Welcome to GLOHMED
- Outpatient antibiotic prescribing for ARI in children: High rate of inappropriate use and the amoxicillin gap (International Health, 2026)
- Host-focused immunity, metabolism, and diagnostic innovation for precision control of tuberculosis globally (Life Sciences, 2026)
- Quantifying Maternal Vaccination Opportunities Across Gestational Age…(AJOG Global Reports, 2025)
- First referral hospitals in low-resource settings: a narrative review…(Health Policy and Planning, 2025)
- Characterising acute and chronic care needs: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (Nature Communications,2025)
- The hidden burden of melioidosis in Nepal: a paradigm for the urgent need to implement a lab algorithm to detect Burkholderia pseudomallei in low-resource endemic areas (IJID Regions, 2024)
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GLOHMED is a research company registered with the Government of Nepal. It is an autonomous consortium of like-minded medical professionals and evidence-synthesizing institutions, committed to advance clinical medicine and global health, with a long-term vision to improve quality of patient care and health outcomes in low-resource settings.
Our main goal is to generate local evidence in key issues of global health and clinical medicine, and advocate its utilization by care providers, patients, government units and stakeholders.
- Maternal-newborn health (ANC, birth outcomes)
- Immunization and immunity
- Neonatal sepsis and AMR
- Respiratory infections (surveillance, diagnostics)
- Tropical infections (melioidosis, dengue)
Study sites
- Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Kathmandu
- Kanti Children’s Hospital, Kathmandu
- Civil Service Hospital, Kathmandu
- Khwopa Hospital, Bhaktapur
- Nepal Mediciti Hospital
- B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS), Dharan
- National Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Birgunj
- Bheri Hospital, Nepalgunj
- Dhaulagiri Hospital, Baglung
- Karnali Academy of Health Sciences
- and more…
News
GlohMed’s One Health project featured in Keynote session in Beijing
On October 19th, the International Symposium on “One Health in Rapid Urbanization”, held at the China Hall of Science and
Global Young Academy members (includes GlohMed investigator) published a review paper on Tuberculosis
Recently published in Life Sciences journal, the article, “Host-focused immunity, metabolism, and diagnostic innovation for precision control of tuberculosis globally,”
GlohMed executive member published a coursebook for nurses
Huge congratulations to Dr. Pravin Prasad on publication of a book titled “Fundamentals of Pharmacology for Nurses”, jointly edited by
Climate Change and Risk to Human Health
Climate change has been a topic of debate worldwide for sometimes now. It has become one of the biggest health
Processed Food and risk of Cancer
Cancer is one of the major global health issues, and a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. There are
Association between mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and Rare Heart Disease
A study published by The BMJ provides an up-to-date summary of evidence on the risk of heart inflammation (myocarditis and pericarditis) after
Events and Achievements
CME on Perinatal infections and group B Streptococcus, Kathmandu
On 19 September 2026, GlohMed and Perinatal Society of Nepal (PESON) organized a continued medical education (CME) on ‘Perinatal infections’,
Stakeholder Consultation Meeting on “Maternal Immunization”, Kathmandu
On May 18, 2025, GlohMed organized a stakeholder consultation meeting on a relatively less discussed topic “Maternal Immunization”, at the
CME on “Electronic tool for maternal-newborn records (e-MNR) and perinatal outcomes”, Kathmandu
On 5th February 2025, GlohMed organized a CME/ Seminar at Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, government-run largest maternity hospital, which
Participation in ESC Congress 2025, Madrid
In September 2025, GlohMed researcher and EC member Ms. Jaya Dhungana attended the World Congress of Cardiology held in Madrid.
National Conference of Nepal Paediatric Society 2025, Kathmandu (Participation)
In May 2025, Dr. Sadikshya Pandey participated in the 21st National Conference of Nepal Pediatric Society (NEPAS)- XXI NEPCON 2025,
International Urban Health Summit 2025, Hannover (Invited Talk and Panel)
In April 2025, Dr. Suraj Bhattarai participated in the International Urban Health Summit 2025 (IUHS2025), Hannover, Germany, 9-11 April, which
Infectious disease and Vaccination workshop 2026
In July 2026, Dr. Sachit Sharma, an intensivist at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), Kathmandu, participated in a training at
RCPCH Fellowship and Participation in Annual Conference 2024 in Birmingham, UK (Award ceremony)
Dr. Kiran Tiwari, a Senior Pediatrician (Government of Nepal) at Dhaulagiri Hospital, Baglung and a GLOHMED Investigator, has been awarded
NIHR-RSTMH Early Career Researcher Grant 2024
Congratulations to Dr. Rabin Thami, Research Fellow at GlohMed, for being awarded the prestigious 2024 RSTMH Early Career Grant, awarded by National Institute for Health and Care Research