Manish Baidya

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I have an interdisciplinary background spanning general medicine, development studies, public health, and environmental science, with experience across academia, non-governmental organizations, and international agencies. At Kathmandu University, in collaboration with the University of Bristol, I conducted research on climate-resilient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH). I later collaborated with an NGO and the University of Sheffield on public health equity research. Most recently, at WHO Nepal, I supported the piloting of the WHO-TDR Early Warning, Alert and Response System (EWARS), working closely with national health, meteorological, and drinking water agencies. These experiences have shaped my research interest in climate health—understanding how climate variability and change influ

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• Scientific articles and book chapters
• Subedee, Koshal C.; Paudel, Krishna P.; Pandey, Hem Raj; Chaudhary, Mukesh; Kandel, Shashi & Pradhan, Mona [Show all 18 contributors for this article] (2025). Epidemiological investigation of a cholera outbreak in Nepal–India border communities: Public health implications. IJID Regions. 14, p. 100489–100489. doi: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2024.100489. Full text in Research Archive
• Flint, Adrian; Howard, Guy; Nijhawan, Anisha; Poudel, Moti; Geremew, Abraham & Mulugeta, Yohannes [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2024). Managing climate change challenges to water security: Community water governance in Ethiopia and Nepal. Geo: Geography and Environment. 11(1). doi: 10.1002/geo2.135. Full text in Research Archive Show summary Abstract Climate change poses a threat to water security where both current and future generations are concerned, with its accompanying impacts set to be greater in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). As a result, questions pertaining to climate change adaption in LMICs are receiving increased attention from academics and policymakers alike. It is broadly accepted that top‐down approaches to developing resilience to climate change challenges have been shown to be limited and that concerted efforts need to be made to engage local communities in advancing adaptive strategies. Based on the above, we make two main arguments: (1) while there has been a shift towards acknowledging the importance of community‐driven data in generating a broader and deeper understanding of climate change, far better use could be made of local knowledge and (2) efforts at community‐based solutions to problems of resilience are currently limited by issues of capacity, specifically linked to the need for further education and training, and improved representation with respect to gender, class and caste (as well as financial support). To illustrate these arguments, we present evidence provided by rural communities located in two countries affected heavily by climate change: Ethiopia and Nepal.
• Poudel, Moti; Sharma, Subodh; Ghimire, Anish; Howard, Guy; Flint, Adrian & Baidya, Manish [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2024). Effectiveness of climate resilient water safety plans in Nepal. Aqua. ISSN 2709-8028. 73(7), p. 1452–1452. doi: 10.2166/aqua.2024.309. Full text in Research Archive Show summary ABSTRACT Water supply schemes (WSSs) in Nepal are managed by water user committees with basic knowledge of climate change. The Government of Nepal has committed and prioritized improving the quality of water services by implementing climate-resilient water safety plans (CR-WSPs) in 10 WSSs as pilot projects. In this study, how tough is water sanitation and hygiene (HTIW) framework was adopted to assess the effectiveness of these CR-WSPs, which include four groundwater and six protected springs-based WSSs. Employing the HTIW framework, this study adopted the six key indicators environment, infrastructure, management, community governance and engagement, institutional support, and supply chains to evaluate CR-WSPs effectiveness. The indicators were then assessed using a Likert scale. Resilient schemes are needed to demonstrate a capacity to respond effectively to challenges such as unforeseen extreme events and potential hazards, together with an aptitude for financial management, laboratory maintenance, and social inclusion. Less resilient schemes tend to be those linked to social inclusion or financial issues. Institutional support and supply chain domain scored four and were relatively strong among them. The findings of this study suggest that CR-WSPs can be an important metric tool to assess climate resilience and guide policymakers in low- and middle-income countries.
