It gives me great honor to write here as the president of Nepal pediatric Society for the year 2010-2012. I believe that electing me as the president is a sign of the confidence that you have on me.   So, first of all I would like to express my gratitude to all the members of the society for the trust you have shown to me.
Since the establishment of the society, it has worked together with various organizations and the ministry of health and population to formulate different policy and prepare strategies for the health of the children of this country.  Any policy regarding the heath of the children is directly concerned with NEPAS and its members. For the success of any such policy confidence of the society and its members before its formulation and implementation is necessary.   NEPAS would continue to work together with Child health and family health division of Department of health services.
Of late there has been remarkable reduction of infant mortality and some reduction of neonatal mortality, but we still need to do a lot to achieve the millennium development goal. In this regard after IMCI, Community-Based Neonatal Care program would be of definite help. To save newborn lives at present and in future, it is also necessary to integrate newborn health with maternal health and one of the objectives of NEPAS is to bridge the gap between different organizations and societies working in this area.  I wish to pledge my commitment to continue to work together with them for the betterment of health of our children and newborns
It is really high time that the society should have different groups in various sub-specialties. Even though we do not have fully qualified doctors who are experts in their sub specialties, at least we have paediatricians who are trained or taking a special interest and working in their respective fields. Making different groups will definitely help the society in being more organized and interactive in between various sub specialties
The executive committee has developed Training, Research, Scientific, Sub specialty and the coordination committee to work together with different organization.     
New executive committee will work out to make some amendment in the existing constitution of NEPAS so that its members   working outside Kathmandu valley have active participation in all the activities of the society and in the executive committee.
We would like to improve our relation and cooperation with International Pediatric Association (IPA), APPA,   national and international NGOs in Nepal and outside and also initiate activities for the members to take more active role in the affairs of the society.
Looking forward to a successful and interactive years.

Dr. Dhana Raj Aryal
President Nepal Paediatric Society
(NEPAS)