Nazia Kaushar is a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer with HEARD Nepal under the Nutrition for Life (N4L) Project, based in Saptari, Madhesh Province. She is a public health graduate with a strong commitment to building resilient and inclusive communities, particularly for marginalized and hard-to-reach populations. Coming from the Muslim community, she is a dynamic and capable female professional dedicated to advancing equity and improving community health outcomes.
Previously, she served as a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer with BNMT Nepal in Surkhet under the Global Fund/UNDP–supported TB program. She began her public health career as a Field Researcher in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) research, gaining firsthand experience working with vulnerable communities. She later worked with BNMT Nepal as a Data Entry Assistant, where she closely engaged with tuberculosis patients and developed a deep understanding of the TB burden among disadvantaged groups. Nazia has also worked as an Adolescent Reproductive Health and Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Officer under a USAID-funded project, collaborating with local governments in rural areas of Madhesh Province and gaining practical experience in health system strengthening. Through her roles, she has developed strong skills in program monitoring, data analysis, risk identification, and systematic data management, contributing to effective and accountable program implementation.
These experiences have strengthened her professional dedication to advancing equitable health systems, with a focus on adolescents, reproductive health, and maternal and child health, while reducing stigma and improving access to quality care.