Sudha Ghimire is an assistant professor of health education at Tribhuvan University (TU). She teaches courses in reproductive and community health education. Prior to joining TU, she worked as a registered nurse in public hospitals for sixteen years. Her research interests lie in the intersection between gender, sexual and reproductive health, rights, and social justice. Taking transformative and participatory approaches to school-based health education, her work focuses on building the agency and critical awareness of adolescent girl students for equitable reproductive health, comprehensive sexuality education, and community health.
Sudha has received a fellowship from NORHED Rupataran Project to carry out her Ph.D. research on skills-based health education for early adolescent students. She has organized and facilitated workshops for teachers, students, and communities, and provided consultancy services to various (I)NGOs on reproductive health, comprehensive sexuality education, gender, and community health. Additionally, Sudha has published articles and book chapters and has presented papers on her research areas.