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| NSI Organization Structure |
Nick Simons Institute was registered in Nepal as a charitable company in March 2006. The NSI Board is composed mainly of distinguished Nepalese citizens, and Chaired by Dr. Bhekh B. Thapa. The NSI management team works out of headquarters in the Jhamsikhel area of Patan in the Kathmandu Valley.
NSI implements it work through a network of excellent health care institutions, where the functions of training and support of health care workers is carried out. These include Tansen Mission Hospital, Bharatpur Hospital, and others.
A group of professionals working in Nepal constituted the Task Force that originally formulated the concept of NSI. That Task Force has segued into NSI's Technical Advisory Group (TAG), which has a number of active members who have relocated around the world.
Funding for NSI comes from the Simons Foundation, a charitable non-profit organization located in the U.S. A new organization is emerging there, which will take on the funding role for NSI - namely, Nick Simons Foundation. |
Board Members |
Management Team |
* Dr. Bhekh B. Thapa (Chair)
* Dr. Mark Zimmerman (Member Secretary)
* Hon' able Chitra Lekha Yadav
* Dr. Buddha Basnyat
* Mr. Kunda Dixit
* Dr. Sanduk Ruit
* Dr. Kesav Mathema
* Mr. Pravakhar Rana
* Dr. Kundu Yangsom (Patan Hospital)
* Dr. Olak Jirel (HDCS) |
* Dr. Mark Zimmerman (Executive Director)
* Dr. Kusum Thapa (Training Officer)
* Mr. Bikash Shrestha (Finance Officer)
* Mr. Taramuni Shakya (Administrative Manager)
* Ms. Indra Rai (Training Manager) |
Technical Advisory Group |
Contributors |
* Dr. Maureen Dariang (UMN)
* Mr. Krishna Man Shakya (Shanti Nepal)
* Mr. Muni Shakya (High Tech Pioneer)
* Dr. Bruce Hayes (Patan Hospital)
* Dr. Buddha Basnyat (NIC)
* Mr. Kunda Dixit (Nepali Times)
* Dr. Olak Jirel (HDCS)
* Dr. Rita Thapa (Retired MoH)
* Ms. Christine Stone (Save the Children)
* Dr. Indira Basnet (DFID, IPAS)
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Drs. Jim and Marilyn Simons
Simons Foundation
New York, NY |
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