Dr. Bibek Rajbhandari is a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) and an emergency physician, currently serving as the Department Head of General Practice and Emergency Medicine at Nepal Police Hospital. He is also enrolled in the Doctorate of Medicine (DM) program in Emergency Medicine at the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Rajbhandari has been instrumental in developing hospital-based disaster management plans. He regularly conducts tabletop exercises, drills, and full-scale simulation exercises to ensure preparedness for various emergency scenarios. His commitment to disaster preparedness is further demonstrated through his active involvement in numerous disaster training programs, including Hospital Preparedness in Emergency (HOPE), Hospital Disaster Preparedness and Planning (HDPR), and first aid training. He is also a trainer of Medical First Respondents (MFR) in the Disaster Management Division at Nepal Police.

In a notable display of leadership, Dr. Rajbhandari served as the team lead for the air medical evacuation from Wuhan to Nepal. He recently received an award from Global Health Security in Australia for his contributions  in the above mentioned work. He has also contributed significantly to public health initiatives, being a member of the team that developed contact tracing and dead body management guidelines in Nepal Police.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Rajbhandari was a member of the contact tracing committee of the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) and the expert committee of  the Health Emergency Operation Center (HEOC) under the Ministry of Health and Population, as well as the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) under the Ministry of Home Affairs. His hands-on experience in disaster response is further evidenced by his ground-level involvement during the 2015 earthquake at the Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj. Dr. Rajbhandari completed a course in Mountain Medicine and Rescue, showcasing his specialized skills in dealing with emergencies in challenging terrains. As the operative head of hospital preparedness and disaster planning for the Nepal Police hospital, he continues to enhance the country’s emergency response capabilities.

In addition to his practical work, Dr. Rajbhandari is deeply interested in research. He has completed a course in epidemiology from the University of Washington. His research publications can be accessed Link.

Dr. Sumana Bajracharya is a faculty member at Patan academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal since 2009. She is a general practitioner and has an additional fellowship degree in Emergency medicine. She is actively involved in developing hospital based disaster management plans, conducting tabletop exercises, drills and full scale simulation exercises. She has conducted drills for various hospitals and the ministry of health on various occasions. He has been actively involved in various disaster trainings like Hospital Preparedness in Emergency (HOPE), Hospital Disaster Preparedness and Planning (HDPR), Primary Trauma Care (PTC), Integrated Management for Adult and Adolescent illness (IMAI) etc. She is actively involved in academic teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students. Her publication work is available in this link.

Ar. Inu Pradhan Salike is a faculty member at department of Architecture, Pulchowk Campus, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University. She has worked in Centre for disaster studies, IoE, TU where she Coordinate the damage assessment of 14 districts on behalf of Centre for disaster studies jointly with ACTED Initiative for Shelter cluster of Nepal. After the 2015 earthquake she was actively working as a member of the Damage assessment (due to 2015 Earthquake) of institution building of Tribhuvan University. She has also contributed in the analysis of of compliance to safe building codes for disaster resilience in South Asia- the case of Bangladesh and Nepal. She worked as Research Assistant to Consultant in preparation of the guidelines design of disaster resilient hospitals and health facilities supported by World Health Organization.

Dr.  Shrestha has been a faculty member at Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences in the department of Community Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal since 2014. He is continuously working as a Preventive Medicine Expert in Nepal Army as well as in the health sector of Government. He is actively involved in developing hospital based disaster management plans, conducting tabletop exercises, drills and full scale simulation exercises in more than 60 hospitals of Nepal. He has conducted drills for Shree Birendra Hospital and various hospitals of Nepal on various occasions. He has been actively involved in preparing, finalizing and reviewing Hospital Disaster Preparedness and Planning (HDPR) of all levels of hospitals. He was one of the core team members of Nepal’s first air mass evacuation from Wuhan, China during covid-19 pandemic.  He has worked as a public health expert in COVID-19 Crisis Management Center (CCMC) of Nepal at the peak of the pandemics..

He has a keen interest in research works, the publication work is available in this link

An experienced medical doctor in the field of public health emergencies and disaster management. Dr Phuyal has worked as a TWG member of HEOC, worked as an expert for higher level coordination committee for management of covid-19, facilitated HOPE trainings in Nepal and Sri Lanka, coordinated and facilitated development of HDPR plans in seven provinces of Nepal. He has diverse experience of handling public health emergencies in the country as well as abroad. He was the planner and Medical Incident Commander of Nepal’s first air mass evacuation from Wuhan, China during covid-19 pandemic. An academician, trainer and medical researcher, his areas of interest and expertise include disaster epidemiology and disaster risk reduction and response, epidemiology, public health emergencies, health systems, health policies and planning.

Publication available at link

Dr. Ashis Shrestha is a faculty member at Patan academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, Nepal since 2009. He is a general practitioner and has an additional fellowship degree in Emergency medicine. He is actively involved in developing hospital based disaster management plans, conducting tabletop exercises, drills and full scale simulation exercises. He has conducted drills for various hospitals and the ministry of health on various occasions. He has been actively involved in various disaster trainings like Hospital Preparedness in Emergency (HOPE), Hospital Disaster Preparedness and Planning (HDPR), Primary Trauma Care (PTC), Integrated Management for Adult and Adolescent illness (IMAI) etc. During COVID-19 outbreak, he has worked as front liner, contributed to activities of epidemiology and disease control division (EDCD) for air evacuation from Wuhan, was a member of clinical decision making committee of EDCD and a member of expert committee at Ministry of Health and Population.

He is also very much interested in research works, the publication work is available in this link.

Dr. Dipta Lama is a surgeon actively involved in strengthening the health care delivery system in Nepal through different capacity building training for doctors, nurses, paramedics and hospital managers. She is a trainer for the International Committee of The Red Cross (ICRC) who has conducted Emergency Room Trauma Course for medical practitioners both in Nepal and abroad. She is also an American Heart Association (AHA) certified Instructor for Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support Courses. She has been involved with various trainings like Hospital Preparedness for Emergency (HOPE), Hospital Disaster Preparedness and Planning (HDPR), Primary Emergency Care (PEC) course, Clinical Training Skill (CTS) course. 

Dr. Lama was a former Superintendent of Police within the Armed Police Force (APF) Hospital where she served as the Chief of Surgical Services and developed the disaster plan for the APF hospital. She was part of the team that revised the hospital disaster preparedness plans for hub and satellite hospitals across all provinces of Nepal and developed an infectious disease management plan. She has a special interest in Disaster Risk reduction and Management and has completed a course on disaster management.

Pradeep is Assistant Dean of Institute of Medicine and Professor of surgery in University Hospital in Nepal. He is Chairman of the Disaster committee and made it a model hospital prepared for disaster, which won praise in the 2015 earthquake. He helped redevelop Hospital Preparedness for Emergencies into a Multi-hazard disaster course and conducts it in 12 countries in SE Asia.

He is the President of Nepal Ambulance Service and National Society for Emergency and Disaster Risk Management and conducts many disaster courses. He developed and conducted many disaster and emergency courses, guidelines and protocols for various agencies and the Ministry of Health, Nepal.