Sworupa Shrestha

Ms. Sworupa Shrestha is a philanthropist, cancer activist, and an entrepreneur who has devoted her life to improving the lives of people in Nepal through her passion for quality service delivery and awareness dissemination.

Ms. Shrestha started her professional journey as a social entrepreneur providing beautician training and employment opportunities to hundreds of women from wide socioeconomic backgrounds in Nepal. She was always an active supporter and participant in awareness campaigns organized by different NGOs, particularly covering women’s health and cancer. Later, when she realized that the society lacked coordinated bottom-up efforts in the field of cancer, she decided to dedicate her life to nurturing a strong support structure for cancer patients and hence founded Uppachar ka Lagi Sahayogi Haatharu. She had joined Nepal Cancer Support Group, an NGO with a mission to provide guidance and support to cancer patients and their families in Nepal as an active executive member . She has also Joined Rotary Club of Yala families. She also taking responsibility as a coordinator of Health committee in Women’s chamber of Commerce, Nepal. Through these organizations, she has been playing an instrumental role in creating a strong network of medical experts, healthcare institutions, cancer survivors, researchers, businessmen, and general supporters to provide the much-needed help to cancer families. As the current treasurer of the Association of Private Health Institution In Nepal (APHIN), she is also directly involved in policy advocacy for healthcare.

Ms. Shrestha is a Co-founder and Director of Nepal Cancer Hospital and Research Center.