Nov 2, 2021 · Rita Thapa, a public health physician from Nepal, had led Nepal Government’s Family Planning and Maternal and Child Health (FP-MCH) project as its first chief at the time of virtual absence of health infrastructure, especially human resources of any kind.

Rita Thapa was in the room when it happened. September 12, 1978 in Alma-Ata. The legendary meeting’s stirring call for primary health care for all reverberated across the ensuing 4 decades, leading to dramatic improvements in some countries and less success in others.

Sep 25, 2017 · Rita Thapa, then a rising official in the United Nations, had been granted a full scholarship to study at a university in New Zealand. She had just finished speaking on a panel …

For the past 24 years, Rita Thapa (born 1952) has devoted her personal and professional life to founding and supporting institutions working for women’s empowerment and for the development of philanthropy and peace-building in Nepal.

Rita Thapa is widely recognized for her ground-breaking work in founding Tewa. She has over thirty-five years’ experience as a feminist educator, community activist, initiating and...

Aug 26, 2008 · Dr. Rita Thapa is a public health physician from Nepal who began her career in the 1960s as a medical officer in the Maternity Hospital at Kathmandu.

Rita Thapa is breaking new ground in the field of philanthropy in Nepal by encouraging the mobilization of local resources in the country. Her organization, Tewa, aims to increase the self-reliance of Nepalis, particularly rural women, and ultimately reduce …

She is an Ashoka Fellow and one of the 1000 women nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. Currently she is helping to envision and give momentum to the Inter-generational Feminist Forum in Nepal.

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Rita Thapa is widely recognized for her ground-breaking work in founding Tewa. She has over thirty-five years’ experience as a feminist educator, community activist, initiating and supporting institutions for women`s empowerment and for peace.