As we (I was accompanied by Amir Aryal – ICT Specialist at HERD) took the flight to Bhadrapur on December 18, Sunday from Kathmandu and then opted for road travel to Panchthar – a beaut...
Multiple Dimensions of Nutrition: Field Visit Notes from Bardiya
As Support to the Multi-Sector Nutrition Plan (MSNP) kicked off in Bardiya, HERD team with the support of local field supervisors paid a visit to wards 12, 13 and 14 of Gulariya, Bardiya on D...
Nepal’s multi-sector nutrition plan: a collaborative initiative to reduce maternal and child undernutrition
Background
Globally, more than 45% of the child deaths are attributed by maternal and child under nutrition (Lancet, 2013). A global burden of disease study indicated t...
Providing Technical Assistance to NTP: Revision of Manuals, Modules and Guidelines
HERD has been working in the field of TB since its inception supporting National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP) for design and implementation of various national programmes and providing technical as...
Mainstreaming mHealth in Nepal: Highlights of a One-Day Workshop
Health researchers in Kathmandu recently gathered together to share their ideas and experience about mHealth. The one day symposium on ‘Building Duke Nepal Collaborations: mHealt...