Kathmandu, April 9: Queen Aishwarya inaugurated the fifth international conference on “Adolescent Health: Strength for National Development” organised by the Nepal Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (NESOG) here Monday.

170 specialists from Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Australia and Japan are participating in the three-day conference. The queen presented a letter of commendation to Prof Peter Elliot, the NESOG award to Dr Usha Shrestha, and an award to Dr Hira Tuladhar for significant contribution to gynaecology.