Vishnu Khanal, PhD

Research Fellow

Qualifications:

PhD Public Health, Curtin University, Australia 2017
Master of Public Health (Applied Epidemiology and Biostatistics) with HD, Curtin University, Australia 2012
MA (Sociology and Anthropology), Tribhuvan University, Nepal, 2008
Bachelor of Public Health, Institute of Medicine &
Bachelor of Education (Health Education), 2007 Tribhuvan University, Nepal.

Location:

Alice Springs, NT

Biography:

Vishnu is a public health researcher with primary experience in rural health programs and applied health research methods. He started working with Menzies in October 2022 and has been involved in Optimising Digital Solutions to Improve Access to Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC) Services in Remote Indigenous Communities project. In this project, Vishnu is working towards understanding and sharing consumer and provider preferences for the use of digital technologies. 

Prior to joining Menzies, Vishnu has completed his Ph.D. on maternal and child health using a prospective cohort study in a low and middle-income country. This study examined the issues facing mothers and children in the first year of childbirth; and the methodological issues in measuring breastfeeding practices in the country. He has extensive community-based experience in maternal and child health, pandemic preparedness, and infant nutrition from his previous work with UNICEF Nepal, CARE International in Nepal, Save the Children, and the Ministry of Health and Population Nepal. Vishnu’s areas of interest, which he has published extensively, include inequity in the access and utilisation of health services, global health, and maternal and child health. He has ongoing research collaborations with authors from Timor-Leste, Nigeria, Vietnam, India, Australia, and the US. 

In addition to his role at Menzies, Vishnu is a founding member of the Nepal Development Society, which is one of the leading research organisations in non-communicable disease prevention in Nepal. He is also a senior editorial board member with BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. He has been in the editorial role since 2014.