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Nepal
Kathmandu, August 11
Lack of sound coordination and management of human resources, logistics and equipment, information system and financial system among the three-tier government system poses a major hindrance in containing rising dengue cases across the country, said stakeholders.
Addressing a press meet organised by the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division, Sushil Nath Pyakurel, director general at the Department of Health Services, said, &We have not been able to control dengue outbreak because of the three-tier government system. Communication, coordination and collaboration with local bodies, provincial governments and the central government have been a challenge. There is a lack of human resources even in collecting statistics of people affected in the dengue-hit areas.&
Lack of technical manpower on vector control and budget crunch are other hurdles for controlling spread of dengue nationwide, he said.
Nepal recorded 3,425 dengue cases from April 14 to August 9 this year in 42 districts. The number of dengue cases can rise if the same situation persists. There should be coordination in every sector. Post monsoon period, which is favourable for mosquito to breed, is yet to arrive, said Bibek Kumar Lal, director of EDCD.
Unless there is proper management of drinking water and waste it is difficult to control the mosquito-borne disease, Lal said.
Migration of people from dengue prone countries such as India, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Thailand and Philippines to Nepal could also pose dengue threat, he said. The virus is transmitted to humans when female Aedes aegypti mosquito bites a person. Its peak biting periods are early morning and before dusk. Symptoms of dengue are high fever, severe headache, pain behind the eyes, pain in muscles and bones, rashes and back pain.
The doctors suggest to search and destroy mosquitoes and their breeding areas, keep environment clean, use nets and apply mosquito repellents, wear long sleeves and trousers to cover arms and legs, remove water from plates, change water in vases/bowls, recycle or dispose discarded tyres and take medicines only on doctoradvice, as preventive measures against the disease.
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Write comment (93 Comments)Kathmandu, August 11
Police arrested two alleged human traffickers from Nagdhunga, Chandragiri Municipality, yesterday, and foiled their trafficking bid.
They have been identified as Bhuwan Tamang, 31, of Khandadevi Municipality-2 in Ramechhap and Aaite Bahadur Lopchan, 29, of Khanikhola Rural Municipality-1 in Kavre. Acting on a specific tip-off provided by Maiti Nepal, police stopped a bus heading to Jhapa and arrested the duo besides rescuing a 20-year-old woman. Police said Tamang and Lopchan had lured the woman to go to Birtamod with them, promising her a decent job there. They had planned to traffic the woman to India via open border.
Following her rescue, the woman said they had told her not to disclose her identity to anyone. When inquired by police or anyone of her journey, she was instructed by the duo to say that she was going to Birtamod to take care of her sister-in-law, who had recently delivered a baby. Police said the women would be handed over to her parents after necessary investigation. Tamang and Lopchan have been charged with trafficking attempts.
Kathmandu District Court has remanded them to five-day judicial custody for further investigation into the case.
According to police, traffickers operate in various layers from the source to destination countries. Nepali women are trafficked to India via open border before being sold there or trafficked to other countries.
Maiti Nepal and various India-based NGOs had rescued 103 Nepali women, including 10 to 12 minors, from various cities of Manipur bordering Myanmar in March. They were allegedly trying to cross the border with the aim of flying to Dubai and from there to various other Gulf countries.
The government, a few years ago, had made it mandatory for every Nepali citizen flying abroad from India to obtain a ‘no objection certificate& from Delhi-based Nepali embassy.
Maiti Nepal said traffickers might have opted for land route as it had become difficult for traffickers to transport women through the air route.
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Write comment (96 Comments)Kathmandu, August 11
On an average, of the 100,000 Nepalis who die every year, almost 101 die of lung diseases, making Nepal second only to Kazakhastan when it comes to deaths due to lung ailments. In Kazakhastan, of the 100,000 people who die every year, around 114 die of lung diseases, according to World Life Expectancy survey.
Lung diseases are the second highest cause of death in Nepal behind coronary heart disease, which is the biggest killer in the country. On an average, of the one lakh Nepalis dying every year, around 158.35 die due to coronary heart disease. Nepal is ranked 41st in the global league table of the rate at which the disease kills people.
The World Life Expectancy index was created using most recent data from sources likes the WHO, the World Bank, the UNESCO and individual country databases. The survey is based on 50 prominent ailments and accidents that claim lives of people in 183 countries.
