Chitwan Medical College

Ethics in the crossfire: politicised patient care, cultural authority, and nurses’ constrained moral agency

Abstract Background Socio-political polarisation increasingly shapes health decisions and clinical encounters, yet little is known about how nurses in low- and middle-income countries navigate conflicts among formal patient rights, family authority, cultural obligations, and poli...

Stochastic Scenario Modelling of Tobacco Taxation in Nepal: Evaluating 5–10 Year Pathways to Achieve a 75 Percent Tax Share

Tobacco consumption is a major public health and economic burden in Nepal, and taxation is a central policy tool for its reduction while increasing fiscal revenue. However, the most effective pathway to achieve the WHO-recommended 75 percent tax share under different reform timel...