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ArticleJNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association2024

Status of Research Funding in Nepal: A Scoping Review.

Mohan Raj Sharma, Sugat Rana Tuladhar, Abhishek Adhikari, Akriti Khadga, Shreejana Singh, Namita Ghimire

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Article in JNMA; journal of the Nepal Medical Association, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Mohan Raj SharmaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharjgunj, Nepal. mohanrajsharma@iom.edu.np.
Sugat Rana TuladharResearch Department, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Maharjgunj, Nepal. tuladhar@sugat.info.np.
Abhishek AdhikariResearch Department, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Maharjgunj, Nepal. dradhikariabhishek@gmail.com.
Akriti KhadgaResearch Department, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Maharjgunj, Nepal. akriti.khadga20@gmail.com.
Shreejana SinghResearch Department, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, Maharjgunj, Nepal. shreejanasinghmn@gmail.com.
Namita GhimireNepal Health Research Council, Ramshahpath, Kathmandu, Nepal. meetnamitag@gmail.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With the rapid advancement of health delivery, there has been a renewed interest in conducting research among healthcare professionals in Nepal. However, concern is there regarding availability of funds and mechanisms of awarding.  The purpose of this scoping review is to map the available evidence regarding the evolution and current status of health research funding in Nepal and to highlight gaps and areas for future research. We searched three databases for empirical papers and several gray literature. Our search, conducted between March and April 2024 yielded 76 documents of which 30 that met the selection criteria were included in the scoping review. Almost all studies identified lack of funding as a deterrent to research. We found a paucity of research focusing on the role of researchers in funding decision-making. Our findings revealed that there are 12 national and four international organizations providing funds for research. University Grant Commission is the largest funder from Nepal whereas the Research Council of Norway is the biggest international funder. There were certain barriers and facilitators for obtaining funds identified by this scoping review.  Further efforts are needed to increase the amount and availability of funds in Nepal to enable high-quality research.

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PMID39369422
PMCPMC11455633

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