Interview: MCC Vice President Fatema Sumar
Fatema Z. Sumar, Vice President of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact Operations, visited Nepal on September 9. She came to Kathmandu with her deputy Jonathan Brooks.
She had talks with Nepal’s top political leaders who...
‘I had to overcome many social and cultural hurdles’ – Mohna Ansari
Mohna Ansari served as a member of National Human Rights Commission of Nepal and well-known rights activist. She is Nepal’s first female lawyer from the Muslim community. Brabim Karki talks with Ansari about her journey and...
‘Vaccines have given us a smell of victory’: Dr. Sameer Mani Dixit
Every week good news about the COVID-19 vaccines surfaces and odds are very high that the vaccine will be approved and available very soon. Many people are looking forward to it if it is...
Interview with Valerie Broch Alvarez
Valerie Broch Alvarez served as a Senior Technical Adviser for Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH in Nepal. She is involved with health sector programme focusing on the health of women, children, and...
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World Stroke Day, 29 October 2020
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