Kathmandu, Aug. 21 -- To assess the country's latest progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Nepal Health Research Council is planning a nationwide study in the next fiscal year, 2026-27.

For that, the health research body has decided to complete all necessary preparations within the current fiscal year, including training and orientation to researchers, budgeting, and other groundwork.

"We have been planning a nationwide comprehensive Nepal Health survey, which comprises all the studies we used to carry out separately in the past," said Dr Meghnath Dhimal, chief researcher at the council. "This kind of study is required to map SDG progress."

The SDGs, a follow-up on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), aim to end...