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Annual Conference 2006 - Newark, NJ

ANMF Tenth Annual Conference
June 16-18, 2006

Newark, New Jersey
 

  ANMF in the 2nd Decade: Supporting Healthcare in Rural Nepal

2006 Conference Report

Conference Hall

Friday, June 16th

Dinner Reception held at Rekha and Khagendra Chetry's home in Summit, New Jersey

Special Meeting of Board of Directors was participated by Board Directors, Advisors, General Members and Guests.

         

Saturday, June 17th

Registration opened at 8:30 am (Registration desk)

Conference started with a Buffet Breakfast at Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott.

First Session -  Moderator: Rekha Hamal Chetry, MD

Opening Remarks - Rekha Hamal Chetry, MD

Keynote Address: Delivery of Health Services in Conflict Situations - Prof. John P. Allegrante, Columbia University

Nick Simons Institute Rural Health Project - Mark Zimmerman, MD, Nick Simons Institute

ANMF: A Decade-Long Experience of ANMF - Don Blair, MD

Second Session - Moderator: Janak Koirala, MD

Debate: Supporting Healthcare in Rural Nepal - Tara N. Niraula PhD, Dr. Shatrughan Bastola, Dr. Mark Zimmerman followed by a panel discussion

Address by Hon. Permanent Representative to U.N. from Nepal Madhur Raman Acharya

Lunch Break

Third Session - Moderator: Sunil Sharma, MD

Address by Honorary Consul General of Nepal - Marvin Brustin

ANMF Chairman's Report - Janak Koirala, MD

Reports from ANMF/Nepal - Mark Zimmerman, MD

Report of Chicago Fundraising Gala - Allison Brustin

ANMF Funded Projects in 2005-2006 - Gaury Adhikary, MD

Proposed Projects for 2006-2007  Janak Koirala, MD

ANMF Canada- Ian MacMillan, MD

Legal Aspects of ANMF extension across the border- Khagendra Chetry

Fourth Session - Moderator: Sanjay Khanal, MD   

Friends of Patan Hospital- Mary Carrol

America-Nepal Friendship Society - Tara Niraula, PhD

Helping Hand - Shailesh Gongol

Typhoid Research in Nepal - Ashish Maskey, MBBS

International Nepali Biomedical Society- Prabhat Kunwar

Evening in Manhattan

A dinner program was held at Jewel of India Restaurant, Manhattan, New York, followed by a short walking tour of Times Square

         

Sunday, June 18th

The annual meeting of Board of Directors Meeting was held at the Newark Liberty International Airport Marriott attended by board members, advisors, general members and guests.