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Blog July 7, 2023
Bridging Borders: A Closer Look at Healthcare in Eastern Nepal and Sikkim State of India
As embedded researchers at the Health Division of Pokhara Metropolitan City (PMC) in Nepal, we had the opportunity to visit eastern Nepal and the Sikkim state of India in April of this year. This was the cross-learning visit organized by the metropolitan city as part of the implementation of the annual work plan and budget. We were ...

Blog June 19, 2023
Reflection on My Journey of Exploration in Nepal
I am a medical student at the University of Leeds, currently intercalating in International Health BSc. In May 2023, my fellow student, Alice, and I travelled to Nepal for our separate research projects. My interest in mental health services and barriers to access in Nepal stemmed from a comprehensive literature review. After ...

Blog April 20, 2023
HERD International Presents Research Findings at the 9th NHRC Summit
Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC), in collaboration with various organizations working in health, research and development, organized the Ninth National Summit of Health and Population Scientists on 11-12 April 2023, with the motto of “Research for health: Translating Evidence and Innovation into actions.” The summit ...

Blog June 13, 2022
Political Economy of Health Financing Reforms in Nepal
Access to quality health services is a major concern for many countries, and health financing reform is a key way to achieve this goal. The 2010 World Health Report highlighted the importance of health financing reform in advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC), which is effective service coverage with financial risk protection. ...

Blog March 21, 2022
Introducing Pokhara Metropolitan City: The urban poor and the local health system
HERD International is a partner in the CHORUS research consortium. We are implementing a study in Pokhara Municipality of Nepal to understand the local health system, and we aim to contribute to its strengthening, so it can address the health needs of the urban poor communities. The study will specifically focus on the ...
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Blog June 6, 2018
Blending film making in research
I was very excited when I heard about the project, Community Arts Against Antibiotic Resistance in Nepal (CARAN). The project is about using participatory approaches particularly film making in the community to understand ...
Blog May 12, 2018
Integrating tobacco cessation in primary health care
Action plans for the development and implementation of locally appropriate tobacco cessation models in primary health care have been drawn up by the member states of the World Health Organization South East Asia Region (WHO SEAR). ...
Blog April 7, 2018
Reengineering Universal Health Coverage
On April 7, 1978, national governments and health and development workers signed the Alma Ata Declaration. The declaration called for urgent action by and the world community to protect and promote the health of all people. Four ...
Blog April 3, 2018
Healthy Living: Let’s walk the talk
Traditionally being fat has always been associated with higher status and a sign of good health.Such a socio-cultural perspective to overweight and obesity has mutated into a global epidemic today with overweight and obesity being ...
Blog April 3, 2018
From quantity to quality
Achieving high quality of care will require strong partnerships among federal, state, and local governments.– KISHORI MAHAT, GHANSHYAM GAUTAM With a nationwide network of public health facilities and a proliferation of private ...
Blog November 14, 2017
Nepal: not an easy place for a girl child to live
Day of the Girl Child 2017 In Nepal, 1 out of 3 adolescent girls marry before 18 years of age.Nepal is 22th country in the world having high number of child marriage.In South Asia, 1 out of 2 adolescent girl gets married ...