Share research - Nepal

Behaviour Change for WASH: Policy Brief

shareadmin — Tue, 26 Jun 2018 15:35:12 +0000

Since 2010, the SHARE Consortium has prioritised behaviour change in WASH interventions, championing the importance of identifying novel and creative approaches to changing behaviours across many countries. This policy brief documents SHARE’s contribution to understanding behaviour change and associated health impacts. It provides recommendations for researchers and intervention implementers, policy makers and funders.

Download (473.23 KB) Choose Soap Integrating WASH and Food Hygiene in Malawi Mikono Safi Safe Start San-Dem SuperAmma Weaning Food Hygiene - Bangladesh Weaning Food Hygiene - Mali Weaning Food Hygiene - Nepal Weaning Food Hygiene - The Gambia Sophie Durrans Bangladesh India Kenya Malawi Mali Nepal Tanzania The Gambia Zambia

Trial of a Novel Intervention to Improve Multiple Food Hygiene Behaviors in Nepal

shareadmin — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 08:37:51 +0000

This publication, published in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, shows the results of a trial of an intervention to improve five food hygiene behaviors among mothers of young children in rural Nepal. The research was conducted by Om Prasad-Guatam, former SHARE PhD fellow, along with LSHTM colleagues.

Download (6.94 MB) Weaning Food Hygiene - Nepal Om Prasad Gautam Sandy Cairncross Nepal

7th Emergency Environmental Health Forum Abstracts

shareadmin — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 15:22:51 +0000

This booklet brings together the abstracts of presentations delivered at the 7th Emergency Environmental Health Forum on 24-25 November 2016 in Kathmandu, Nepal.

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7th Emergency Environmental Health Forum Event Report

shareadmin — Thu, 19 Jan 2017 15:19:51 +0000

The 7th Emergency Environmental Health Forum (EEHF) took place from 24th – 25th November 2016 in Kathmandu, Nepal. It brought together water, sanitation and hygiene experts from organisations such as Action Contre la Faim, the International Rescue Committee, Médecins Sans Frontières, Oxfam, the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement, UNHCR and UNICEF and as well as academic experts from institutions such as the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Tufts University. The forum provided an opportunity to exchange recent field experiences and explore innovative approaches amongst over 150 attendees and discuss ways for future action and interventions for WASH in emergencies.

Download (1.34 MB) Emily Balls Nepal

PhD in Brief: Food Hygiene Interventions in Nepal

shareadmin — Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:37:03 +0000

In this video Dr Om Prasad Gautam answers a couple of questions about his SHARE-funded PhD which explored food hygiene interventions in Nepal.

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The Missing Ingredients: Are Policy-Makers Doing Enough on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene to End Malnutrition?

shareadmin — Tue, 13 Sep 2016 09:27:00 +0000

This report, conducted by SHARE and WaterAid, highlights why water, sanitation and hygiene are essential for nutrition. Through an analysis of national nutrition plans and policies in 13 countries, the research highlights the extent to which WASH is embedded at policy level and where and how improvements must be made.

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An Opportunity Not to be Missed

shareadmin — Wed, 10 Jun 2015 23:00:00 +0000

This report summarises a SHARE-funded study conducted in 2012 which explored whether vaccination programmes offer a useful entry point for hygiene promotion. The study also sought to define options for piloting and scaling up of a hygiene promotion intervention in Nepal.

Download (2.87 MB) Vaccination & Hygiene Promotion Om Prasad Gautam Nepal

Estimating the Potential Impact of Sanitary Child Stool Disposal

shareadmin — Tue, 14 Apr 2015 23:00:00 +0000

This policy brief highlights the often overlooked and enormous potential of hygienic child stool disposal to considerably reduce the prevalence of diarrhoeal diseases.It features new evidence on the determinants of child stool disposal and offers recommendations for the WASH and health sectors.

Download (368.33 KB) Safe Child Stool Disposal Joanna Esteves Mills Bangladesh Malawi Nepal

Complementary Food Hygiene - An Overlooked Opportunity in the WASH, Nutrition and Health Sectors

shareadmin — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0000

This policy brief highlights the often overlooked opportunity that addressing complementary food hygiene offers the WASH, nutrition and health sectors for improving health outcomes. It outlines SHARE's contribution to narrowing the evidence gap concerning the relationship between food hygiene and child health, indicates opportunities for future research, and offers insights that could influence policy and improve programming in the WASH, nutrition and health sectors globally.

Download (284.82 KB) Weaning Food Hygiene - Bangladesh Weaning Food Hygiene - Mali Weaning Food Hygiene - Nepal Weaning Food Hygiene - The Gambia Joanna Esteves Mills Om Prasad Gautam Bangladesh Mali Nepal The Gambia

Nepal Food Hygiene Intervention Campaign

shareadmin — Tue, 06 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000

This video documents all phases of the SHARE-funded Nepal food hygiene intervention trial that took place from 2012 to 2014.

It was produced by Om Prasad Gautam, PhD student at LSHTM, and as such he reserves all intellectual property and copy rights.

Weaning Food Hygiene - Nepal Om Prasad Gautam Nepal External link