• Poudel, Prativa; Joshi, Prayon; Tuladhar, Sarana; Ghimire, Anish; Baidya, Manish & Howard, Guy [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2024). Groundwater implications on methane emission from non-sewered sanitation systems in Nepal. Environmental Pollution (1987). ISSN 0269-7491. 356, p. 124248–124248. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124248. Full text in Research Archive
• Joshi, Saugat; Karki, Alisha; Rushton, Simon; Koirala, Bikash; Basnet, Srijana & Rijal, Barsha [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2023). Gender and caste inequalities in primary healthcare usage by under-5 children in rural Nepal: an iterative qualitative study into provider perspectives and the potential role of implicit bias. BMJ Open. 13(6), p. 069060–069060. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069060. Full text in Research Archive Show summary Objective This study explored provider perspectives on: (1) why inequalities in health service usage persist; and (2) their knowledge and understanding of the role of patient experience and implicit bias (also referred to as unconscious bias). Design A three stage, iterative qualitative study was conducted involving two rounds of in-depth interviews and a training session with healthcare staff. Interview transcripts were analysed using a reflexive thematic approach in relation to the study’s aims. Setting Participants were recruited from rural hill districts (Mugu, Humla, Bajura, Gorkha and Sindhupalchok) of Nepal. Participants Clinical staff from 22 rural health posts. Results Healthcare providers had high levels of understanding of the cultural, educational and socioeconomic factors behind inequalities in healthcare usage in their communities. However, there was less knowledge and understanding of the role of patient experience—and no recognition at all of the concept of implicit bias. Conclusion It is highly likely that implicit bias affects provider behaviours in Nepal, just as it does in other countries. However, there is currently not a culture of thinking about the patient experience and how that might impact on future usage of health services. Implicit bias training for health students and workers would help create greater awareness of unintended discriminatory behaviours. This in turn may play a part in improving patient experience and future healthcare usage, particularly among disadvantaged groups.
• Poudel, Prativa; Ghimire, Anish; Howard, Guy; Evans, Barbara; Camargo-Valero, Miller A. & Mills, Freya [Show all 14 contributors for this article] (2023). Field-based methods for measuring greenhouse gases emissions from on-site sanitation systems: A systematic review of published literature. Heliyon. 9(9), p. 19947–19947. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19947. Full text in Research Archive
• Flint, Adrian; Howard, Guy; Baidya, Manish; Wondim, Tadesse; Poudel, Moti & Nijhawan, Anisha [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2022). Equity in Global North–South research partnerships: interrogating UK funding models. Global Social Challenges Journal. 1(1), p. 93–93. doi: 10.1332/vqil8302. Full text in Research Archive Show summary This article considers the degree to which achieving equity in Global North–South research partnerships is possible under current UK funding models. While there has been significant discussion with respect to the decolonisation of research, it will be argued that there is some distance between the language of equity articulated currently by UK funding bodies, and the realities of working as a project partner in the Global South. The article draws on the prior and ongoing experiences of a multidisciplinary team of researchers brought together by a UK-funded research project. In the interests of moving towards more equitable systems of knowledge production and dissemination, it explores the power asymmetries that can be inherent in Global North–South research partnerships, and the extent to which issues of coloniality continue to shape aspects of research agenda setting, project framing, impact, academic publishing and the division of labour within partnerships.
• Shrestha, Manju; Mandal, Anju; Gupta, Sweta Kumari & Baidya, Manish (2022). Maternal Smoking during Pregnancy and its Association with Low Birth Weight. Journal of Nepal Paediatric Society. 42(1), p. 96–96. doi: 10.3126/jnps.v42i1.37197. Full text in Research Archive Show summary Introduction: Maternal smoking has been an important risk factor for low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth as well as small for gestational age. In this study, we try to analyze the association of maternal smoking during the different stages of pregnancy with outcome of birth weight. Methods: This is a cross-sectional hospital-based study, which was undertaken comprising of 1240 singleton live born baby in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital, Nepal. The enrollment occurred between June 2012 and May 2016 (Four years) among mothers who smoked any time during the current pregnancy. Based on the amount of smoking, the mothers with cigarette smoking were divided into four groups which includes: preconception, the first trimester, second trimester and third trimester. The data analyses were performed using Logistic regression and 95% confidence interval along with p-value. A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: Of a total of 1240 singleton births, 328 (26.5%) were LBW. Among them, 149 (12.1%) of the mothers reported smoking during pregnancy. When compared with the nonsmoking groups, all the maternal smoking groups had higher incidences of LBW infants, especially when the mothers smoked > 10 cigarettes / day and during any stage of conception. Conclusions: Smoking during pregnancy is associated with an increased incidence of LBW among the infants. In addition, the newborns of mothers who smoked >10 cigarettes / day were most susceptible to having LBW, irrespective of the stage of pregnancy during which the mothers smoked.