Challenges in Healthcare Research in Nepal: What is the way forward?

Rajeeb Kumar Sah; Devendra Singh; Bibha Simkhada; Padam Simkhada; Vijay Singh GC; Edwin Van Teijlingen

doi:10.3126/nje.v15i2.75978

Challenges in Healthcare Research in Nepal: What is the way forward?

Rajeeb Kumar Sah, Devendra Singh, Bibha Simkhada, Padam Simkhada, Vijay Singh GC, Edwin Van Teijlingen

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The landscape of healthcare research in Nepal has changed significantly over the last three decades, bringing in many challenges. A roundtable discussions during the Britain-Nepal Academic Council (BNAC) Nepal Study Days in 2023 examined the following three current issues in health research in Nepal: i) the process and practice of ethical issues; ii) lack of validated and standardised research tools for data collection; and iii) researcher integrity and quality of research publications. This commentary explores these challenges in detail. It also suggests way forward in which the Nepal Health Research Council could play a leading role in addressing these issues through capacity building and resource development.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1381-1383
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nepal Journal of Epidemiology
Volume	15
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3126/nje.v15i2.75978
Publication status	Published - 31 Dec 2025

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