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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 Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal. My activities were focused on assisting the Nepal Government in formulating policies, strategies, and action plans in 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 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 ​Nepal Director of Nepal Injury Research Centre (NIRC) which is a part of NIHR Global Health Research Group on Nepal Injury Research and was established in Kathmandu Medical College. 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/

 

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) 

• 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)

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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