Category: Nepal
Pathway to Impact – Establishing Partnerships to Respond to NCDs in Urban Nepal
Nepal’s 2015 constitution guarantees the right to health, yet challenges persist in delivering quality health services, particularly in the face of increasing urban complexities. Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) now account for 66% of all deaths in Nepal1, highlighting an urgent need to strengthen the health system to provide quality services to respond to this rise, particularly…
Blog: Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships to Address NCDs. A Case of Pharmacies from Pokhara Metropolitan City, Nepal
By Shreeman Sharma, CHORUS Research Uptake Lead, HERD International and Abhingyna Bhattarai, Research Manager for CHORUS Nepal Project 1, HERD International In public health, Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are described as being non-contagious long-term conditions that are usually a result of genetics and lifestyle factors. Globally, the four main NCDs are cardiovascular disease, cancers, respiratory diseases…
HERD International: A Glimpse of Urbanization in Nepal June 2024
HERD International: A Glimpse of Urbanization in Nepal June 2024 Urbanisation and Health in Nepal HERD International team has shared their ‘Insights’, as Nepal is one of the fastest urbanizing countries in Asia, they have highlighted the challenges of air pollution, waste management, nutrition, NCD’s and life expectancy due to this rapid increase in urban…
Blog: Achieving Data Excellence for Stronger Health Systems
By Deepak Joshi, HERD International “Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves.” – Tim Berners-Lee (inventor of world wide web) Quality health data is crucial for informed, responsive decision making and resource allocation for improved health outcomes. But how do we ensure data is of a high quality and…
Urban October 2023: Urbanisation and Health in Nepal
HERD International Special Edition of ‘Insights’ for Urban October 2023 Urbanisation and Health in Nepal The latest ‘Insights’ evidence brief from HERD International highlights the rapid increase in the urban population in Nepal, and with it the alarming increase in air pollution and challenges in managing urban waste. Click for full ‘Insights’ Edition…
Interview with Professor Helen Elsey, Himalayan Times: “The Urban Health System needs redesigning to achieve universal health coverage”
Helen Elsey, Associate Professor in Global Public Health at the University of York (UK) and Co-Director of the CHORUS Research Consortium, talks to Bal Krishna Sah of The Himalayan Times, on the challenges and opportunities in urban health, and the need to redesign the urban health system in order to achieve universal health coverage. Read the interview here https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/urban-health-system-needs-redesigning-to-achieve-universal-health-coverage
Blog: From People to Policy: Media has a lot to do in Health
By Shreeman Sharma “When a dog bites a man, that is not news, because it happens so often. But if a man bites a dog, that is news.” This is a quote attributed to 19th century American journalist John B. Bogart. This quote is very commonly used in journalism teaching and journalistic practice while defining…
Conference: HERD International Presents Findings on Urban Health Research at the 9th Nepal Health Research Council Summit
Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC), in collaboration with various organizations working in health, research and development, organized the 9th National Summit of Health and Population Scientists on the 11th and 12th of April 2023. CHORUS Partner HERD International, in Nepal, was a key contributor at the NHRC Annual Summit, with six oral presentations on a…
CHORUS External Newsletter – February 2023
Welcome to the first external newsletter for CHORUS, providing an update on the CHORUS research projects well underway in Nepal, Bangladesh, Nigeria and Nepal. Don’t forget to subscribe to receive future newsletters on CHORUS research findings, interventions and key urban health issues, using the link on the homepage.
ICUH22 Panel Session: “How are changing gender and social norms influencing health seeking behaviour and health systems in cities?”
CHORUS held a panel session at the International Conference on Urban Health presenting analysis on how gender intersects with other social stratifies to influence health seeking behaviour in poor urban neighbourhoods. The session used findings from the qualitative and quantitative research to explore cross-country similarities and differences between the CHORUS cities in West Africa and…