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

Authors

  • Rajeeb Kumar Sah School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK
  • Devendra Raj Singh School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK
  • Bibha Simkhada School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8676-0718
  • Padam Simkhada School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5706-6479
  • Vijay GC Centre for Health Economics, University of York, York, UK
  • Edwin van Teijlingen Centre for Midwifery & Women’s Health, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5523-8583

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/nje.v15i2.75978

Keywords:

Ethics, Research integrity, health research, NHRC, Nepal

Abstract

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.  

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Published

2025-12-31

How to Cite

Sah, R. K., Singh, D. R., Simkhada, B., Simkhada, P., GC, V., & Teijlingen, E. van. (2025). Challenges in Healthcare Research in Nepal: What is the way forward?. Nepal Journal of Epidemiology, 15(2), 1381–1383. https://doi.org/10.3126/nje.v15i2.75978

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2025)

Section

Letters to the Editor

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