Power, potential, and pitfalls in global health academic partnerships: review and reflections on an approach in Nepal

D Citrin, S Mehanni, B Acharya, L Wong… - Global health …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Global health academic partnerships are centered around a core tension: they
often mirror or reproduce the very cross-national inequities they seek to alleviate. On the one …

[HTML][HTML] Partnerships in mental healthcare service delivery in low-resource settings: developing an innovative network in rural Nepal

B Acharya, D Maru, R Schwarz, D Citrin, J Tenpa… - Globalization and …, 2017 - Springer
Background Mental illnesses are the largest contributors to the global burden of non-
communicable diseases. However, there is extremely limited access to high quality …

[HTML][HTML] Design and implementation of an affordable, public sector electronic medical record in rural Nepal

A Raut, C Yarbrough, V Singh, B Gauchan… - Journal of Innovation …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Discussion Over the course of 18 months, we were able to develop, deploy and iterate upon
the electronic medical record, and then deploy the refined product at an additional facility …

Collaborative care model for depression in rural Nepal: a mixed-methods implementation research study

P Rimal, N Choudhury, P Agrawal, M Basnet… - BMJ open, 2021 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Despite carrying a disproportionately high burden of depression, patients in low-
income countries lack access to effective care. The collaborative care model (CoCM) has …

Designing and implementing an integrated non-communicable disease primary care intervention in rural Nepal

A Kumar, D Schwarz, B Acharya, P Agrawal, A Aryal… - BMJ global …, 2019 - gh.bmj.com
Low-income and middle-income countries are struggling with a growing epidemic of non-
communicable diseases. To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, their healthcare …

Implementing a systems-oriented morbidity and mortality conference in remote rural Nepal for quality improvement

D Schwarz, R Schwarz, B Gauchan… - BMJ quality & …, 2011 - qualitysafety.bmj.com
Problem In hospitals in rural, resource-limited settings, there is an acute need for simple,
practical strategies to improve healthcare quality. Setting A district hospital in remote …

[HTML][HTML] Role of the general practitioner in improving rural healthcare access: a case from Nepal

B Gauchan, S Mehanni, P Agrawal, M Pathak… - Human Resources for …, 2018 - Springer
Background There is a global health workforce shortage, which is considered critical in
Nepal, a low-income country with a predominantly rural population. General practitioners …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of thyroid disorder in A primary care district hospital of Nepal

P Gupta, PKB Agrawal, B Gauchan - JNMA: Journal of the Nepal …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods This was a descriptive cross sectional study conducted in Bayalpata Hospital. One
year data from July 2017 to June 2018 was collected from the electronic health record …

Delivering collaborative care in rural settings: integrating remote teleconsultation and local supervision in rural Nepal

S Swar, P Rimal, B Gauchan, D Maru… - Psychiatric …, 2019 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
The collaborative care model can deliver high-quality mental health care. In rural regions,
clinical supervision is conducted remotely rather than in person. The authors implemented a …

[HTML][HTML] An integrated intervention for chronic care management in rural Nepal: protocol of a type 2 hybrid effectiveness-implementation study

D Schwarz, S Dhungana, A Kumar, B Acharya… - Trials, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background In Nepal, the burden of noncommunicable, chronic diseases is rapidly
rising, and disproportionately affecting low and middle-income countries. Integrated …