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31 October 2025

Nepali nurses working at a government hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 31, 2025, take part in a protest expressing solidarity with those demanding fair pay and benefits. In a phased manner, nurses from hospitals across the Himalayan nation stage protests demanding assurance of minimum salary, allowances, and benefits. Nurses working in government hospitals now come forward expressing solidarity with those demanding pay, allowances, and benefits equal to government standards. A 15-point demand is put forward by the Nursing Association. Their demands include implementing the Ministry of Health and Population's directive dated October 10, 2025, ensuring that the minimum remuneration of health workers is not lower than that of government employees, providing allowances for additional work, ending daily-wage employment, and paying salaries and allowances through the banking system. The protesting nurses also demand recognition of skilled nursing professionals, who have long been treated as laborers, to be formally recognized and managed under the Health Act.

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31 October 2025

Nepali nurses working at a government hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 31, 2025, take part in a protest expressing solidarity with those demanding fair pay and benefits. In a phased manner, nurses from hospitals across the Himalayan nation stage protests demanding assurance of minimum salary, allowances, and benefits. Nurses working in government hospitals now come forward expressing solidarity with those demanding pay, allowances, and benefits equal to government standards. A 15-point demand is put forward by the Nursing Association. Their demands include implementing the Ministry of Health and Population's directive dated October 10, 2025, ensuring that the minimum remuneration of health workers is not lower than that of government employees, providing allowances for additional work, ending daily-wage employment, and paying salaries and allowances through the banking system. The protesting nurses also demand recognition of skilled nursing professionals, who have long been treated as laborers, to be formally recognized and managed under the Health Act.

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31 October 2025

Nepali nurses working at a government hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 31, 2025, take part in a protest expressing solidarity with those demanding fair pay and benefits. In a phased manner, nurses from hospitals across the Himalayan nation stage protests demanding assurance of minimum salary, allowances, and benefits. Nurses working in government hospitals now come forward expressing solidarity with those demanding pay, allowances, and benefits equal to government standards. A 15-point demand is put forward by the Nursing Association. Their demands include implementing the Ministry of Health and Population's directive dated October 10, 2025, ensuring that the minimum remuneration of health workers is not lower than that of government employees, providing allowances for additional work, ending daily-wage employment, and paying salaries and allowances through the banking system. The protesting nurses also demand recognition of skilled nursing professionals, who have long been treated as laborers, to be formally recognized and managed under the Health Act.

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31 October 2025

Nepali nurses working at a government hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 31, 2025, take part in a protest expressing solidarity with those demanding fair pay and benefits. In a phased manner, nurses from hospitals across the Himalayan nation stage protests demanding assurance of minimum salary, allowances, and benefits. Nurses working in government hospitals now come forward expressing solidarity with those demanding pay, allowances, and benefits equal to government standards. A 15-point demand is put forward by the Nursing Association. Their demands include implementing the Ministry of Health and Population's directive dated October 10, 2025, ensuring that the minimum remuneration of health workers is not lower than that of government employees, providing allowances for additional work, ending daily-wage employment, and paying salaries and allowances through the banking system. The protesting nurses also demand recognition of skilled nursing professionals, who have long been treated as laborers, to be formally recognized and managed under the Health Act.

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31 October 2025

Nepali nurses working at a government hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 31, 2025, take part in a protest expressing solidarity with those demanding fair pay and benefits. In a phased manner, nurses from hospitals across the Himalayan nation stage protests demanding assurance of minimum salary, allowances, and benefits. Nurses working in government hospitals now come forward expressing solidarity with those demanding pay, allowances, and benefits equal to government standards. A 15-point demand is put forward by the Nursing Association. Their demands include implementing the Ministry of Health and Population's directive dated October 10, 2025, ensuring that the minimum remuneration of health workers is not lower than that of government employees, providing allowances for additional work, ending daily-wage employment, and paying salaries and allowances through the banking system. The protesting nurses also demand recognition of skilled nursing professionals, who have long been treated as laborers, to be formally recognized and managed under the Health Act.

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31 October 2025

Nepali nurses working at a government hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 31, 2025, take part in a protest expressing solidarity with those demanding fair pay and benefits. In a phased manner, nurses from hospitals across the Himalayan nation stage protests demanding assurance of minimum salary, allowances, and benefits. Nurses working in government hospitals now come forward expressing solidarity with those demanding pay, allowances, and benefits equal to government standards. A 15-point demand is put forward by the Nursing Association. Their demands include implementing the Ministry of Health and Population's directive dated October 10, 2025, ensuring that the minimum remuneration of health workers is not lower than that of government employees, providing allowances for additional work, ending daily-wage employment, and paying salaries and allowances through the banking system. The protesting nurses also demand recognition of skilled nursing professionals, who have long been treated as laborers, to be formally recognized and managed under the Health Act.

