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Nutrition
MICRO-POLL
Observational Longitudinal StudyNepal is a low-income food-deficit country (FAO 2018) where people have micronutrient-deficient diets and micronutrient deficiencies are common. Pollinator loss disproportionately harms developing countries, as they are both less resilient to yield drops and more reliant on the micronutrients found in small-scale ...
Health system
R4R ( ReBUILD for Resilience)
Implementation ResearchReBUILD for Resilience (R4R) is a six-year Research Programme Consortium (RPC) funded by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) with multiple partners based on Sierra Leone, Lebanon, Myanmar, and Nepal. In Fragile and Shock-Prone (FASP) settings (like complex emergencies and protracted crises with concentrations ...
Health system
Community-led Responsive and Effective Urban Heath System-CHORUS
Implementation ResearchThe growing numbers of urban poor around the world face several health challenges including the double burden of diseases, exposure to environmental and human-made hazards and limited access to quality and affordable health care. ...
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
Community Solution to Anti-microbial Resistance (COSTAR)
Community engagaementAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat to global health, food sustainability and security, and socio-economic development. It is estimated that AMR infections currently cause approximately 700,000 deaths each year globally, a figure that is set to rise to 10 million by 2050, if no action is taken. AMR does not recognize ...
Health system, Maternal and Child health, Nutrition
Virtual Antenatal Intervention for improved Diet and Iron intake (VALID): A Randomized Controlled trial in Kapilbastu district.
Non-blinded cluster randomized controlled trialAnaemia is prevalent in pregnant and non-pregnant women in Nepal. The prevalence of anaemia is highest in the Terai as compared to other ecological regions. Mostly this is due to iron deficiency but also due to other factors. The Government of Nepal has specific protocols for treating anaemia in pregnancy with Iron and Folic Acid ...