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Blog May 3, 2024
Unveiling Evidence to Inform Policies and Practices for Equitable Healthcare
Despite making significant strides in health services, Nepal continues to battle with disparities, particularly in terms of equitable health outcomes, indicating a significant gap toward achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) targets. Regardless of the efforts, the country faces challenges in ensuring equal access to quality ...
Blog April 30, 2024
Investing in Health, Investing in Nepal
Strengthening health insurance schemes is essential to reduce reliance on out-of-pocket spending and mitigate financial risks for individuals In light of the COVID-19 pandemic’s severe effects, governments throughout the world have raised health sector spending. However, going forward, public and assistance expenditure ...
Blog March 25, 2024
Tuberculosis in Nepal: Status, Achievement and Challenges
Today is World Tuberculosis Day. Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global public health concern, impacting millions of people annually. Worldwide, TB ranks as the second leading infectious killer, surpassing HIV and AIDS and following COVID-19. As the world observes World Tuberculosis (TB) Day on March 24, 2024, under the ...
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 ...
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Blog February 22, 2017
KNOWING AND EXPERIENCING HERD INTERNATIONAL
Mira Khadka shares her experience of the initial month of internship at HERD International. Since my childhood I wanted to pursue medicine as a vocation and when I completed my MBBS (Bachelors in medicine and bachelors in ...
Blog February 8, 2017
Managing Menstruation: Debriefing Session with Field Researchers
Adolescent girls face significant challenges while menstruating. In Nepal, menstruation management is made more difficult in contexts where girls have limited access to water, sanitation and hygiene facilities, and in places where ...
Blog December 29, 2016
Understanding the Community Context; Pilot Survey Training on Burns and Injuries
HERD International is conducting ‘Community – based Injury Survey with Burns Module – Pilot field test with the support of United Nations Foundation. The study will be conducted in 30 VDCs of Rasuwa and Nuwakot (4 VDC from ...
Blog January 23, 2016
A Saga of Mass Mobilization: Our Journey in National Reconstruction Survey
It has been a saga of mass mobilization. A sea of red-capped 450 committed and enthusiastic youngsters with highlighter jackets appeared on the big hall of United World Trade Centre, Tripureshwor, Kathmandu. It was not a mass ...
Blog January 14, 2016
Leaving No Stone Unturned for National Reconstruction
April 25 was a shocker for all Nepalis, in terms of the devastation it created to life and property. Devastation needs to be followed up with reconstruction and thanks to support from various national and international helping ...
Blog November 12, 2015
Recruitment for Reconstruction: Engaging Engineers for Household Disaster Assessment
HERD International is collaborating with National Planning Commission (NPC), Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (MoFALD), Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), The World Bank, ...