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I am a medical doctor (MD) specialized in Occupational Medicine/ Hygiene, Diabetology, Ph.D. in Public Health and Community Medicine (Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion). I have received Swedish Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship at the European Centre of Gender Excellence, Thematic Gender Studies Department of the Linkoping University, Sweden.

 

I am the only Occupational Physician in Nepal registered with Nepal Medical Council. Similarly, I am the first Nepali Professor of Community Medicine at Kathmandu University, Nepal.

 

I am working as Head of the Department of Community Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College (KMC), Kathmandu University, Nepal, where I teach undergraduate (MBBS) and postgraduate (MD, Ph.D.) medical students. I do supervise graduate and postgraduate students from different foreign universities as well. I am visiting professor at the Faculty of Health and AS, University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), UK.

 

I was involved in injuries, violence, and disabilities prevention activities in Nepal since 2006 as a National Consultant for the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal. My activities were focused on assisting the Nepal Government in formulating policies, strategies, and action plans for injuries, violence, and disabilities prevention. I was involved in drafting pillar 5 - Post-crash response in the Decade of Action for Road Safety, National Action Plan 2013-2020, and then after 2021-2030. I have also drafted the National Policy and Strategy for the investigation, treatment, and compensation of occupational injuries/diseases in Nepal, which is incorporated in the recent Labour Act (2017), Rules (2018), and Social Security Scheme Operational Guidelines (2018) of Nepal. I serve as a member of several national and international scientific committees.

 

I am ​Director of the Nepal Injury Research Centre (NIRC) which was a part of the NIHR Global Health Research Group on Nepal Injury Research and was established in Kathmandu Medical College. Similarly, I am the Co-Director of the NIHR SAFETrIP Nepal project. http://www.nirc.org.np/

 

I have been elected as a Board Member of the International Commission on Occupational Health (ICOH) for the terms 2018-2022 and 2022-2024. http://www.icohweb.org/

 

Awards and Honours

• Full Scholarship Award for Doctor of Medicine Studies, 1989-96

• NORAD Fellowship Award for Postgraduation Studies, 2000-02

• Full Travel Award for ICOH 29th International Congress on Occupational Health, Cape Town, South Africa, March 2009

• Certificate of Appreciation from HE the President of Nepal for outstanding contribution to the First International Seminar on Medical Education in Nepal, 2009

• DAAD Scholarship Award for 3rd Summer School “Occupational Health Crossing Borders” Munich, Germany, 2010

• Full Travel Award for Safety 2010 World Conference, London, UK, September 2010

• Swedish Research Council Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Research Center GEXcel, LiU, Sweden, 2010

• Nepal Vidya Bhushan "A", High-Level Honour for Academic Excellence in Nepal from HE the President of Nepal, 2010

• Lions Club International President’s a Beacon of Hope Letter of Commendation, 2011

• Full Travel Award for ICOH 30th International Congress on Occupational Health, Cancun, Mexico, March 2012

• “Creative Genius Award” GLOBVAC Project, ADVANCE Study Team, 2014

• KMC Award of Excellence from Kathmandu Medical College Management for the highest level of service to the college, 2017

• Full Travel Award for ICOH 32nd International Congress on Occupational Health, Dublin, Ireland, March 2018

• Federation of Grill and Steel Fabricators Nepal National Honour 2019

• OEHF International Travel Award for American Occupational Health Conference (AOHC) in Salt Lake City, USA, May 2022

Major Research Collaborations

• Local Principal Investigator - Evaluating interventions in antenatal care to identify and assist victims of gender based violence in Nepal and Sri Lanka, Norwegian Research Council GLOBVAC Grant, 2013-18 (collaborating partner - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway)
• Nepal Director, Nepal Injury Research Center (NIRC) - National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Global Health Research Grant for Injury Prevention, 2017-21 (collaborating partner - University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, UK)
• Nepal Director, Global Challenges Research Fund​ QR, UK Research and Innovation, 2018-21 (collaborating partner - University of the West of England (UWE), Bristol, UK)
• Local Principal Investigator - Changing attitudes towards Sexual Trafficking and gender-based violence; An intervention study to promote gender equality in Nepal, 2015-19 (collaborating partner - Linnaeus University, Sweden) 
• Project Leader - Increasing awareness on lesbian, gay and bisexual people through a participatory short movie dialogue: A community intervention in Nepal (collaborating partner - Linnaeus University, Sweden) 

• Nepal Director (Joint Lead Applicant), NIHR Global Health Policy and Systems Research: Identification of research priorities for a safe systems approach to road safety in Nepal. (Collaborating partner – University of West of England, Bristol, UK)

• Local Principal Investigator - Addressing Domestic Violence in Antenatal Care Environments 2, Norwegian Research Council FRIPRO Grant (Collaborating partner – Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway)

• Project Leader - Women’s experience of disrespect and abuse during institutional delivery and perception of health care providers towards respectful maternity care in Eastern Nepal (collaborating partner - Linnaeus University, Sweden)

• Nepal Director (Joint Lead Applicant), NIHR Global Health Policy and Systems Research: A ‘Safe Systems’ Approach for Enabling Traffic Injury Prevention in Nepal (SAFE TrIP Nepal), (Collaborating partner – University of West of England, Bristol, UK)

Research Interests: Occupational health and safety, Environmental health, Diabetes, Violence against Women, Injuries, violence and disability control and prevention

 

If you are interested in developing collaborative projects with me in Nepal, please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

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