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Blog April 16, 2025
A Lifeline for the People: Free Ambulance Service in Suddhodhan Rural Municipality
In many parts of Nepal, particularly in the rural areas, getting to a hospital during an emergency can be a daunting task. Long distances, poor roads, and lack of transport are among the most common barriers, especially for people without the means to procure a vehicle in a timely fashion. In Suddhodhan Rural Municipality of ...

Blog March 26, 2025
From Fieldwork to Future: a field researcher’s story
Introduction Namaste! My name is Rojina Adhikari. I am from Pokhara-10, Rambazar. Currently, I am working for the CHORUS project at HERD International. This project is being implemented in Pokhara, specifically in the former Lekhnath Municipality. Our work is currently focused in Wards 27 to 32. In this project, we aim to ...

Blog March 12, 2025
Empowering Communities to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance
When disease-causing microbes develop resistance to antimicrobial medicines, this phenomenon leads to infections that are harder to treat, causing prolonged hospital stays, an upsurge in hospital costs, and an increase in mortality rates. Widespread and unmonitored use of antimicrobials over time leads to Antimicrobial Resistance ...

Blog February 27, 2025
Adapting Health Systems to Face the Impacts of Climate Change in Nepal
Introduction Climate change is increasingly being recognized as a crucial public health challenge around the world. Nepal is no different, with rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and shifting disease patterns straining health systems throughout the country. To discuss ongoing initiatives, gaps, and future directions to ...

Blog February 18, 2025
Fieldwork beyond data: People, places, and moments
Wrapped in a thick muffler, gloves, jacket, and carefully adjusting my mask, stepping out into the cold winter air became my routine for a solid month as a field researcher. My fellow researchers and I met at Kalika Chowk in eastern Pokhara to begin our day, with the morning chill creeping through our layers during the winding ...
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Blog June 7, 2018
Making the film on CARAN
The making of introductory video for the CARAN (Community Arts against Antibiotic Resistance in Nepal) project was another step for me. It was not completely new for me but I have not worked on these kind of sensitive topics in the ...
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 ...