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Dr. Rakesh Ghimire
[edit]Dr. Rakesh Ghimire[1] is a medical doctor working as an assistant professor in the department of Clinical Pharmacology at Maharajgunj Medical Campus, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Nepal. Dr. Ghimire is primarily known for his endeavors to bring about awareness among the public on the harmful impact of pesticides that act as readily available poison.
Dr Ghimire has successfully completed Structural Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT) organized by WHO/TDR. He has been involved in different national and international research and focuses on operational research.
Early Motivations
[edit]An incident in 2011 deeply moved Dr. Ghimire when an 18-year-old woman who had ingested pesticide died in a hospital in Nepal's Terai lowlands where he was serving as a junior doctor at that time.[2]
This incident put him on a path to work on pesticide related deaths.
Research Areas and Publications
[edit]His research areas are related to Clinical Pharmacology & Clinical Toxicology (mainly focusing in Pesticide related Poisoning in Asia Pacific region). He has been working with pesticide suicides for more than 5 years and working closely with forensic science laboratories and regulatory stakeholders for reducing pesticide deaths from Nepal.
Some of his papers also cover research related to Covid-19.
Some of his notable publications/papers include:
- 716 Phase out of highly hazardous pesticides reduces intentional pesticide poisoning: experience from Nepal[3]
- Antiretroviral drug use and the risk of falls in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis[4]
- Pattern of Drug Information Sources Utilized by Medical Practitioners at A Teaching Hospital in Nepal[5]
- Fear, Risk Perception, and Engagement in Preventive Behaviors for COVID-19 during Nationwide Lockdown in Nepal[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dr. Rakesh Ghimire - The Centre for Pesticide Suicide Prevention | CPSP". 2020-09-07. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ Newey, Sarah (2024-09-11). "How Nepal turned the tide on 'pesticide poisoning'". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-09-13.
- ^ Ghimire, Rakesh; Utyasheva, Leah; Sharma, Dilli Ram; Eddleston, Michael (2024-09-01). "716 Phase out of highly hazardous pesticides reduces intentional pesticide poisoning: experience from Nepal". Injury Prevention. 30 (Suppl 1): A149. doi:10.1136/injuryprev-2024-SAFETY.356. ISSN 1353-8047.
- ^ Lamichhane, Pratik; Koutentakis, Michail; Rathi, Sushma; Ode, Ayomide D.; Trivedi, Hirak; Zafar, Summiya; Lamichhane, Pratima; Gupta, Prahlad; Ghimire, Rakesh (2023-10-17). "Antiretroviral drug use and the risk of falls in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis". Annals of Medicine and Surgery (2012). 85 (12): 6105–6114. doi:10.1097/MS9.0000000000001411. ISSN 2049-0801. PMC 10718400. PMID 38098550.
- ^ Prasad, Pravin; Karki, Naresh; Kandel, Kamal; Shah, Shruti; Muskan, Vitasta; Ghimire, Rakesh; Mudvari, Anis; Gyanwali, Pradip (2022-12-31). "Pattern of Drug Information Sources Utilized by Medical Practitioners at A Teaching Hospital in Nepal". Medical Journal of Shree Birendra Hospital. 21 (2): 25–30. doi:10.3126/mjsbh.v21i2.40323. ISSN 2091-0193.
- ^ Khanal, Ashok; Gc, Sulochan; Panthee, Suresh; Paudel, Atmika; Ghimire, Rakesh; Neupane, Garima; Gaire, Amrit; Sitaula, Rukmini; Bhattarai, Suman; Khadka, Shubhechchha; Khatri, Bibek; Khanal, Aashis; Panthee, Bimala; Wasti, Sharada P; Gc, Vijay S (2022-12-23). "Fear, Risk Perception, and Engagement in Preventive Behaviors for COVID-19 during Nationwide Lockdown in Nepal". Vaccines. 11 (1): 29. doi:10.3390/vaccines11010029. ISSN 2076-393X. PMC 9866726. PMID 36679874.