Faculty / Professor / Mr. Dr. Puspa Lal Joshi

Title: Visiting Professor
Name: Dr. Puspa Lal Joshi
Address: 1731/60 Maharajgunj
P.O. Box 8434, Katmandu-3
Tel: 4415662
Email: pljoshi@hotmail.com

Academic degree:
  • Dr. PH in Population & Statistics, University of California, Berkeley, USA, 1979.
  • MS in Population Planning, University of Michigan, USA, 1975.
  • MSc in Mathematics, Tribhuvan University, 1966.
Work History:
  • Demographic Adviser (1980-1997), Government of Nepal.
  • Guest Professor (1986-2004), Central Department of Population Studies, Tribhuvan University.
  • Visiting Professor (2005-present), Central Department of Population Studies, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu.
Major Publications:
  • 1974, Laparoscopic Sterilization In Camp settings: The Nepal Experience (With others) Office of Population, USAID, USA.
  • 1975, A Comprehensive Report on Family Planning Service Statistics System in Nepal, ESCAP, Bangkok.
  • 1983, Demographic Targets and Their Attainments: The Case of Nepal (With others), National Commission on Population Secretariat.
  • 2003, Population Projections for Nepal 2001-2021 (With others), Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), Nepal.
  • 2004, Quality of Census data, 2001, Centra bureau of Statistics.
Major Research Work:
  • Evaluation System of the Family Planning Programme in Nepal, 1975.
  • Overview and Evaluation of Vital Statistics Programme During 1976-1986, 1986.
  • Population Policy and Family Planning Programme in Nepal, 1994.
  • Trends, Patterns and Implications of Rural-Urban Migration in Nepal, 1994.
  • Capacity Building for Sustainable Community-based Reproductive Health /Family Planning Project Emphasizing Quality Care, 1997.
  • Projection Model for Human Resources for Health in Nepal, 2000.
  • Health Insurance Study, 2001.
  • Studies on Continuation Rates of Contraceptive methods of Norplant, IUCD, Pills and Injectables, 2003.
  • Equity in Health Care Financing, Delivery and Health Status in Asia-Pacific Countries, 2001-2004.
Area of Interest:
Teaching and Research in mathematical aspects of Population and Family Planning.
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