Nepal

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The COVID-19 pandemic has escalated into a ‘syndemic’ for people with chronic illnesses, a new UNSW study analysing data from low and middle-income countries shows.

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Two years after the second earthquake rocked Nepal in 2015, the recovery efforts have been stalled by political instability and money mismanagement, Hemant Ojha, Eileen Baldry and Krishna K. Shrestha.

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Twin earthquakes devastated Nepal in 2015, but the political aftershocks have exposed much deeper faultlines, write Hemant Ojha and Krishna Shrestha. 

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A day of action will be held at UNSW this Thursday to raise funds for the people of Nepal as they recover from recent devastating earthquakes. 

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UNSW researchers fear another major tremor could be on its way in Nepal after satellite images revealed the Earth’s displacement after last month's earthquake was much less than expected.

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A desire for hands-on experience sent student Jessica Gottlieb to Kathmandu to work on a humanitarian project repairing a hospice in a World Heritage-listed temple.