KATHMANDU, Aug 20: Ophthalmologists have alerted the public to the prolonged threat of conjunctivitis, which emerged in the last week of June, extending its grip for an additional two weeks. Experts have emphasized that while the infection rate is subsiding in Terai districts, the risk remains elevated in the Kathmandu Valley and hilly regions.
The Nepal Eye Hospital also runs a School Eye Health Program, which aims to detect and treat vision problems in school-aged children. In the last 8 months alone, under this program,
Lubna Jerar Naqvi describes her experience meeting with sixty fellow journalists from Pakistan and India during a workshop on cross-border reporting in Kathmandu. This piece has been republished with permission from Lubna Jerar Naqvi.