Abhishek Gurung

I am a public health professional and a researcher with over six years of experience working in maternal and newborn health, adolescent health and nutrition. I am keen on pursuing a career in public health service and research.

Administrative professional with focus on streamlining office processes and enhancing operational efficiency. Known for dependability and adaptability, fostering collaborative environment to achieve team goals. Skilled in organizing information, managing schedules, and supporting administrative functions with precision and reliability.

• Supervised team of [Number] staff members.

• Incidence, risk factors and consequences of preterm birth – findings from a multi-centric observational study for 14 months in Nepal, Archives of Public Health, 07/01/20, primary author
• The association of women’s empowerment with stillbirths in Nepal, Maternal and Child Health Journal, 11/01/19, primary author
• Not Crying After Birth as a Predictor of Not Breathing, Pediatrics, 05/01/20
• Prevalence, risk factors and consequences of newborns born small for gestational age: a multisite study in Nepal, BMJ Paediatrics Open, 04/01/20
• Out of pocket expenditure for sick newborn care in referral hospitals of Nepal, Maternal and Child Health Journal, 01/01/20
• Meconium aspiration syndrome-Incidence, associated risk factors and outcome-evidence from a multicentric study in low-resource settings in Nepal, Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 01/01/20
• Quality of care for maternal and newborn health in health facilities in Nepal, Maternal and Child Health Journal, 12/01/19
• Trends for neonatal deaths in Nepal (2001–2016) to project progress towards the SDG target in 2030, and risk factor analyses to focus action, Maternal and Child Health Journal, 11/01/19
• Stunting among under 5-Year-olds in Nepal: Trends and risk factors, Maternal and Child Health Journal, 11/01/19
• Effect of skill drills on neonatal ventilation performance in a simulated setting- observation study in Nepal, BMC Pediatrics, 10/01/19
• Effect of a scaled-up neonatal resuscitation quality improvement package on intrapartum-related mortality in Nepal: A stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial, PLOS Medicine, 09/01/19
• Effectiveness and acceptability of bag-and-mask ventilation with visual monitor for improving neonatal resuscitation in simulated setting in six hospitals of Nepal, Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 08/01/19

• Global Health Course, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal, 04/30/17 - 05/01/17
• 5th Global Symposium on Health Systems Research, 10/08/18 - 10/12/18, Liverpool, UK

It is a special recognition for the achievements in the role and given to one employee each year.