Kathmandu, Mar. 12:Dr. Narayan Bahadur Thapa has been elected the president of Nepal Paediatric Society for the the period 2000-2002.

In the recently held elections of the society,Dr. Dhana Raj Aryal has been elected vice-president, Dr. Laxman Shrestha general secretary, Dr. Rita Singh Hamal treasurer, Dr. Hari Krishna Baskota joint-secretary, Dr. Kailash Prasad Saha joint-treasurer and Dr. Jyoti Ratna Dhakhwa chief editor.

Likewise, Dr. Manindra Ranjan Baral, Dr. Dharma Sharan Manandhar, Dr. Prakash Sundar Shrestha, Dr. Chandra Shakya, and Dr. Neelam Adhikari have been elected the members of the board of trustees.

Meanwhile, the fourteenth national convention of All-Nepal Homeopathic Association here on Saaturday elected a new working committee with Dr. Shabbir Khan as the president.

Dr. Dwarika Man Pradhan is the vice-president, Dr. Ambika Gyawali the general secretary, Dr. Kamal Bahadur Chitrakar the joint secretary, Heera Gupta the treasurer, Dr. Radheshyam Mishra the publicity secretary and Ram Lakhan Mahato the public relations secretary of the committee while its members are Dr. Punya Prasad Shivakoti, Dr. K. M. Bhandari,  Dr. Motilal Dangi, Dr. Gulam Rasul Khan, Dr. Bishwa Nath Bhagat, Dr. Dharma Nath Mandal and Khagendra Man Shrestha.

Earlier, Minister of State for Women and Social Welfare Mrs Kamala Devi Panta, inaugurating the convention, said, “as homeopathic therapy is cheaper than other forms of treatment, it is suitable for  countries like ours.”

He noted that if homeopathic medicines could be produced within the country itself, it can do without importing importing medicine from abroad.

Ex-mp Ram Lakhan Mahato said that despite the great strides made by homeopathy, its was not being adopted to the required extent.

Ex-mp Ganga Chaudhari said that the government should not show indifference towards this system considered to be cheaper but effective.

Acting president of the  association Dr. Dwarika Pradhan presided over the function.