Identifying the gaps in Nepalese migrant workers' health and well-being: a review of the literature.

Background: The health and well-being of migrant workers from low-income countries is often neglected in travel medicine. This article uses Nepal as a case study to highlight key issues affecting this particular group of international travellers.

Methods: This narrative review used a comprehensive systematic literature search to identify relevant studies on Nepal.

Earthquakes, Fuel Crisis, Power Outages, and Health Care in Nepal: Implications for the Future.

Earthquakes are a major natural calamity with pervasive effects on human life and nature. Similar effects are mimicked by man-made disasters such as fuel crises and power outages in developing countries. Natural and man-made disasters can cause intangible human suffering and often leave scars of lifelong psychosocial damage.

The 2015 Nepal earthquake disaster: lessons learned one year on.

Introduction: The 2015 earthquake in Nepal killed over 8000 people, injured more than 21,000 and displaced a further 2 million. One year later, a national workshop was organized with various Nepali stakeholders involved in the response to the earthquake. The workshop provided participants an opportunity to reflect on their experiences and sought to learn lessons from the disaster.

Shigellosis Caused by CTX-M Type ESBL Producing in Two Siblings of Rural Nepal: First Case Report from the Country.

Shigellosis is an acute infectious disease characterized as severe bloody diarrhea (dysentery) and is accountable for a significant burden of morbidity and mortality especially in children under the age of 5 years. Antimicrobial therapy is required in the cases of severe dysentery associated with . However, emergence of multidrug resistant (MDR) strains of spp.

High rates of multidrug resistance among uropathogenic in children and analyses of ESBL producers from Nepal.

Background: Emergence of Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing causing urinary tract infections (UTI) among pediatric patients is an increasing problem worldwide. However, very little is known about pediatric urinary tract infections and antimicrobial resistance trend from Nepal. This study was conducted to assess the current antibiotic resistance rate and ESBL production among uropathogenic in pediatric patients of a tertiary care teaching hospital of Nepal.

Bacteremia caused by a rare pathogen - : a case report from Nepal.

is a gram negative saprophytic bacterium, prevalent in tropical and subtropical climates. Infections caused by are very uncommon, yet it can cause severe systemic infections with higher mortality when entered into the bloodstream through open wound. A case of symptomatic bacteremia in a woman caused by was identified recently at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Nepal.

Injury and Mortality in Young Nepalese Migrant Workers: A Call for Public Health Action.

Approximately 3.5 million Nepalese are working as migrant workers in the Gulf countries, Malaysia, and India. Every year there are more than 1000 deaths and many hundreds cases of injuries among Nepalese workers in these countries excluding India.

Prevalence and associated factors of elder mistreatment: a cross sectional study from urban Nepal.

Background: mistreatment of elderly people is internationally recognised as a serious public health issue. This study aimed at estimating the prevalence and risk factors associated with mistreatment in urban Nepal.

Methods: this was a descriptive cross-sectional study of 212 elderly people residing in Butwal sub-metropolitan city, an urban area in Nepal; the study was conducted between March and October 2015.

Utilization of services for institutional deliveries in Gorkha District.

Background: Adequate health services for improving maternal and neonatal health is an important global health issues. Institutional delivery is most important component to address maternal and neonatal issue. Institutional delivery service utilization assures safe birth and minimizes the maternal morbidity and mortality.

Association of Previous Smoking Habit and Perceived Social Discrimination with the Risk of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis in Central Nepal.

Background: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to both Isoniazid and Rifampicin with or without resistant to other drug, is among the most alarming pandemic problem. The objectives of this study was to assess the risk factors of MDR TB in Central Nepal.

Methods: A matched case control study was conducted among 186 cases of MDR TB and 372 non-MDR TB controls from central region of Nepal.

Differentiated Typology of Sex Work and Implication for HIV Prevention Programs among Female Sex Workers in Nepal.

Background: Sex work in exchange for kind and cash has long been practiced in Nepal. The HIV prevention program in Nepal is focused mainly on these two typologies of sex work. There might be more typologies of sex work beyond streets and establishments seeking research and programmatic attention.

Health-seeking behaviors and self-care practices of people with filarial lymphoedema in Nepal: a qualitative study.

Background. Lymphatic filariasis is endemic in Nepal. This study aimed to investigate health-seeking behaviors and self-care practices of people with filarial Lymphoedema in Nepal.

Integrating complementary and alternative medicine into conventional health care system in developing countries: an example of Amchi.

Complementary and alternative medicine has been a part of human life and practices since the beginning of time. The role of complementary and alternative medicine for the health of humans is undisputed particularly in light of its role in health promotion and well-being. This article discusses ways through which complementary and alternative medicine can be promoted and sustained as an integrated element of health care in developing countries.

Household passive smoking and acute respiratory infection among under-five children attending Kanti Children's Hospital.

Background: Worldwide, children are more heavily exposed to passive smoking than any other age group where majority of these occur in child's house.Children's passive smoking and risk of developing respiratory diseases has been well established in several studies. However, such studies are limited in Nepal.

Writing an abstract for a scientific conference.

For most students and junior researchers, writing an abstract for a poster or oral presentation at a conference is the first piece they may write for an audience other than their university tutors or examiners. Since some researchers struggle with this process we have put together some advice on issues to consider when writing a conference abstract. We highlight a number of issues to bear in mind when constructing one's abstract.