Prabha Shrestha, MNS, MA
Assistant Professor in Nursing and Trainer in Geriatric Care
A contextually appropriate, community-driven strategy is essential to mitigate dementia's scale and impact in Nepal, combining awareness raising, health education, and support for older adults' social participation.
Current Work
Prabha is an Assistant Professor of Nursing and a Trainer in Geriatric Care at Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences. She is actively involved in establishing and strengthening geriatric care services and building capacity among healthcare professionals through training and education. Her work includes collaboration with national and international partners to promote geriatric care, strengthen healthcare systems, and develop contextually appropriate approaches to improving the health and well-being of older adults.
Personal Hero
Dr Biraj man Karmacharya
Words of Strength
Hard-working, consistent, honest, empathetic
Vision
To reduce the scale and impact of dementia, Prabha believes we need to increase social awareness of risk factors of dementia; provide health education on its prevention, early diagnosis, and management; and improve social engagement of older adults through the social institutions.
Strategy
Prabha is training nursing students to do cognitive assessments, administering cognitive assessments of older adults, and conducting research on problems of older adults.
Impact
Prabha believes this fellowship is a platform that will help her to develop the skills and experience required to work in the real world, and the opportunity to interact with people and develop relationships.
Motivation
Prabha's motivation to work in the field of dementia stems from the growing older adult population in Nepal and the limited attention given to dementia research and care. Dementia is often perceived as a normal part of aging, resulting in low awareness among communities and limited recognition of its early signs. Nepal also lacks validated and culturally adapted cognitive assessment tools, making early identification and accurate assessment challenging. The limited evidence base on dementia further highlights the need for context-specific research. She hopes to contribute to improving awareness, strengthening early detection, and developing culturally appropriate approaches to dementia research and care in Nepal.
Education & Experience
Prabha is an Assistant Professor in Nursing and a Trainer in Geriatric Care and Kathmandu University School of Medical Science (Nepal). She completed a Bachelor's degree from Purbanchal University (Nepal), a Master of Arts in Sociology and a Proficiency Certificate Level in Nursing from Tribhuvan University (Nepal), and a Master’s in Adult Nursing from Mahidol University (Thailand).
She worked as a registered nurse for nine years and then as a Nursing Instructor for five years. Over the past four years, she has been teaching Geriatric Nursing to bachelor-level nursing students.
In addition to her academic roles, Prabha has extensive experience in geriatric care, including conducting training programs, providing home-based care, and delivering health education. She has led public awareness sessions in community settings and remains actively engaged in both teaching and patient care within hospital settings.
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