Nepal Paediatric Society

as played pivotal role in the development of community child health by it endorsement of child health policies strategies and interventions developed by WHO, UNICEF, USAID and other agencies working in the field of child health and also work closely with this agencies in establishment of ORT units training of health man power in ARI, diarrhea, malnutrition, breastfeeding, vitamin A and IMCI etc. On its own initiative the society established extended paediatric service in the suburbs of kathmandu valley in Bode, Thimi, clinic in Namgel School , Swayambu and High School Bode and it also free clinic in its premises in Pulchok Lalitpur. It has played a major role in carrying out training for doctors and nurses for districts hospital in clinical management of diarrhea and ARI through a project sponsored by USAID in 1985 and it has also been actively involved in training the health professionals in IMCI in Nepal.