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Deadline December 14, 2021

Re-Vacancy: Senior Research Fellow – Qualitative Research

HERD International is a national research organization, dedicated to advance high-quality research and promote evidence-informed policies and practices for sustainable …

Deadline October 7, 2021

Senior Research Fellow – Health Systems Research

HERD International is a national research organization, dedicated to advance high-quality research and promote evidence-informed policies and practices for sustainable …

Deadline October 7, 2021

Senior Research Fellow – Qualitative Research

HERD International is a national research organization, dedicated to advance high-quality research and promote evidence-informed policies and practices for sustainable …

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Featured Work

Nutrition Ongoing

MICRO-POLL

Observational Longitudinal Study

Nepal is a low-income food-deficit country (FAO 2018) where people have micronutrient-deficient diets and micronutrient deficiencies are common. Pollinator loss …

Health system Ongoing

R4R ( ReBUILD for Resilience)

Implementation Research

ReBUILD for Resilience (R4R) is a six-year Research Programme Consortium (RPC) funded by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) with multiple …

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

Community Solution to Anti-microbial Resistance (COSTAR)

Community engagaement

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to global health, food sustainability and security, and socio-economic development. It is estimated that AMR infections …

Health system Ongoing

Community-led Responsive and Effective Urban Heath System-CHORUS

Implementation Research

The growing numbers of urban poor around the world face several health challenges including the double burden of …

Resources

Journal Article 2021

Addressing anaemia in pregnancy in rural plains Nepal: A qualitative, formative study

Author Joanna Morrison,Romi Giri,Abriti Arjyal,Chandani Kharel,Helen Harris-Fry,Philip James,Sushil Baral,Naomi Saville,Sara Hillman Abstract Maternal anaemia prevalence …

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Report 2021

Breaking Barriers: Ensuring Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights of Persons With Disabilities

In Nepal, access to health care including SRH services deteriorated during the COVID-19 lockdown. In Nepal, there are limited evidence on the availability and …

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Journal Article 2020

Using qualitative evaluation components to help understand the context: case study of a family planning intervention with female community health volunteers (FCHVs) in Nepal

Authors Cicely Marston, Abriti Arjyal, Smriti Maskey, Shophika Regmi & Sushil Baral Absract Evaluations of health interventions are increasingly concerned with …

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Journal Article 2020

MANTRA: Improving Knowledge of Maternal Health, Neonatal Health, and Geohazards in Women in Rural Nepal Using a Mobile Serious Game

Authors Sonja Mueller, Delphine Soriano, Andrei Boscor, Naomi M. Saville,Abriti Arjyal, Sushil Baral, Maureen Fordham, Gareth Hearn, Rachya …

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Journal Article 2020

Addressing Unintentional Exclusion of Vulnerable and Mobile Households in Traditional Surveys in Kathmandu, Dhaka, and Hanoi: a Mixed-Methods Feasibility Study

Authors Dana R. Thomson, Radheshyam Bhattarai, Sudeepa Khanal, Shraddha Manandhar, Rajeev Dhungel, Subash Gajurel, Joseph Paul Hicks, Duong Minh Duc, Junnatul …

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Reference Material 2021

The Handbook of Community Engagement for Antimicrobial Resistance

The CE4AMR Handbook has been developed through a knowledge exchange network called CE4AMR: The One Health Approach. This work was funded by the Global Challenges …

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Project Brief 2021

Community Solution to Anti-microbial Resistance (COSTAR)

COSTAR will co-create, implement, and robustly evaluate an innovative intervention that addresses the contextual drivers of AMR. We will do this through a One Health …

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Project Brief 2021

ReBUILD For Resilience

ReBUILD for Resilience is a six-year Research Programme Consortium funded by the UK government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO). In ReBUILD for …

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Report 2021

COVID-19 AND CITIES – Nepal Country Report

This study aimed to understand the response to COVID-19 in Nepal from January to August 2020 through review of mass media content and relevant policies published during …

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