Our Research Unit

Our Research unit is governed by Internal Research Committee led by HOD Pediatrics and co-ordinated by Research Officer with other clinical departments head as the member of committee.

Current Research Collaborations are with

• Nagasaki University
• OUCRU-Nepal,
• WHO-Nepal and IOM
• Dhulikhel Hospital
• University of Bergen
• Walter-Reed-AFRIMS-research-unit-nepal-WARUN Nepal

Current Research Projects

• Comparison of immunogenicity and safety between Sabin and Salk inactivated poliovirus vaccine in the combined bivalent oral poliovirus vaccine schedule: A double blind randomized controlled non-inferiority trial
• Assessment of antibodies against different pneumococcal serotvpes covered by pneumococcal vaccines, and comparison of the antibodies in saliva with serum in children.
• Evaluation of diagnostic benefit and feasibility of using lung ultrasound to diagnose childhood pneumonia in low-resource settings: A mixed method study in Nepal
• Toxic exposures in early life, growth, and development: An exposome study in Nepal,
• Prevalence and microbiological epidemiology of Group B streptococci and other opportunistic pathogens among mothers and neonates in Nepal: A prospective cohort study
• Surveillance for Enteric Fever in Asia Project (SEAP) Phase II
• To what extent does colonization with Gram-negative Enterobacterales among the mothers influence colonization among the neonates? Neonatal Colonization (NeCo) study.
• “Surveillance of Multidrug Resistant (MDR) Bacteria isolates received from health care institutions in Nepal.”
• Sentinel Human Surveillance for influenza in Nepal study