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Sharada Prasad Wasti

Dr Sharada Prasad Wasti PGDip, MHCM, MSc and PhD

Senior Lecturer in Public Health

Dr. Wasti is currently a Senior Lecturer in Public Health in the School of Human Sciences Since November 2022.

Sharada is a global health researcher, who has experience working in academic research and teaching in Nepal and the UK. He has completed MSc in International Health and Management from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland and a PhD in Public Health from the University of Sheffield, England. His doctoral research examined the adherence to an antiretroviral treatment program in Nepal: Mixed-methods research.

Sharada has experience with teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Public Health, Nursing and Health Management and had supervised over five dozen MSc-level students in several public health and healthcare management-related research projects in Nepal and the UK. Besides teaching, Sharada has worked and managed more than dozens of health research projects and continues providing technical support to several public and private health research and program implementation organisations in Nepal.

At the Çï¿ûÊÓƵ, Sharada is teaching the BSC in Public Health and MSc in Global Health and Global Health Management courses.

Post held previously:

  • 2020-2022 - Senior Research Fellow (MRC funded - Federalisation on Nepal's Health System Research Project), School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, UK
  • 2019-2020 - Senior Research Fellow (GCRF-funded Migration Health Research Project), University of Sussex, UK (Based in Kathmandu, Nepal)
  • 2015-2020 – Senior Lecturer in Healthcare Management (Part-time), National Open College (Affiliated to Pokhara University), Lalitpur, Nepal
  • 2015-2018 - Research, M&E Advisor (USAID funded Fertility Awareness for the Community Transformation Intervention Project), Georgetown University, Washington, DC (Based in Save the Children Nepal, Kathmandu)
  • 2013-2015 - Monitoring & Evaluation Advisor (The World Bank funded Targeted Intervention HIV Program), FHI 360 (INGO), Nepal
  • 2010-2013 - Teaching Assistant (PhD Tenure), School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield, UK
  • 2005-2006 - Lecturer in Healthcare Management, National Open College (Affiliated to Pokhara University), Lalitpur, Nepal

Public health

Responsibilities within the university
  • Senior lecturer in Public Health and Module Leader for BSc in Public Health and MSc in Global Health Management various modules
  • Dissertation supervisor to undergraduate and postgraduate students
  • Personal tutor - MSc in Global Public Health Students

Recognition
Received:
  • Nepal ‘Biddhya Bhusan Ka’, a highly prestigious academic award from the President of Nepal, in 2013
Honorary Positions:
  • Visiting Fellow (November 2022 to October 2025), University of Huddersfield, UK
  • Visiting Faculty (October 2020 to date) Healthcare Management, National Open College (affiliated with Pokhara University), Nepal
Recognition:
  • Mater thesis examiner at National Open College (Affiliated with Pokhara University), Lalitpur, Nepal
  • Master thesis examiner at the Institute of Crisis Management Studies ( Affiliated with Tribhuwan University), Kathmandu, Nepal
Academic Editor:
  • Journal of PLOS ONE
  • Journal of Frontiers in Public Health Policy
Reviewer for Multiple Journals:
  • BMC Public Health, BMJ Global Health, J Globalization and Health, J Healthcare/Vaccine, Europasian J Med Sci, J. Family Planning & Reproductive Health Care; J Sexual Health, Global J Health Science, International J Healthcare Management, J Health Promotion and Health Education
Professional Body/Membership:
  • Fellow, Royal Society for Public Health (FRSPH)
  • Member, Health Research Network for Migrant Workers in Asia
  • Member, Migration Health and Development Research Initiative (MHADRI) Network
  • Member, Britain Nepal Academic Council (BNAC)

Research / Scholarly interests

Sharada is interested in research that is specific to the global health and healthcare management arena:

  • Health system strengthening in LMICs
  • Healthcare/hospital management in LMICs
  • Health issues among migrant’s/left behind families (ethnic minority)
  • Sexual reproductive health - fertility awareness, family planning, HIV/AIDS
  • Adherence to medication - antiretroviral/TB

Methodology: Mixed-methods research, participatory methodology (co-production/co-design/co-creation), systematic review & metanalysis.

