karki and Ayushman Deshraj as its campaigner.
The Ministry of Forests and Environment had on on February 19 appointed Karki and Deshraj through a ministerial-level meeting. They will be entrusted to work as campaigners for one year.
Karki and Deshraj, who had registered Aayanka Foundation a few weeks ago, expressed the pleasure to be part of the campaign. The Foundation, they claimed, was registered with an aim to contributing to the cause of social welfare.
Navjot Singh Sindhu comments on Pulwama attack becomes the big load for him. He is compelled to quit the Kapail Sharma Show, the famous show in Indian Television. Now, Archana Puran Singh has replaced him and took his post.
KATHMANDU: Pashupati Sharma ‘s new song “Lutna Sake Lut” was removed from the YouTube late Saturday night. The song was released on last Thursday only. In his Facebook status, singer Pashupati Sharma says that the song was removed after some of his friends expressed dissatisfaction on its lyrics. He also says that the song will be uploaded after revising its lyrics. His Facebook post further says that he has no intimacy with any political parties.
The song was loaded with irony against the entire political and bureaucratic system of Nepal. The song condemned the Prime Minister’s act. In the song, he mocked the government for delivering nothing expect making lofty speeches.
Nepal is a heaven, but the ruler (i.e. prime minister) is a devil, he expressed in the song. He also made fun of the infrastructure development of the country as to how the contractors only hold the tenders but never complete construction projects. The song is also satirical to the President, Bidya Devi Bhandari for her interest to have a sophisticated helicopter.
The song expressed how a mere government clerk within a few years of joining the service erects a posh house in the capital city worth over 15 million. The song gave the messages that everyone can loot this country and that no one gets punished for any acts of corruption. The song further said that there is no other country in the world except Nepal where one can indulge in looting at ease. The song said how the people could not feel the governments’ presence in their life. Release of the song coincided with the one year term completion of the government.