Past, Present, Feature

Day: October 29, 2023

  • Public urged for blood donation to address shortage issues

    Public urged for blood donation to address shortage issues

    BHAKTAPUR: The Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS), Bhaktapur has appealed to the public to donate blood in order to address a nationwide shortage of blood supplies.

    At present, blood banks across the country including in Bhaktapur are facing a shortage of blood when there is a significant demand for blood supplies amidst the soaring cases of dengue fever.

    The blood collection has remained halted during the Dashain festival, exacerbating the shortage.

    Despite this, the NRCS in Bhaktapur is making efforts to address the demand for blood for emergency purposes. Still, relatives of patients visiting the district in search of blood are not compelled to return empty-handed.

    The scarcity of blood has surfaced nationwide including in the districts in the Valley and neighboring Kavrepalanchowk, it is said.

    NRCS Bhaktapur’s outgoing president Manoj Kumar Thapa said the NRCS-operated blood bank supplies 30-35 pints of blood each day, but the demand is up to 150 pints.

    “A pint of blood could save a life,” he said, urging the public to donate blood.

  • ‘Together We are #Greater Than Stroke’.

    ‘Together We are #Greater Than Stroke’.

    KATHMANDU: The World Stroke Day, 2023 is being observed today in Nepal with various programs.

    The slogan for the Day, 2023 is ‘Together We are #Greater Than Stroke’.

    Observed globally annually on October 29, the day that serves as a reminder of the prevalence and impacts of strokes on individuals and communities worldwide is dedicated to raising awareness about the disease, its prevention and treatment.

    Strokes often referred to as brain attacks are a leading cause of disability and death globally.

    According to Dr Raju Paudel, President of the Nepal Stroke Association, over 13 million people are paralysed worldwide every year.

    One person is paralysed every six seconds and one in four persons is paralyzed.

    He said the Association was providing training in various hospitals and health institutions and had set the standards to treat strokes.

    Established in 2017 BS, the Association has been working in collaboration with the Nepal Stroke Project with the help of the University Hospital Heidelberg in Germany.

    It has been researching the current situation of strokes and has sought ways to treat them.

  • Nepal Police Officer Limbu awarded BSF Trophy in India

    Nepal Police Officer Limbu awarded BSF Trophy in India

    KATHMANDU: Nepal Police officer Kailash Limbu, who trained in Hyderabad, India, has excelled in ‘outdoor’ training.

    According to the Indian Embassy in Nepal, Limbu has been awarded the BSF trophy.

    Limbu was given the award for excellence in ‘outdoor passing out’.

    He is an IPS trainee on behalf of Nepal at the Sardar Ballabhai Patel Training Center in Hyderabad, India.

    He was awarded at the ’77 RR Passing Out’ held at the same training center.

    Five police officers from Nepal are undergoing training at the training center.