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 ...
Blog March 27, 2017

‘Role of Ministry of Health should be clear’: Dr Sushil Baral’s views on forthcoming Public Health Act in Nepal

This is the translated version of the article published recently in Swasthya Khabar Patrika – the most read health magazine in Nepal. The Public Health Act needs to be explicit in some areas. The devolution of authority ...