Recent publications

Article

Wasti, Pratikshya , Panta, Prem Prasad, Gc, Vijay S., Ghimire, Biwash , Sapkota, Pooja , Wasti, Sharada Prasad (2024), . MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Healthcare, 12: 1773 . pp. 1-12 2227-9032 (Online) (doi: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/healthcare).

Wasti, Sharada Prasad , Babatunde, Emmanuel, Bhatta, Santosh, Shrestha, Ayushka , Wasti, Pratikshya , GC, Vijay S. (2024), . MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Sustainability, 16: 7568 (17) . pp. 1-23 2071-1050 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/su16177568).

Simkhada, Padam P , van Teijlingen, Edwin, Gurung, Manju, Bhujel, Samjhana , Gyawali, Kalpana , Wasti, Sharada P (2024), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Global Health Journal ISSN: 2414-6447 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.glohj.2024.08.001).

Sapkota, Sujata , Rushton, Simon, van Teijlingen, Edwin, Subedi, Madhusudan , Balen, Julie , Gautam, Sujan , Adhikary, Pratik , Simkhada, Padam , Wasti, Sharada Prasad , Karki, Jiban K. (2024), . BMC - World Health Organization. In: , , , . BMC - World Health Organization, Health Research Policy and Systems, 22 (7) . pp. 1-15 1478-4505 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-023-01092-5).

Wasti, Sharada Prasad , van Teijlingen, Edwin, Simkhada, Padam, Rushton, Simon , Balen, Julie , Subedi, Madhusudan , Karki, Jiban , Adhikary, Pratik , Sapkota, Sujata , Gautam, Sujan (2023), . World Health Organization (WHO) - Regional Office for South-East Asia. In: , , , . World Health Organization (WHO) - Regional Office for South-East Asia, WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health, 12 (2) . pp. 116-119 ISSN: 2224-3151 (Print), 2304-5272 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/WHO-SEAJPH.WHO-SEAJPH_169_22).

Wasti, Sharada Prasad , van Teijlingen, Edwin, Rushton, Simon, Subedi, Madhusudan , Simkhada, Padam , Balen, Julie (2023), . BMC - World Health Organization. In: , , , . BMC - World Health Organization, Health Research Policy and Systems, 21: 117 . pp. 1-16 1478-4505 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-023-01033-2).

Wasti, Sharada Prasad , Shrestha, Ayushka, Atteraya, Madhu Sudhan, GC, Vijay Singh (2023), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Dialogues in Health, 3: 100147 . pp. 1-9 2772-6533 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100147).

Wasti, Sharada Prasad , Shrestha, Ayushka, Dhakal, Puspa, GC Singh, Vijay (2023), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, 37: 100863 ISSN: 1877-5756 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2023.100863).

Sigdel, Bina , Jin, Yan, Dhakal, Pushpa, Luitel, Tika , Ghimire, Pushpa Kumari , Wasti, Sharada Prasad (2023), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Dialogues in Health, 2: 100140 . pp. 1-7 ISSN: 2772-6533 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dialog.2023.100140).

Paudyal, Priyamvada , Wasti, Sharada Prasad, Pimala, Pimala, Kulasabanathan, Kavian , Silwal, Ram Chandra , Pathak, Ram Sharan , Memon, Anjum , Watts, Carol , Sapkota, Jiblal , Ale Magar, Sudip (2023), . Elsevier. In: , , , . Elsevier, Journal of Migration and Health, 7: 100178 . pp. 1-8 2666-6235 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2023.100178).

Mahato, Preeti , Tamang, Pasang, Simkhada, Bibha, Wasti, Sharada Prasad , Devkota, Bhimsen , Simkhada, Padam , van Teijlingen, Edwin R. (2022), . Health Education Network (HEAN). In: , , , . Health Education Network (HEAN), Journal of Health Promotion, 10 (1) . pp. 5-12 ISSN: 2631-2441 (Print), 2822-1591 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3126/jhp.v10i1.50978).

Khanal, Ashok , GC, Sulochan, Panthee, Suresh, Paudel, Atmika , Ghimire, Rakesh , Neupane, Garima , Gaire, Amrit , Sitaula, Rukmini , Bhattarai, Suman , Khadka, Shubhechchha (2022), . MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Vaccines, 11: 29 (1) . pp. 1-12 2076-393X (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines11010029).

