Bishnu Fueal Sharma

Bishnu Fueal Sharma has worked in the field of substance dependence treatment and recovery, mental health and harm reduction since 1991. He has held progressively responsible positions in various key organizations, both in Nepal and abroad. Bishnu has also worked for the Government of Nepal under the Drug Control Program within the Ministry of Home Affairs early in his career. He currently works for Recovering Nepal, and primarily focuses on psychosocial counselling, drug treatment and harm reduction, including healthcare services relevant to HIV, TB, and hepatitis C as well as advocacy efforts. As a civil society and community leader and activist, he has been actively involved in national policy development and reform advocacy dialogues. He has closely engaged in developing programme strategies from intervention design to implementation, and has contributed to various research projects, generating evidence for action through project processes.