Coronary heart diseases claimed 30,559 lives in 2017, accounting for approximately 19 per cent of total deaths caused by various diseases and accidents. As many as 19,274 people died of lung disease the same year, which makes up 11.81 per cent of total deaths in Nepal.
Dr Bishow Pokhrel, a cardiac surgeon and heart specialist, said changing lifestyle of people in Nepal has increased coronary heart patients. Coronary heart disease is related to blockage of major veins that join heart, which is the key reason of heart attack.
Dr Pokhrel suggested that regular exercise and balanced diet and avoiding excessive sweet, oil and salt could control the heart disease. He also suggested avoiding smoking, alcohol and avoiding exposure to polluted air could largely control lung diseases.
Among the top ten causes of deaths, stroke ranks third in Nepal, with 80.1 out of 100,000 people losing their lives to the disease. Next in the line are influenza and pneumonia, which take lives of 47.23 out of every 100,000 people. Diarrhoeal (36.73 people), diabetes (33.25 people), tuberculosis (24.24 deaths) and liver disease (23.05 people) come on the, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth order, respectively.
Kidney disease stands ninth highest cause of death in the country and claims 21.72 lives every year, while Alzheimer/dementia has been categorised as the 10th highest cause of death with 20.52 people per 100,000 people.
Road accidents are 11th major reasons of death in the country. An average of 20.13 people out of 100,000 are killed in road accidents and Nepal stands at the 79th position in the world in deaths by road accidents.
HIV/AIDS is the 17th major cause of death in the country, which claims an average of 9.76 people out of 100,000. The number of females dying of this disease is remarkably higher than that of males with 15.54 and 4.67, respectively.
Nepal ranks third in the global ranking in terms of deaths attributed to Leishmaniasis, a disease that is spread by the bite of certain kind of sand-fly, and Encephalitis. Encephalitis kills an average of 3.38 people out of 100,000 people, while Leishmaniasis claims 1.28 lives. lives.
Despite growing deaths, Nepaliaverage life expectancy is improving over a period of last 29 years. The average life expectancy increased to 62.5 years in 2000s from 54.5 years in 1990s. And again rose to 68.0 years in 2010 and 70.2 years in 2016.
The National Planning Commission said the life expectancy of Nepalis will be 73 years in 2020.
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Kathmandu, August 11
Tribhuvan University has decided to launch a four-year bachelorcourse in humanities from the next academic session that begins in September-October.
The decision to introduce four-year bachelorcourse was taken by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Education Council today.
&Other faculties of the university have already introduced four-year bachelorcourses,& said Shiva Lal Bhusal, dean of Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Govinda Prasad Sharma, assistant dean, FHSS said, &The introduction of a four-year course in humanities has ended dissimilarity of course duration at the bachelorlevel.&
&Employers are recruiting students who have completed four-year degree. Students of humanities were at a disadvantage because of the shorter duration of the course,& said Sharma.
This will also make TU courses on par with international courses. &Earlier students had to study additional one year when going abroad for studies. This four-year course will end such problems,& added Bhusal.
Four-year bachelorcourses have already been implemented in TUscience, management and education streams. &It was difficult for us to introduce the four-year course as there are a large number of subjects in the humanities stream,& said Sharma.
As many as 34 subjects are being taught in TUFaculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
&Courses for all the subjects have already been designed and the curriculum will be made available online after we are done with official procedures,& said Sharma.
The course will be inter-disciplinary and students can study sociology, psychology, economics and other subjects within the same stream.
The university will also introduce Nepal Studies for the first time at the bachelorlevel as a compulsory subject to help students learn about Nepal. The subject will be taught in the fourth year. &Even after graduating many students lack basic knowledge about Nepal. We, therefore, have decided to introduce the subject to give students basic knowledge about history, geography, administration and culture of Nepal,& said Bhusal.
The four-year course will be of 2,000 marks (500 marks each year) and students can choose two subjects of 700 marks each as their majors and two subjects of 100 marks each as elective subjects.
There will be three compulsory subjects — English, Nepali and Nepal Studies. English will be of 200 marks, Nepali 100 marks and Nepal Studies 100 marks. English has been made compulsory in the first and third years, while Nepali will be compulsory in the second year.
The students will be evaluated on the basis of written examinations of 70 marks, while 30 marks will be for internal assessment, including mini project, classroom presentation and teamwork for each subject.
There are over 60,000 students in Tribhuvan University in its humanities programme.
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