Go Forward

 September 16, 2021



Name Laxmi Ghimire
Country Nepal
Present position, department/division, and organization Program Director, Social Development Division, National Planning Commission, SinghDurbar, Kathmandu.
MPP awarded in September 2018

Q.1: During the past one month, is the confirmed cases of COVID-19 in your country increasing, or decreasing?

During the past one month, the conformed cases of Covid-19 in my country is decreasing.

Q.2: In past several months, did your government declared and introduced strict measures to restrict movements or actions of general public? If yes, what were they?

Past several months, Yes, my government declared and introduced strict measures to restrict movements or actions of general public. They are as follows:
Lock down, Covid-Test, and Compulsory Mask, Encouraged to take Covid Vaccine for targeted age group population as per the availability of vaccine, Obey to the rules and discipline, follow the legal procedure for abroad movement.

Q.3: How have your life and work changed because of COVID-19 pandemic?

My life and work has changed because of Covid-19 Pandemic by :
Work from Home, attending Virtual Meeting, System Pandemic in office, More Digital based work.

Q4: What do you think are necessary for the society of your country to prepare for / to deal with another pandemic expected to happen in the future?

I think, Health Infrastructure in well organized, capable service provider, Human Resource (HR) and Continuous Monitoring and Evaluation with community awareness about any pandemic are necessary for the society of my country to prepare for dealing with another pandemic expected to happen in the future. More specifically, government and society as a whole must be more conscious about communicable disease like Covid-19. I addition, Collaborative effort, cooperation, coordination, authenticity of information and counseling measures are very important to deal with this kind of Pandemic.

Q.5: How are you taking advantage of the experience with Meiji University? What do you think are the "growth" or "progress" that you made through the 2-year study?

I am taking advantage of the experience with Meiji University by implication /reflection in my professional work in policy making, plan development, research study and field observation of national pride projects. I think, I have made the ‘progresses that I made through the 2-year study. It’s my really pleasure for my individual and institutional development after returning from the JDS study. I am indebted with the Meiji University.