Insights 2024

Insights Issue 9: An Overview of Tuberculosis (TB) in Nepal

As the second leading infectious killer globally after COVID-19, Tuberculosis (TB) remains a pressing concern in Nepal as well. In the fiscal year 2079/80, Nepal reported 37,447 TB case notifications, with 8% of cases occurring in individuals under 15 years of age, according to National Tuberculosis Program data. Of the total notified cases, 694 cases were found drug-resistant in 2079/80, reflecting the growing complexity of TB treatment. The rise of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) and extensively drug-resistant TB (XDR-TB) further poses challenges to TB control in the country.

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Insights Special Issue 4: Special Edition on Urban October in Association with CHORUS – Research on Urban Health

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Insights Issue 1: Cause-specific Mortality – A further Analysis of National Population and Housing Census 2021

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Insights Issue 8: Status of Cancer in Nepal

Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are responsible for death of 41 million people each year, equivalent to 74% of all deaths worldwide. Globally, cancer is the second ...

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Insights Issue 2: Nutrition Status of Children and Mothers: Evidence from NDHS 1996-2022

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Insights Issue 6: Maternal Mortality in Nepal

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