Nepal Family Cohort

Nepal Family Cohort is a longitudinal study where children and their parents will be followed to understand the determinants of health, particularly lung health

[Nepal Family Cohort @NepalCohort]

We are organising a Lung Awareness Program in Lumbini Sanskritik Nagarpalika. The program will cover:
👉 Free Lung Function testing
👉 Importance of Healthy Lungs
👉 Prevention of Lung Diseases
👉 About the @NepalCohort & its aims
Looking forward to meeting you all 👇 in Lumbini.

[Nepal Family Cohort @NepalCohort]

नया वर्ष २०२४ को हार्दिक मंगलमय शुभ- कामना ।

[Nepal Family Cohort @NepalCohort]

14th October 2023
Recruitment update from #NepalFamilyCohortStudy

[Nepal Family Cohort @NepalCohort]

We have recruited 56% of the revised participants target (11261 out of 20000) in the #NepalFamilyCohort. Thank you everyone for the support, particularly the community members and also those directly or indirectly involved in this research. @omkurmi @DrLanerolle @bolton_char

[Nepal Family Cohort @NepalCohort]

We have recruited over 10,000 participants in our #NepalFamilyCohortStudy with 9567 providing spirometry. @omkurmi @bolton_char @DrNagendraC @DrLanerolle

[Nepal Family Cohort @NepalCohort]

Restarted the recruitment of baseline data in Nepal Family Cohort Study at our #LumbiniSanskritikMunicipality site after a month break. @omkurmi @EvanTeijlingen @PadamSimkhada @nirinepal @bolton_char @DrNagendraC @iresearch @Puspa_RPant @Rajendra078 @DrLanerolle

[Nepal Family Cohort @NepalCohort]

@ProfHurst If it survives until then?

[Nepal Family Cohort @NepalCohort]

So far, 8364 participants recruited in the Nepal Family Cohort Study from 2 geographical regions of Nepal. Also, 7979 participants provided post-bronchodilator spirometry measurements. Thanks to our field research team and all the participants. @omkurmi @nirinepal @EvanTeijlingen

[Nepal Family Cohort @NepalCohort]

@Rob_NBF Done

[Nepal Family Cohort @NepalCohort]

We have recruited 7500 participants in our Nepal Family Cohort Study from two geographical regions of Nepal. Thanks to our field research team and all the participants. @omkurmi @nirinepal

[Nepal Family Cohort @NepalCohort]

It’s true for the high-income countries but LMICs are lagging behind, particularly in the rural communities.

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

Today is #WorldAsthmaDay. Highly effective therapies are available for asthma, and its morbidity and mortality have vastly improved in the past 15 years. Yet, it remains one of the most common chronic non-communicable diseases.

Learn more in this Seminar: https://t.co/aFn86RCy0m

[NCD Watch Nepal @NCDWatchNepal]

A study conducted by Sharma et al found that area deprivation had a significant inverse association with the risk of hypertension.
DOI: https://t.co/YYFYoTLPuO
Find more NCDs research at: https://t.co/klZDPVSfNL

[Nepal Family Cohort @NepalCohort]

Recruitment updates from Nepal Family Cohort
So far:
👉>7000 participants from about 2500 families
👉>6600 participants with post-bronchodilator spirometry

@omkurmi @EvanTeijlingen @ProfHurst @bolton_char @PadamSimkhada @iresearch @SanjivanGautam2 @Puspa_RPant @Rajendra078

[Nepal Family Cohort @NepalCohort]

@ProfHurst @omkurmi @DrNagendraC @bolton_char @EvanTeijlingen @PadamSimkhada @Puspa_RPant @iresearch @nirinepal @Rajendra078 @SanjivanGautam2 @BhagirathYogi @DrLanerolle @NepalChirp Thank you very much. 🙏

[Om Kurmi @omkurmi]

@NepalCohort recruitment update (13/04/2023)
👉 2207 families
👉6300 participants
👉5950 spirometry
@DrNagendraC @bolton_char @EvanTeijlingen @PadamSimkhada @Puspa_RPant @iresearch @nirinepal @Rajendra078 @SanjivanGautam2 @ProfHurst @BhagirathYogi @DrLanerolle @NepalChirp

[Star Aryal @stararyal]

The nicest way to welcome everyone in any seminar in Nepal is by showcasing the Nepali culture. Students of public health with their dance in a Nepali song
@NepalChirp @NHF_Nepal @HealthyLungNep

[Maria @Duin46473580]

Air Pollution and Mortality at the Intersection of Race and Social Class | NEJM https://t.co/6zL8dSeBCZ

[Nepal Family Cohort @NepalCohort]

Glad to welcome our UK collaborators/partners Profs @EvanTeijlingen & @PadamSimkhada at Lumbini site who had 1st hand experience of data collection by our field staffs. Thank you for the visit & looking to drive forward this reasearch together. @omkurmi @iresearch @Rajendra078

[Nepal Family Cohort @NepalCohort]

@bolton_char @omkurmi @EvanTeijlingen @nirinepal @iresearch @Puspa_RPant @PadamSimkhada @DrNagendraC @ProfHurst @NepalChirp @MeghnathDhimal Thanks, Charlotte. I agree we need to work on a plan for future actions. I plan to arrange the meeting after I am back from Nepal.

[Nepal Family Cohort @NepalCohort]

Recruited about one-third 👇of the total sample size (n=15000) with about 94% completing spirometry tests. @omkurmi @EvanTeijlingen @nirinepal @iresearch @Puspa_RPant @PadamSimkhada @bolton_char @DrNagendraC @ProfHurst @NepalChirp @MeghnathDhimal #Nepal #LungHealth #AirPollution

[John Hurst @ProfHurst]

This is an awesome job, take it from me 😉, with a great team and real opportunity to make a difference to the care of millions living with asthma and COPD in the UK.
👀 ⬇️.