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Projects

Research Department

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Project Title
Principal Investigator
Funding Agency
collaborating Institute
Duration

1.

Etiology, risk factors and interactions of enteric infection and malnutrition and the consequences for the child health and development in Nepal  ( Extended Study 37-60 months)

Prof. Dr. Prakash S. Shrestha

Bill and Melinda Gates foundation

Walter Reed/ AFRIMS Research Unit Nepal

Nov. 2015 to March 2017 completed

2

Effect of vitamin B12 supplementation on growth and development among infants in Bhaktapur, Nepal Nepal ( Extention 36-70 months)

Prof. Dr. Prakash S. Shrestha

Thrasher Research Fund

Centre for international Health, Bergen, Norway Regional Centre for child and Youth Mental Health and Child welfare, West ,sUni Research Health, NorwayInnlandet Hospital Trust, Lillehammer, Norway  

1st April 2015 to Feb. 2018

3.

The long term effect of vit. B12 supplementation on growth and neurodevelopment among Nepalese children at 30and 47 months of age Extended follow ups of study no 2 ( Version 1.6, dated 15 March 2017)

Prof. Dr. Laxman Shrestha

Norwegian Research Council under centre of excellence scheme to the centre for Intervention Science in Maternal and Child Health(CISMAC)

Norwegian Research Council under centre of excellence scheme to the centre for Intervention Science in Maternal and Child Health(CISMAC) at university of Bergen, Norway

May 2017 to June 2019

4.

Zinc as an adjunct for the treatment of very severe disease in infants younger than 2 months

Prof. Sudha Basnet

Norwegian Research Council under centre of excellence scheme to the centre for Intervention Science in Maternal and Child Health and Globvac

Pediatric biology centre, translational health Science and Technology Institute, Faridabad Centre for international Health, Bergen, Norway Innlandet Hospital Trust, Lillehammer, Norway  

Feb. 2016 to Dec. 2018

5.

Supplementation of vitamin B12 in pregnancy and postpartum o growth and neurodevelopment in early childhood; A Randomised, placebo Controlled trial among pregnant women in Bhaktapur, nepal

Prof. Dr. Laxman Shrestha

CISMAC

Centre for international Health, Bergen, Norway Innlandet Hospital Trust, Lillehammer, Norway  

April 2016 to June 2019

6.

Global excellence in COPD: implementation of COPD  Case Finding and self-management action plans in low and middle income countries

Prof. Dr. Laxman Shrestha and prof. Dr. Kabir Nath Yogi

Medical Research Council Gower Street, London UK, WC1E 6BT

University College London, UKJohns Hopkins University USA

Oct. 2017 to August 2019

7.

Cross-sectional study to assess persistence of immunity conferred by a single IPV dose administered in EPI routine immunisation schedule

Prof. Dr. Laxman Shrestha

Centre for Disease Control, Atlanta, USA

Centre for Disease Control, Atlanta, USA

Feb 2018 to July 2018