Community engagement for malaria elimination

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Dr Bipin Adhikari is a social scientist and infectious-disease researcher with the Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU). His work sits at the intersection of health systems, communities, and global health research, exploring how social realities shape responses to infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance across South and Southeast Asia.

Originally from Nepal, Bipin joined MORU in 2015 and completed his DPhil at the University of Oxford in 2019, where his research focused on community engagement for malaria elimination in Laos. Since then, he has continued to examine the social, ethical, and policy dimensions of global health interventions, drawing on qualitative and interdisciplinary approaches.

Through close collaboration with clinicians, policymakers, and communities, Bipin’s research aims to make health interventions and programmes more responsive, inclusive, and grounded in local experience. He is particularly interested in translating research into practice — ensuring that community voices inform national and regional strategies for disease control and health equity.

He also contributes to training and mentoring early-career researchers across Asia, supporting the growth of regional social-science capacity in global health. His ongoing projects span malaria elimination, antimicrobial resistance, and community-centred approaches to public health research.