Firty-year-old Jasibun Nisha Musalman from Kapilvastu District was living a difficult life and bearing the burden of feeding her family of 17 members. With the family’s income only just enough to cover bare necessities, the lockdown induced…
Punam is a nurse working in Tansen Hospital who is currently on isolation ward duty. Every day she gets into her PPE suit and goes into the patient’s room to check on them. Like all Tansen Hospital…
Managing for the most basic needs like food for the whole year is still a struggle for many in the rural areas of Nepal. The global COVID-19 pandemic has further added the burden for some households. Recently…
World Mental Health Day on 10 October is an opportunity to re-address the importance of mental health, which is one of the most neglected areas of public health. Globally, close to one billion people are living with…
Everyone needs oxygen and a hospital needs even more, to support patients with breathing issues including some newborn babies. And our oxygen need is important with COVID-19. In UMN’s Okhaldhunga Community Hospital, an urgently needed oxygen compressor…
We are excited that at last the cluster staff returned from 21 September onwards. They travelled during heavy rains at the end of monsoon; we are grateful for their safe arrival. They still need to quarantine for…
Happy Nepali Children’s Day to all the children in Nepal! We believe all the children are home today because of the pandemic as all the schools are closed. But here are some encouraging projects that UMN has…
Today on World Literacy Day, we want to share stories of two Nepali ladies with you. As a school girl, Pushpa always wanted to join the community groups in her village in Mugu. Later, after finishing school,…
Single women, people with disabilities, members of the Chepang community (a marginalised ethnic group), Dalits (so-called low caste) and daily wage workers were selected in cooperation with the local government to receive food support for their families…
In the remote villages of Mugu District, there is no access to radio and FM. With the recent COVID-19 pandemic and its risks, public awareness is imperative. A very practical solution to this has been miking using…
