Introduction:
Nepal Ayurveda medical students' society is a non-profit
making, non-political organization run by the BAMS (Bachelor
in Ayurveda Medicine and Surgery, 51/2 years course)
students studying in Ayurveda Campus, Institute of Medicine,
Kirtipur. It has long been working since 1998 for the
promotion and development of Ayurveda. It also works
for the enhancement of the educational and intellectual
quality of BAMS students. NAMSS has got the great advisory
bodies such as Campus chief of Ayurveda Campus; President
of Ayurvedic Doctors' Association Nepal; Director of Naradevi
Hospital and Department of Ayurveda.
NAMSS has been routinely publishing
Graduation issue with the view of disseminating the
recent find out, activities and other information; and
increasing public awareness about Ayurveda. Besides
these, Farewell & welcome programmes for BAMS students,
interactions & seminar between different stakeholders
and resource persons on Ayurveda and Ayurveda related
issues are only a small list among our routine programs.
We are also involving on collection and plantation of
different medicinal herbs.
Objectives:
a) To publish different magazines and Newspapers as
a mouthpiece of NAMSS with a view to promoting the Ayurveda
system and its field.
b) To organize various programs like seminar, workshop
and interaction in order to identify and find out the
way of resolving the Ayurveda related problems.
c) To counsel and put recommendation to authorized bodies
while promulgating the Ayurveda policies.
d) To establish bilateral relationship with national
and international organizations and institutions and
work in collaboration for the fortification of Ayurveda.
e) To work for the betterment of Ayurveda Campus and
its students.
f) To conserve the identified and unidentified or unknowingly
ignored medicinal plants those are dispersed throughout
Nepal and make them therapeutically usable doing appropriate
Research.
g) To help to the authorized bodies to pave the way
for Master and P.H.D level study in Nepal and to make
a proper arrangement to study Ayurveda for the foreigner.
Executive bodies: President: Dr. Radhika Thapaliya Vice President: Mr. Madan Koirala General Secretary: Mr. Nirmal Gyanwali Secretary: Mr. Raja Ram Dhungana Treasurer: Mr. Raman Bhattarai Members:
Mr. Kapil Amgain
Mr. Lokesh Karna
Mr. Kamal Sharma
Miss. Nanu Maiya Gurung
Advisor Committee:
Dr. Dhanik Lal Bharkher, Campus Chief, Ayurveda Campus, IOM, TU
Dr. Krishna Raj Parajuli, Director-Department of Ayurveda, President-NAMC
Dr. Shesh Raj Acharya, Director- Central Ayurveda Hospital, Naradevi
Dr. Shyam Mani Adhikari, President- Ayurveda Doctors Association Nepal (ADAN)
Dr. Chandra Raj Sapkota, President- Teachers' association, Ayurveda Campus, IOM
Dr. Sumana Thasineku, Founder member of NAMSS
Dr. Pradeep Neupane, President- Free Students Union (FSU), Ayurveda Campus,IOM,TU