BIKASH KOIRALA
Research Lead

Bikash Koirala is a health systems researcher and a Doctoral Fellow at the School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, UK. He has over twelve years of extensive experience managing and leading development and research projects in Maternal and Child Health, Nutrition, Primary Healthcare, Health System Strengthening, and Disaster Risk Reduction through his work with PHASE Nepal.

Working closely with frontline teams, Bikash has developed a deep understanding of the underlying health and social issues affecting diverse communities in Nepal’s hard-to-reach areas. He is an expert in participatory research methods and has successfully facilitated several policy workshops at local, provincial, and national levels.

With an academic background in Natural Sciences with Mathematics and Statistics, and an MPhil specializing in advanced quantitative methods, Bikash brings a strong analytical foundation to his work. He combines cultural insight, academic rigor, and practical experience with effective communication skills and the ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders. He has worked with more than 20 international partners, providing both creative and technical inputs to various interdisciplinary projects.

Bikash is also highly interested in technology and its application in development, research, and academia. He holds professional certifications in Advanced Public Health Data Analytics from Imperial College London and The Johns Hopkins University. He is the recipient of a Provincial Research Grant from the Nepal Health Research Council to study occupational health hazards among welding workers in Nepal. In addition, he is a Turing Student Fellow funded by the UK Government to research suburban health systems in South Australia.

For the past four years, Bikash has been an active member of the Nepal Federal Health System Research Team, contributing to several impactful, policy-level engagement aimed at strengthening Nepal’s decentralized health system.