Buddha Basnyat MD, MSc, FACP, FRCP

Dr. Buddha Basnyat is the Director of Oxford University Clinical Research Unit-Nepal (OUCRU-NP). He is also a Professor of Medicine and Physiology at Patan Hospital\Patan Academy Health Science (PAHS), Nepal.

Finally, in October 2019, Basnyat and his team were awarded a very competitive, valuable Joint Global Health Trial ( JGHT) grant from the UK’s Medical Research Council to carry out a treatment trial of two drugs ( cefixime plus azithromycin) vs one ( azithromycin) in enteric fever across Nepal, India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The trial is to begin in early 2021. Banat's research also deals with high-altitude medicine.

Basnyat's main mission is to encourage young healthcare professionals in Nepal and beyond to become enthusiastically engaged in carrying out sound clinical trials in the region, writing these up and translating the findings, where applicable, to policy.