Prof. Dr. Ramesh Kant Adhikari kindly donated the sum of NRs. 10 million (1 Crore) in loving memory of his deceased wife Late Prof. Dr. Neelam Adhikari, who passed away on 01 November 2021 after a short battle with cancer. The fund is to establish an endowment fund for “Dr. Neelam Adhikari Memorial Research Fund”. The cheque was handed over to the vice-chancellor of PAHS Prof. Dr. Bharat Kumar Yadav in presence of the other executives of PAHS.
Prof. Neelam was a renowned paediatrician and also the founding rector of Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS) the academy. She joined this institution in 1979 when it was in the form of Shata Bhawan and continued to serve as the Chief/Chair of Paediatric Department for 27 years till 2009 throughout its transformation to Patan Hospital in 1982 and as founding rector till 2011.
Prof. Neelam was an enthusiast teacher and was actively involved in teaching learning activities as a visiting professor. She had keen interest in research activities and initiated the Paediatric Research Unit within the Patan Hospital in collaboration with Oxford University in 2005.
