Biomedical Engineering in Nepal: Opportunities and Challenges

Abstract

Biomedical engineering is the blend of engineering and medical science, professional with a combination of knowledge of various engineering discipline to improve health care and quality of life. While biomedical engineering formally came up as major course in 1950s, the course started in Nepal just a decade back with its importance being acknowledged and biomedical engineers have been recruited by various institutes. Accounting for artificial intelligence, robotic surgery, 3-d printing, which are believed to be the future of medical science, it is necessary to strengthen the biomedical engineering. This article aims to highlight the overview as well as opportunities and challenges of biomedical engineering in Nepal.

Engineering and Innovations in Neurosurgery

“…Different from other discipline of engineering, BME have the knowledge of both electrical circuits and components as well as human anatomy, physiology and biomechanics, which has helped them to integrate the knowledge of engineering to develop implants and machineries required for the diagnosis and treatment. 4,5 Neurosurgery being one of the most complicated surgery and requires a lot of tools and technologies for the efficient and better outcome after the surgical procedure. With this regards, biomedical engineering is highly becoming an important part in neurosurgery.…”