Prabha Shrestha, MNS, MA
Assistant Professor in Nursing and Trainer in Geriatric Care
A community-driven, culturally grounded approach is key to reducing dementia’s impact in Nepal.
Current Work
Prabha is an Assistant Professor in Nursing and a Trainer in Geriatric Care at Kathmandu University School of Medical Science.
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
The estimated number of people with dementia in Nepal is 78,000 in 2015, and this number is expected to reach 134,000 by 2030. Alzheimer’s in Nepal is generally taken as a normal process of aging so awareness regarding health promotion is important.
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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