Research
Studying why good interventions stall
Applied, field-anchored research on delivery: what determines whether an intervention is adopted, delivered faithfully and sustained in Nepal's health system.
Projects & studies
Ongoing
WHO Emergency Care Systems Implementation
Assessing readiness and implementation determinants for emergency and trauma care pathways in rural Nepali municipalities.
Ongoing
Digital Health for Municipal Health Systems
Evaluating how routine digital data (DHIS2/HMIS) can be used for local decision making and accountability at the municipal level.
Ongoing
NCD Prevention among Adolescents
School and community-based prevention of non-communicable disease risk factors, with WHO Nepal supported programme work.
Exploratory
AI-supported Public Health Systems
Exploring responsible use of artificial intelligence for surveillance triage, health information quality and workforce support.
Completed
NCD & Mental Health Research Coordination
Coordination, analysis and dissemination support for NCD and mental health studies with WHO Nepal (NORAD supported).
Completed
Comprehensive Community Health Diagnosis
Community diagnosis studies in Kerabari (Morang), Biratnagar Municipality and Kochakhal, and district health management field practice at DPHO Morang.
Research interests
- Implementation science
- Emergency and trauma care systems
- Primary health care
- Digital health
- Artificial intelligence in health
- Health governance
- Municipal health systems
- Health equity
- Universal health coverage
Publications & scholarly profile
A current list of publications, citations and co-authored work is maintained on Google Scholar. Requests for full texts, protocols or collaboration are welcome by email.