Dr Pokharel new chair of Nepal Eye Hospital

Kathmandu: The 19th annual general assembly of Nepal Eye Hospital has elected a new 11-member working committee under the chairmanship of Dr Gopal Prasad Pokharel. He was elected for a four-year term by the assembly held on Friday.

Other office-bearers will be elected from among the members selected by the Assembly. Newly formed working committee members include Kripashur Sherpa, Rajaram Shrestha, Anil Prasad Gorkhali, Meghraj Gajurel, Dr. Dip Bahadur Karki, Yudhdhwaj Sapkota, Narayan Prasad Neupane, Kanta Paudel, Bhoj Bikram Thapa and Kiran Thapa.

All of them are life members of the hospital. Senior ophthalmologist Dr Ram Prasad Pokharel is the patron of the hospital which currently has 124 life members and 136 employees.

Following the election, Chair Dr Pokharel vowed to upgrade the hospital and promised to work with all sides for the betterment of the hospital services.