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Editorial: Strengthening Rural Health Systems Through Local Research
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Editorial: Strengthening Rural Health Systems Through Local Research

An editorial on why locally-led research is essential to strengthening rural health systems in Nepal.

Sunita Rai

Ajna Health Lens

May 1, 2026 · 3 min read
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Dr. Sunita Rai

Editor-in-Chief

Ajna Health Lens
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Dr. Rajesh Gurung

Editor

B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
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Dr. Priya Koirala

Associate Editor, Public Health

Kathmandu University
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Dr. Kiran Basnet

Associate Editor, Clinical Medicine

Patan Academy of Health Sciences