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31 October 2025

Nepali nurses working at a government hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 31, 2025, take part in a protest expressing solidarity with those demanding fair pay and benefits. In a phased manner, nurses from hospitals across the Himalayan nation stage protests demanding assurance of minimum salary, allowances, and benefits. Nurses working in government hospitals now come forward expressing solidarity with those demanding pay, allowances, and benefits equal to government standards. A 15-point demand is put forward by the Nursing Association. Their demands include implementing the Ministry of Health and Population's directive dated October 10, 2025, ensuring that the minimum remuneration of health workers is not lower than that of government employees, providing allowances for additional work, ending daily-wage employment, and paying salaries and allowances through the banking system. The protesting nurses also demand recognition of skilled nursing professionals, who have long been treated as laborers, to be formally recognized and managed under the Health Act.

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31 October 2025

Nepali nurses working at a government hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 31, 2025, take part in a protest expressing solidarity with those demanding fair pay and benefits. In a phased manner, nurses from hospitals across the Himalayan nation stage protests demanding assurance of minimum salary, allowances, and benefits. Nurses working in government hospitals now come forward expressing solidarity with those demanding pay, allowances, and benefits equal to government standards. A 15-point demand is put forward by the Nursing Association. Their demands include implementing the Ministry of Health and Population's directive dated October 10, 2025, ensuring that the minimum remuneration of health workers is not lower than that of government employees, providing allowances for additional work, ending daily-wage employment, and paying salaries and allowances through the banking system. The protesting nurses also demand recognition of skilled nursing professionals, who have long been treated as laborers, to be formally recognized and managed under the Health Act.

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26 October 2025

Newly appointed Interim Health and Population Minister Dr. Sudha Sharma assumes office at the Ministry of Health & Population of Nepal under Interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki after taking the oath of office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 26, 2025.

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26 October 2025

Newly appointed Interim Health and Population Minister Dr. Sudha Sharma assumes office at the Ministry of Health & Population of Nepal under Interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki after taking the oath of office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 26, 2025.

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26 October 2025

Newly appointed Interim Health and Population Minister Dr. Sudha Sharma assumes office at the Ministry of Health & Population of Nepal under Interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki after taking the oath of office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 26, 2025.

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26 October 2025

Newly appointed Interim Health and Population Minister Dr. Sudha Sharma assumes office at the Ministry of Health & Population of Nepal under Interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki after taking the oath of office in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 26, 2025.

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13 September 2025

People take part in a candlelight vigil at the Bouddhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 13, 2025, in memory of those who lost their lives during anti-corruption protests on September 8 across the country. People from all walks of life, including students, monks, activists, and local residents, light candles and stand in silence to show solidarity with the victims. The Ministry of Health and Population confirms that 51 people have died so far in the youth-led demonstrations that erupted across Nepal on September 8. Of these, 30 are killed by gunshots, while 21 die from burns, wounds, and other injuries.

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13 September 2025

People take part in a candlelight vigil at the Bouddhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 13, 2025, in memory of those who lost their lives during anti-corruption protests on September 8 across the country. People from all walks of life, including students, monks, activists, and local residents, light candles and stand in silence to show solidarity with the victims. The Ministry of Health and Population confirms that 51 people have died so far in the youth-led demonstrations that erupted across Nepal on September 8. Of these, 30 are killed by gunshots, while 21 die from burns, wounds, and other injuries.

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13 September 2025

People take part in a candlelight vigil at the Bouddhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 13, 2025, in memory of those who lost their lives during anti-corruption protests on September 8 across the country. People from all walks of life, including students, monks, activists, and local residents, light candles and stand in silence to show solidarity with the victims. The Ministry of Health and Population confirms that 51 people have died so far in the youth-led demonstrations that erupted across Nepal on September 8. Of these, 30 are killed by gunshots, while 21 die from burns, wounds, and other injuries.

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13 September 2025

People take part in a candlelight vigil at the Bouddhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal, on September 13, 2025, in memory of those who lost their lives during anti-corruption protests on September 8 across the country. People from all walks of life, including students, monks, activists, and local residents, light candles and stand in silence to show solidarity with the victims. The Ministry of Health and Population confirms that 51 people have died so far in the youth-led demonstrations that erupted across Nepal on September 8. Of these, 30 are killed by gunshots, while 21 die from burns, wounds, and other injuries.

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