With the end of the year looming, we have headed back to Syangja district to run our 6th series of health camps. Starting in the spring of 2013, we have returned every year but one, to bring much needed health care to the rural communities of this area. As per last year we are offering […]
Last month we were finally able to fulfil a promise to the village in rural Rasuwa that the majority of our sister organisation, Himalayan Quest’s porters come from, by running a free eye camp for them and the surrounding communities. After a long, hot and monsoon affected journey that involved a washed out bridge and a nail biting […]
In total 36 operable cataracts were identified during the camps, but only 30 chose to come for surgery. Of these, three were unable to have surgery due to high blood pressure issues and so sadly, had to return home without having their eyes fixed. Tila and Kumar, once again performed miracles rounding everyone up, patients and […]
Despite being shorter than the camps we have historically run in both Ale Gaun and Sirkot, they were an amazing success with us reaching 1,098 people across the 3 days and performing 1,724 consultations. This year we offered just 3 services in Ale Gaun – dental, eye and women’s health – with the addition of a […]
Our second and final day in Sirkot saw a steady line of people wanting treatment, with 354 registrations before we closed up after lunch, to enable our health providers to see everyone in an unrushed manner and allow us to pack up and head back down the hill before it got dark. With 517 consultations […]
