Blog July 17, 2023

A Rollercoaster Ride of Female Community Health Volunteers on Film Making

Setting the scene  When we engaged in conversation with the Female Community Health Volunteers (FCHVs) in Chandragiri municipality in Kathmandu, they shared their narratives regarding their role within the community, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Blog June 5, 2023

From People to Policy: Media has a lot to do in Health

“When a dog bites a man, that is not news, because it happens so often. But if a man bites a dog, that is news.” This is a quote attributed to 19th century American journalist John B. Bogart. This quote is very commonly ...
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 ...
Blog December 23, 2022

Awareness: A Key to Address Antimicrobial Resistance

HERD International has long been working on multiple studies on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). Everyone’s contribution counts toward tackling the drivers of AMR because it has become a major public health threat to the world ...