Nepal NCDI Poverty Commission

Co-Chairs

Senendra Raj Upreti (MBBS, MPH) - Secretary, Ministry of Health, Nepal

Bhagawan Koirala (MD, MS) - Professor of Surgery and Chief, Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu.

Commissioners

Krishna K Aryal (MPH) - Abt Associates

Shiva Raj Adhikari (MA, PhD) - Associate Professor of Health Economics, Tribhuvan University

Meghnath Dhimal - Nepal Health Research Council

SP Kalaunee (MA, PhD) - Executive Director, Possible Health

Khem B Karki (MBBS, MPH) - Member Secretary, Nepal Health Research Council

Arjun Karki (MD) - Pulmonary and Critical Care, Grande International Hospital

Biraj Karmacharya (MBBS, MSc, PhD) - Chief, Department of Community Relations, Kathmandu University Hospital

Arpana Kalaunee - Nepal Health Research Council

Rajendra Koju (MD) - Associate Dean and Administrative Director, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences

Anjani Kumar Jha (MD) - Professor & Head, Department of Radiation Oncology, B P Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital

Suresh Mehata - Ipas Nepal

Shiva Raj Mishra - Nepal Development Society

Natalia Oli - Kathmandu Medical College

Vijay Kumar Pandey - Senior Journalist

Sanjib Kumar Sharma (MD, FISN) - Professor of Medicine, B P Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital

Dinesh Neupane (MPH) - Nepal Development Society

Saroj Prasad Ojha (MD) - Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Tribhuvan University

Achyut Raj Pandey - Research Officer, Research Section, Nepal Health Research Council

Bhaskar Raj Pant (MD) - Assistant Director, Joint Replacement & Sports Medicine, Grande International Hospital

Pravin Paudel - HERD International

Anant Raut (MSc) - Electronic Health Data Expert, Possible Health

Deewakar Sharma (MD) - Senior Consultant Cardiologist, Shahid Gangalal National Heart Center

Archana Shrestha (MPH, PhD) - Post-Doctoral Fellow, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Abha Shrestha (MBBS, MD) - Kathmandu University Hospital

Bhola Shrestha (MD) - Chief, Curative Medicine, Ministry of Health, Nepal

Dan Schwarz (MD, MPH) - Possible Health

Abhinav Vaidya (MBBS, MD, PhD) - Associate Professor, Kathmandu Medical University

Nepal NCDI Poverty Commission Updates

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Network Team Aligns with the Ministry of Health and PEN-Plus Partners in Nepal</a>
Network Team Aligns with the Ministry of Health and PEN-Plus Partners in Nepal

A team of NCDI Poverty Network technical experts recently traveled to Nepal to align with partners following the Ministry of Health’s decision to expand PEN-Plus to four more district hospitals. The Network group spent the week collaborating with the Ministry of Health, UNICEF, and the Kathmandu Institute of Children Health (KIOCH) to understand how the success of PEN-Plus initiation in Nepal can be replicated nationally.

Nepal NCDI Poverty Commission reviews progress on Phase 2 agenda
Nepal NCDI Poverty Commission reviews progress on Phase 2 agenda

The Nepal NCDI Poverty Commission met in Kathmandu on 6 June 2019 to conduct a mid-term review of activities undertaken in Phase 2 of their work, following publication of their Phase 1 report in March 2018.

Nepal NCDI Poverty Commission Report Launched
Nepal NCDI Poverty Commission Report Launched

The Nepal NCDI Poverty Commission, the Nepal Ministry of Health and Population, and various collaborators gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal for the launch of the Commission’s report on March 26, 2018.