The road to villages in Nepal is never straight or easy, but it is always worth the journey. Earlier this month, the Himalayan Quests Foundation (HQF) team travelled to Simpani village in Marsangdi Rural Municipality, Lamjung, to take the next step toward building a long-awaited community health post in rural Nepal. On the Way to Lamjung Setting […]
After months of preparation and collaboration with local government bodies, schools and community health workers, Himalayan Quests Foundation is proud to share the successful completion of our latest Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) project in Naukunda Rural Municipality, Rasuwa District. Just 90 km west of Kathmandu yet still one of the most remote and underdeveloped […]
Following our recent eye screening camps, we referred 20 patients from the lower village, Parchang Naukunda and 38 from Yarsa, the upper village for cataract surgery. We had two options: bring all patients to Kathmandu or support them through the Red Cross surgical camp in Rasuwa. After discussions with the rural municipality, we collectively decided […]
After a warm breakfast and hot tea provided by our wonderful host families, we made our way to the Yarsha village health post, our designated location for the day’s clinic, to find patients already eagerly waiting for us. Setup was swift, however, with rain on way on the way, we relocated the outdoor registration and […]
Early Friday morning, April 11th, the team woke up to a warm breakfast generously prepared by their host families. Due to the team’s late arrival the previous night and being spread across neighbouring villages, everyone gathered at a nearby school, the location for that day’s health camp. As always, the first job of the day […]
