Dr Sharma, who is serving as Principal Physiotherapist at the Infantry Training Centre Catterick under the ministry of Defence for the last 10 years, has been serving as the councillor for some years. There are about 500 people of Nepalese origin settled in this area and most of them are either serving or retired Gurkhas.
Dr Sharma has been involved to help the Nepalese and the local community to work together and promote cross cultural understanding among different communities. Dr Sharma is involved in community activities with the coordination of other councils around the area including Richmond Council and North Yorkshire country council. He is also actively working for the welfare of the community and youth activities. Now there is better understanding about Nepalese people in the council, Dr Sharma said, adding other councillors have also realised the importance of greater inter community exchange and understanding for integrate community engagement and cohesion.
Before joining the Ministry of Defence Service he had worked in various places of NHS services in the UK. Dr Sharma, who is from Ranipani VDC of Parbat district, completed his PhD in Sports Medicine and MSc research in musculoskeletal medicine from Teesside University.
He completed his BSc honours in Physiotherapy from the Curtin University of Technology in Western Australia before working in the United Kingdom. He also worked in Armadale Hospital in Perth West Australia for a year. Dr Sharma began his professional career as a Physiotherapist at Birendra Police Hospital in Kathmandu after completing Physiotherapy from Tribhuvan University Maharajgun Campus.
Dr Sharma is also planning to bring out some programmes with a view to strengthening Nepal-UK relationship through people’s level and work as a bridge between the two countries for mutual benefits and also raising funds for education and health sector especially for the underprivileged communities and areas in Nepal.
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