Annual Report: Fiscal Year 2064/65 (17 July 2007-15 July 2008)

Abstract

Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC) is the national apical body for promoting health research in the country. NHRC was established in 1991 by an Act of Parliament and was given the responsibility to promote and coordinate health research for improvement of the health status of the people of Nepal. It has focused its attention on research capability strengthening through training of individual on research methods in order to develop a critical mass of people who can develop good quality research proposals. It serves as the main national institution responsible for technical and ethical review of proposals submitted by individual health scientists, national authorities, NGO, INGO’s and universities. After appropriate review these proposals are approved by NHRC. The aim of NHRC has been to maintain high levels of technical and ethical standards of research carried out in Nepal. In order to enhance the research activities throughout the country NHRC has been providing regional grants in the five development regions. It has started conducting research trainings workshops and dissemination programs in development regions to promote research activities. NHRC facilitates access to research finding from different research reports, journals, books, magazines etc. through the library and digital data base.