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Open AccessTriage practices for emergency care delivery: a qualitative study among febrile patients and healthcare workers in a tertiary care hospital in Nepal
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Open AccessKnowledge, compliance, and challenges in anti-malarial products usage: a systematic review of at-risk communities for zoonotic malaria
Zoonotic malaria is a growing public health threat in the WHO Southeast Asia (SEA) and Western Pacific (WP) regions. Despite vector-control measures, the distribution of Macaque fascicularis and M. nemestrina, an...
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Open AccessGlucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD) quantitation using biosensors at the point of first contact: a mixed method study in Cambodia
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Open AccessTransforming Nepal’s primary health care delivery system in global health era: addressing historical and current implementation challenges
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Open AccessUse of antimicrobials and antimicrobial resistance in Nepal: a nationwide survey
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Dengue is one of the newest emerging diseases in Nepal with increasing burden and geographic spread over the years. The main objective of this study was to explore the epidemiological patterns of dengue since ...
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Open AccessCardiometabolic risk factors among patients with tuberculosis attending tuberculosis treatment centers in Nepal
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