Gyanendra Shrestha

National Program Coordinator

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Gyanendra Shrestha is the Project Manager for the Epidemic Intelligence project and Eastern Regional Manager. He is an experienced public health professional and project leader, starting as a Statistical officer for Government of Nepal in the year 1997, and later joining BNMT as a drug scheme In-charge, progressing as a district programme coordinator and project manager. He has a deep understanding of the implementation and factors driving successful delivery of community based public health programmes in Nepal. He is responsible for ensuring successful implementation of project; establishing good coordination and networking with project partners, government authorities, major hospitals, health offices, and other development partners.

Gyanendra holds a double master’s degree in Public administration and Population and Rural Development.

Dr. Kritika Dixit

Research Manager

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Kritika Dixit is the Research Manager at BNMT with experience of over nine years in infectious diseases, mental health, and reproductive and sexual health. She is leading a research programme focused on barriers to healthcare access especially in rural areas. Her team is generating evidence to inform patient-centric healthcare models to improve equity in communities. She led the research implementation to develop a locally appropriate socioeconomic support package for TB affected households in Nepal. She recently completed her PhD from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.

Ram Prasad Koirala

District Program Coordinator, Jhapa

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Ram Prasad Koirala is working as the District Program coordinator in BNMT Nepal under End TB program funded by Global fund since 2017, based in Jhapa district and as well as supervises for Ilam district. He is graduate with 10 weeks training course on Gender and Development from UK, one year Diploma course in health and development from India and has received several trainings. He has 25 years of experience working in different programs and positions. He worked for BNMT in program planning, implementation, monitoring/coaching, designing/developing program related guidelines/training manuals, such as, supervisor/Trainer of Female Community Health Volunteer Program FCHV), Community Health Leader Program (CHL); Advisor of School/Community Health & Development Program (S/CDP); Block (Area) In-charge of Community Health & Development Program; District Project Coordinator of Right based Approach-BLF and ICCO funded RBA projects (2007 to 2009), Tuberculosis Programme- GF/ATM (2010 to 2011), TB REACH project funded by WHO (January 2012 to June 2014); and Project Coordinator in TB REACH Project WAVE-2 (September 2014 to December 2015) with Sahara Nepal funded by IOM. He was Consultant of Post Disaster TB Project for early TB detection and cure of internally displaced people of Nepal with IOM; and Team Leader in Drinking Water, Health and Sanitation project (WASH) funded by Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Fund Development Board (2016.) in Sagarmatha Community Development Centre (SCDC) Biratnagar.

He has contributed to develop PCB (Partner Capacity Building) Guideline for Health Improvement Programme of BNMT, PHAAP (Participatory Health Analysis and Action Process) Guidelines and training manuals for BNMT-CHDP programme, Co-researcher; Operation Research on Domestic Violence Against Women (DVAW) in Morang, Co-researcher: Rapid Assessment on Government free drug supply system with consultant Professor Dr. Kumud Kumar Kafle INRUD Nepal- Kathmandu.

Krishna Das

Project Officer, TB Shield Project, Banke

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Krishna Das is a public health professional currently serving as Project Officer at BNMT Nepal, based in Nepalgunj Provincial Office, Banke. He is responsible for coordination, monitoring and evaluation, and reporting for the TB SHIELD project, ensuring evidence-based implementation aligned with national and international TB strategies. Krishna has over six years of experience in program implementation, monitoring and evaluation, and community-based interventions, especially in tuberculosis prevention and care.

Previously, as Monitoring and Evaluation Officer for the Global Fund and UNDP-funded National Tuberculosis Program at the provincial level, Krishna led program monitoring, supervision, data quality assurance, and reporting to ensure quality TB service delivery following National TB Program policies and International Standards of TB Care. His earlier roles with BNMT Nepal as Field Supervisor and Outreach Worker involved TB case finding, FAST strategy implementation, contact tracing, sputum transportation, and community-based screening among vulnerable populations.

Earlier, Krishna has coordinated multi-district public health projects with SAHARA Nepal, supported epidemiological and health systems research with the Nepal Health Research Council, and provided frontline services during the COVID-19 response. He holds a Bachelor of Public Health and PCL in General Medicine.

Nationally recognized, Krishna was selected as one of Nepal’s Top 24 Youth2EndTB Advocates and currently serves as a U.S. Embassy Youth Council Member (2025–2026). He also leads as President of the Koshi AMR Network and Founding Secretary of the Lions Club of Biratnagar Youth.