OUCRU Nepal

17/10/2025

Vacancy Announced
📌 Apply via: www.oucru.org/career

💥 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗢𝗨𝗖𝗥𝗨:

‣ Data Governance Manager | Based at any OUCRU site; per candidate preference
‣ Data Technician | HCMC 🇻🇳
‣ Web Design Intern/Volunteer | Hanoi 🇻🇳
‣ Enumerator | Kathmandu 🇳🇵
‣ Data Associate | Kathmandu 🇳🇵

📌 Apply via: www.oucru.org/career

16/10/2025

📢 Vacancy Announcement!

OUCRU Nepal is looking for passionate and detail-oriented individuals to join our team as Enumerators and Data Associates. If you are organized, data-driven, and eager to contribute to impactful projects, we’d love to hear from you!
📅 Deadline: 26 October 2025

Apply here- https://www.oucru.org/career/

15/10/2025

Exciting news from OUCRU Nepal!

We’re excited to announce our partnership with A*STAR Infectious Diseases Labs (Singapore) to tackle pressing global health issues like antimicrobial resistance, respiratory diseases, and vector-borne diseases. This MoU signifies a leap towards shared learning and innovation in research capacity.
Collaboration is key! By combining our expertise, we aim to drive impactful solutions that will benefit communities worldwide.
A heartfelt thank you to the A*STAR IDL team for visiting us in Nepal—this is just the beginning

Link- https://www.oucru.org/oucru-nepal-and-astar-idl-signed-mou/

15/10/2025

Celebrating Leadership in Science

We’re proud to share that Dr. Sabina Dongol, Head of Laboratories at OUCRU-Nepal, has been selected for the ISARIC Leadership Programme for Scientists — a prestigious initiative empowering mid-career women researchers from LMICs to become independent leaders.

Launched by ISARIC, Universidad de La Sabana, and INALDE Business School, the programme helps scientists lead impactful research and drive meaningful change.

👏 Congratulations, Dr. Dongol! Your leadership and dedication to advancing medical microbiology and public health continue to inspire us all.

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OUCRU-Nepal is proud to announce that Dr. Sabina Dongol has been selected to join the first cohort of the ISARIC Leadership Programme for Scientists a global initiative aimed at empowering mid-career female researchers from Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) to become independent research lead...

10/10/2025

OUCRU Nepal’s Contribution - Typhoid Still Threatens Millions Despite New Vaccines

Presented at a recent seminar, this study highlights that typhoid fever continues to threaten millions worldwide despite the availability of effective vaccines. The research points to ongoing challenges such as antimicrobial resistance, limited vaccine coverage, and inadequate sanitation.

OUCRU Nepal played a leading role in this important work, contributing key data and insights to advance global understanding of typhoid prevention and control.

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Published: 10 October 2025 Even with safe and effective vaccines, typhoid keeps infecting millions each year, especially in parts of Asia and Africa. A recent Seminar ( https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40914181/)  in The Lancet warns that these diseases (typhoid and paratyphoid fevers), caused by b...

24/09/2025

🌍 OUCRU Nepal at OTN 2025 🌍

The OUCRU Nepal team was proud to participate in the Oxford Tropical Network (OTN) Meeting 2025, held from 16–18 September in Mombasa, Kenya.

✨ Ashata Dahal, PE Manager, delivered a presentation on “Motivations for Vaccinating Children in a Phase-III Vaccine Trial in Nepal.”
✨ Sushma Gyawali, Research Coordinator from CTU, showcased her poster on “Clinician Practices and Perceptions on Antimicrobial Resistance in Nepal: Findings from the ACORN2 KAP Survey.”

The OTN meeting brought together colleagues from Oxford’s Overseas Programmes and partner institutions worldwide, creating a dynamic space to share research, strengthen collaborations, and drive innovation in Tropical Medicine and Global Health.

This year’s meeting focused on:
✅ Fostering strategic partnerships across disciplines and geographies
✅ Building and sharing knowledge for impact
✅ Advancing science to improve global health outcomes

We are proud to contribute to this vibrant network—working together to advance science and improve health worldwide

17/09/2025

MORU-OUCRU Research Institute (MODRA

04/09/2025

OUCRU Nepal was honored to welcome Jimmy Volmink, Executive Director of Equity; Stephen Gray, Research Ecosystems Lead for South and Southeast Asia; and Steven Hoffman, Chief Strategy Officer — all from the Wellcome Trust.
Their visit focused on gaining a deeper understanding of OUCRU Nepal’s work, including our research programmes, laboratory capabilities, and clinical collaborations. Through engaging discussions and site visits, we had the opportunity to share how locally driven research is shaping public health outcomes in Nepal and the region.
We are grateful for their time, insights, and continued support in advancing equitable global health research.

27/08/2025

OUCRU Nepal successfully hosted a three-day training on ICH GCP E6 (R3) at Malla Hotel, Kathmandu Nepal from 18 to 20 August 2025, in collaboration with ProClin Institute of Medical Research, India. The training brought together clinical teams, investigators, ethics committees, and regulatory representatives to explore the updated guideline, which supports flexible trial designs, promotes a risk-based approach, and strengthens participant protection and data governance. This marks an important step toward more efficient, inclusive, and high-quality clinical research across OUCRU Nepal and its partner institutions.

12/08/2025

📢 Job Opportunity: Research Coordinator

📍 Location: Dhading, Nepal
📅 Deadline: 17 August 2025
🕒 Hours of Work : 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📄 Tenure: 6 months

OUCRU Nepal is hiring a Research Coordinator for a project on childhood pneumonia management. If you have a background in Public Health or Nursing and at least 1 year of research experience, we’d love to hear from you!

👉 Apply here: https://www.oucru.org/careers
📞 Contact: Subi Prajapati, Sr. HR Officer

01/08/2025

Exciting Opportunity Alert!

We're on the lookout for passionate individuals to join our team as a "Public Engagement Officer" and "Public Engagement Associate" ! If you're ready to make a real impact and connect with our community, we want to hear from YOU!

👉 Apply now
https://www.jobsnepal.com/pe-officer-139053
https://www.jobsnepal.com/pe-associate-139052

Deadline- 10th August 2025

30/07/2025

On July 25, OUCRU Nepal Community Advisory Board (CAB) members visited our fever study clinic at Shukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital, Teku.

During the visit, they had the opportunity to observe firsthand how individuals are recruited into clinical trials. The CAB members visited the AD-ASTRA/PLATCOV and ACT Nepal outpatient departments (OPDs), where our research clinicians walked them through the entire participant enrolment process. This visit offered valuable insights into the ethical dimensions of our research studies and strengthened community engagement through transparency and dialogue. We extend our sincere appreciation to our clinical team at Teku for warmly welcoming the CAB members and thoughtfully guiding them through the studies.