Awards and Recognition Received by DISHARC
Achievements of DISHARC
- Many experts in the same field work together in one compound, which is very useful.
- Educational activities are carried out at DISHARC, in addition to those of large medical colleges and government institutions.
- The hospital has operated approximately 355 days every year for the last 8 years.
- Although the leadership is not profit-oriented, services have continued to run smoothly.
- The concept of sub-departments has been developed in various fields within dermatology.
- Continuing Medical Education (CME) programs are conducted regularly with the participation of national and international experts.
- Public awareness programs have continued through audio, video and print materials since the hospital’s establishment.
- Patient records have been kept up to date with computer systems since the first day of establishment. As needed, hospital data is analysed to help plan future work.
- From the first year of operation, accounts have been audited by a chartered accountant and the instructions received from the Directorate have been followed. In the fifth year after its establishment, the Government of Nepal recognised DISHARC as the best taxpayer in the health sector.
- Two doctors have been trained abroad, one in dermatopathology in Switzerland and one in paediatric dermatology in the USA, and both now provide expert services at DISHARC.