HERD International

03/12/2025

Scaling Pollinator Stewardship: A Pathway to Improved Nutrition, Livelihoods, and Biodiversity

As part of our ongoing efforts to generate evidence that informs policy and practice, we recently shared findings from our study , and at the Delivering for Nutrition (D4N) Regional Conference in Kathmandu.
Project Manager, Sujan Sapkota, highlighted that while many smallholder farmers continue to face food insecurity and low micronutrient intake, simple pollinator-friendly farming practices can significantly improve crop yields and household income. Following community-based education and stewardship programs, farmers demonstrated higher awareness, adoption of improved practices, increased yields, and enhanced income.
The study shows that reversing decline is achievable when farmers, researchers, and policymakers collaborate. These findings have contributed to the introduction of Nepal’s first National Pollinator Strategy in Karnali Province—offering a scalable model for nationwide adoption.

28/11/2025

News coverage of Media Workshop on Health System Resilience!
The objective of the workshop was to enhance journalists’ understanding and perspectives on health system resilience and to co-create reference materials for health journalists. Journalists from various districts from Lumbini Province participated in the workshop.


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27/11/2025

स्वास्थ्य प्रणालीलाई उत्थानशील (Resilient) बनाउन सञ्चार क्षेत्रले कसरी रचनात्मक भूमिका खेल्न सक्छ भन्नेबारे लुम्बिनी प्रदेशका पत्रकारहरूबीच बुटवलमा कार्यशाला आयोजना गरिएको छ । जनतालाई स्वास्थ्यबारे सूचित गराउन र नीति निर्माणमा योगदान गर्न पत्रकारिता क्षेत्रको महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका हुने भएकाले स्वास्थ्य प्रणालीबारे पत्रकारहरूको बुझाइ र दृष्टिकोणमा थप स्पष्टता ल्याउनु तथा छलफलका आधारमा स्वास्थ्य पत्रकारहरूको लागि सन्दर्भ सामग्री सहनिर्माण गर्नु उक्त कार्यशालाको उद्देश्य रहेको थियो । सो अवसरमा बुटवल उपमहानगर पालिकाका प्रमुख श्री खेलराज पाण्डेय र कपिलवस्तु नगरपालिकाका प्रमुख श्री सुदिप पौडेलले स्थानीय स्वास्थ्य प्रणालीको अवस्था, रोगभार तथा प्रणाली सुदृढीकरणका लागि भइरहेका प्रयासबारे अनुभव बाँड्नुभएको थियो।

24/11/2025

We Invite Expert Consultants!

HERD International is looking for passionate and skilled experts in several areas. If you have expertise in any of the listed domains and want to contribute to impactful public health and development work in Nepal, we’d love to hear from you!
Deadline: 30 November 2025
Apply now: Scan the QR code in the post or visit website.
https://herdint.com/vacancy/vacancy-announcement-consultants-part-time/

20/11/2025

The Policy Impact through Systems Thinking in Climate and Health (PITCH) initiative recently engaged with provincial and local stakeholders In Gandaki Province to better understand the ever-changing dynamics that influence implementation of climate-health policy at local levels. Participatory stakeholder mapping and interviews were carried out in Annapurna Rural Municipality.

19/11/2025

We all have a responsibility to prevent the spread of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR). The following steps are crucial!

18/11/2025

जनस्वास्थ्यको विश्वव्यापी चुनाैती बनिरहेको प्रतिजैविक प्रतिरोध (anti-microbial resistance) नियन्त्रणको लागि आजै कदम चालाैं ।

18/11/2025

बिरामी भएपछि हामीले औषधि सेवन गर्छौँ। हामीलाई जुन सूक्ष्मजीवले विरामी बनाएको हुन्छ, त्यसैअनुसार स्वास्थ्यकर्मीले औषधि दिन्छन् । कतिपय संक्रमणका लागि स्वास्थ्यकर्मीले एन्टिबायोटिक/एन्टिमाइक्रोबियल औषधि सिफारिस गर्छन्। तर स्वास्थ्यकर्मीले भनेअनुसार सही तरिकाले औषधि नखाए हामीमा गम्भीर असर देखिन सक्छ। उपयुक्त तरिकाले एन्टिबायोटिक/एन्टिमाइक्रोबियल औषधि नखाँदा शरीरका सूक्ष्मजीवले औषधिको प्रतिरोध गर्ने क्षमता विकास गर्छन्, जसका कारण हामीले प्रयोग गर्ने औषधिले काम गर्न छाड्छन्। यस्तो अवस्थालाई हामी प्रतिजैविक प्रतिरोध (Anti-Microbial Resistance – AMR) भन्छौं।
यस अवस्थाबाट बचौँ।
यो भिडियो हाम्रो प्राविधिक सहयोगमा समुदायका सदस्यहरूले आफ्नै पहलमा निर्माण गरेका हुन्। यसमा एन्टिबायोटिकको अनुचित प्रयोगले निम्त्याउन सक्ने समस्या र औषधिको उपयुक्त प्रयोग गर्ने तरिकासमेत समेटिएको छ ।

World AMR Week 2024. Antimicrobial Resistance Community Film Series.This video is produced under the “Community Solutions to Antimicrobial Resistance (COSTAR...

17/11/2025

Training field researchers is a critical part of any large research endeavor. What about the trainers themselves? What do they gain throughout the training process? Read on to learn more from one of HERD International's researchers.

As a researcher, I have been working in quantitative research for several years. This experience includes adapting self-administered questionnaires and

14/11/2025

REMINDER! We're sill hiring for multiple positions. Interested candidates can scan the QR code below or visit https://herdint.com/.../vacancy-announcement-multiple.../ to apply by Sunday, November 16.