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Biography
Mr. Rajan Bhandari is a PhD student at the School of Population & Global Health. He has been awarded with Australian Government Research Training Program Stipend Scholarship and University of Western Australia International Fee Scholarship. His primary areas of interest are child health and development, reproductive, maternal, and newborn health, and health systems research. His current focus is on understanding the role of health workers to strengthen nurturing care through the heath system in Nepal. He earned his Master of Public Health (MPH) from the Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Nepal, in 2016. Previously, Rajan worked at Save the Children International (SCI) from 2016 to 2024 where he led research, monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning for various health projects across Nepal.
Education/Academic qualification
Public Health, Master of Public Health (MPH), Severe Acute malnutrition , Tribhuvan University
15 Jun 2014 → 30 Jul 2016
Award Date: 30 Jun 2016
Public Health, Bachelor of Public Health
2007 → 2010
Public Health, PhD Scholar, The University of Western Australia
Jul 2024 → …
Industry keywords
- Health
- Children and Young People
- Social and Welfare Issues
Research expertise keywords
- Mixed methods
- Child health research
- Child development
- Maternal and child health
- Nurturing Care
- Health System
- Health Workers
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Barriers and Enablers to Community Health Workers’ Support for Nurturing Care Beyond Health and Nutrition
Bhandari, R., Roberton, T. & Barrington, D., 14 Nov 2025, p. 116. 116 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Understanding awareness of abortion legality and barriers to service access among adolescent girls in Karnali Province, Nepal: evidence from a mixed methods study
Singh Thakuri, D., Bhandari, R. & Moen, H. L., 22 Aug 2025, In: BMC Public Health. 25, 1, p. 2897 2897.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Findings from a mixed-methods evaluation of a multi-level adolescent and youth reproductive and maternal health intervention in Karnali Province, Nepal
Bhandari, R., Malakoff, S., Thakuri, D. S., Balami, R., Khatri, S., Simon, C., Castro, W. & Hanson-Hall, N. A., Dec 2024, In: BMC Women's Health. 23, 1, 12 p., 269.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effect of Healthy Transitions intervention in improving family planning uptake among adolescents and young women in Western Nepal: A pre-and post-intervention study
Thakuri, D. S., Bhandari, R., Khatri, S., Dhungana, A., Balami, R. & Hanson-Hall, N. A., Jun 2023, In: PLoS One. 18, 6, 16 p., e0286705.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The impact of a multi-level adolescent and youth approach on family planning in four districts of Nepal
Bhandari, R., Thakuri, D. S., Khatri, S., Simon, C., Balami, R., Dagadu, N. A. & Castro, W., 17 Nov 2022.Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract