1. GHP 296: field trip to Nepal
Course Instructor: Lindsay Jaacks

2. Course Content Extended field visits to achieve these objectives:
Describe historical, economic, political, social and cultural factors that have shaped the epidemiological transition in Nepal.
Compare approaches used to improve the sustainability and healthfulness of food systems and explain the trade-offs between these approaches.
Formulate recommendations for implementation of partner organizations’ projects, as well as broader policymakers.
Course Content
focus on the nutrition transition as an underlying driver of the epidemiological transition, and food system-based approaches to promoting healthy, sustainable diets for the prevention of NCDs

3. Where
4. Pokhara
1. Kathmandu
3. Chitwan
2. Dhulikhel

4. Who & What Food, Ag, Nutrition Health Care Culture
Helen Keller International, USAID, iDE ‘plant doctors,’ whole sale produce market, Sanskriti Farms & Research Center, pesticide dealers, farmer co-ops
Health Care
Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal Health Research Council, Kathmandu Medical College, Dhulikhel Hospital, PHCs, private & public hospitals
Culture
Thrangu Tashi Monastery, Bhaktapur Durbar Square, Chitwan National Park, boating on Pokhara’s lakes

5. Grand (ESTIMATE) total $2,365 Flight Boston to Kathmandu $1,500
How Much
Grand (ESTIMATE) total
$2,365
Flight Boston to Kathmandu
$1,500
Hotels (shared twin room)
$375
Food
$150
Ground transport within Nepal
$300
Visa
$40

6. Student quotes
“This course was entirely complementary to the preceding semester's theoretical learning about global health. I feel that the practical experience of this course has improved my learning from most of my classes last semester.”
“This course is really fantastic. My best experience at Harvard so far.”
“The course taught me so much more than I would have expected and I highly recommend it to anyone.”
“The immediate availability of Harvard faculty during the visit was extremely helpful in triggering discussion around topics encountered during the visit.”

8. Questions
Lindsay Jaacks