Regmi, Pramod , Dhakal Adhikari, Shovita, Aryal, Nirmal, Wasti, Sharada Prasad , van Teijlingen, Edwin (2022), . MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19: 8986 (15) . pp. 1-14 ISSN: 1660-4601 (Print), 1661-7827 (Online) (doi: https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/19/15/8986).

GC, Sulochan , Khanal, Ashok, GC, Vijay S, Bhattrai, Suman , Panthee, Suresh , Khanal, Aashis , Gaire, Amrit , Poudel, Sagar , Ghimire, Rakesh , Wasti, Sharada Prasad (2022), . CSIRO Publishing. In: , , , . CSIRO Publishing, Sexual Health, 19 (5) . pp. 406-416 ISSN: 1448-5028 (Print), 1449-8987 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1071/SH21216).

Simkhada, Padam , Tamang, Pasang D, Timilsina, Laxmi, Simkhada, Bibha , Bissell, Paul , van Teijlingen, Edwin , Sah, Sunil Kumar , Wasti, Sharada Prasad (2022), . MDPI. In: , , , . MDPI, Vaccines, 10: 780 (5) . pp. 1-16 2076-393X (Online) (doi: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/5/780).

Wasti, Sharada Prasad , Simkhada, Padam, van Teijlingen, Edwin, Sathian, Brijesh , Banarjee, Indrajit (2022), . Tribhuvan University Central Library - Nepal Journals Online (NepJOL. In: , , , . Tribhuvan University Central Library - Nepal Journals Online (NepJOL, Nepal Journal of Epidemiology, 12 (1) . pp. 1175-1178 2091-0800 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.3126/nje.v12i1.43633).

Shanker, Shanti , Wasti, Sharada Prasad, Ireland, Jillian, Regmi, Pramod R , Simkhada, Padam , van Teijlingen, Edwin (2021), . Nirvana Psychosocial Care Center & Research Institute. In: , , , . Nirvana Psychosocial Care Center & Research Institute, Europasian Journal of Medical Sciences, 3 (2) . pp. 1-5 ISSN: 2717-4646 (Print), 2717-4654 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.46405/ejms.v3i2.317).

Wasti, Sharada Prasad , Simkhada, Padam, Ale Magar, Sudip, van Teijlingen, Edwin (2021), . Nirvana Psychosocial Care Center & Research Institute. In: , , , . Nirvana Psychosocial Care Center & Research Institute, Europasian Journal of Medical Sciences, 3 (1) . pp. 98-104 ISSN: 2717-4646 (Print), 2717-4654 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.46405/ejms.v3i1.262).

Paudyal, Priyamvada , Kulasabanathan, Kavian, Cassell, Jackie A, Memon, Anjum , Simkhada, Padam , Wasti, Sharada Prasad (2020), . BMJ Publishing Group. In: , , , . BMJ Publishing Group, BMJ Open, 10: e038439 . pp. 1-18 2044-6055 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038439).

Shattuck, Dominick , Wasti, Sharada Prasad, Limbu, Naramaya, Chipanta, Nokafu Sandra , Riley, Christina (2019), . Taylor & Francis - Routledge. In: , , , . Taylor & Francis - Routledge, Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 27 (1) . pp. 248-261 2641-0397 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/26410397.2019.1647398).

Simkhada, Rajani , Wasti, Sharada Prasad, Singh GC, Vijay, Lee, Andrew (2018), . Taylor & Francis - Routledge. In: , , , . Taylor & Francis - Routledge, Aging and Mental Health, 22 (6) . pp. 802-807 ISSN: 1360-7863 (Print), (doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1310803).

Simkhada, Padam , van Teijlingen, Edwin, Gurung, Manju, Wasti, Sharada Prasad (2018), . BMC - Springer Nature. In: , , , . BMC - Springer Nature, BMC International Health and Human Rights, 14 (4) 1472-698X (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12914-018-0145-7).

Regmi, Pramod , Aryal, Nirmal, Kurmi, Om, Pant, Puspa raj , van Teijlingen, Edwin , Wasti, Sharada Prasad (2016), . Wiley. In: , , , . Wiley, Developing World Bioethics, 17 (2) . pp. 84-89 ISSN: 1471-8731 (Print), 1471-8847 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/dewb.12123).