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Shekh Harun, 40, of Narkatiya - 2, Rautahat, who was working in Qatar since past eight years has died of swine flu about three days ago.
Supreme Council of Health and Public Health Department of Qatar have confirmed Harun died of H1N1 Pneumonia, swine flu.
Harun, working as manager in a charity organisation in Al Khor, some 65-km north-west of capital Doha, died 17 days after he caught flu on August 20.
Harun had gone to hospital on August 25 after the medicine he took from a local medicine shop did not improve his condition.
Three days later, he was admitted to the hospital. He died seven days after being diagnosed with swine flu.
Harun is survived by a wife and three sons back home.
Harun was staying with an Ethiopian and a two Sri Lankans. His Ethiopian roommate had caught swine flu, from whom Harun contracted it.
This is the first instance a Nepali national has died of swine flu.
WHO urges hospitals to remain alert
Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged Asian countries to prepare for a surge in swine flu cases in winter.
A winter surge is a real possibility in the South-east Asian region, said Samlee Plianbangchang, South-east Asia director of WHO, on Wednesday in Kathmandu, where a meeting of health ministers of 11 countries is taking place.
The hospitals in the region should be prepared for a surge of severe cases requiring active case management with anti-viral and other supportive measures, Plianbangchang said.
It is important to allocate appropriate resources and maintain the overall pandemic preparedness, he added.
The WHO has also urged for more public awareness programmes about the disease. nepalnews.com
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