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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 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 ...
Blog November 2, 2017
Sharing knowledge about NCDs, realizing where we stand
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are emerging as the leading cause of death globally and also in the South East Asia region including Nepal. Cardiovascular diseases (CVD), Chronic non-infectious respiratory diseases (like COPD), ...
Blog September 15, 2017
Growing Professionally and Personally
Sushmita Dhakal is an intern at the IT department at HERD International It has already been four months since I became the part of HERD International. During this period I have not only enhanced my knowledge but also improved my ...
Blog September 7, 2017
A month full of enriched learning
Being a public health graduate, I was always interested in the research aspect of the public health field. So, I was very much eager to work in a research institute to broaden my knowledge in the public health research arena. ...
Blog September 5, 2017
I was worried but I completed the project
This summer, I spent three months in Nepal for my Masters Dissertation project, which is focused on primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). As non-communicable diseases (NCDs), such as CVD, diabetes and cancer, are ...