DFN supports first midwifery degree-level course in Nepal
Our Founder, Dr Kate Yarrow, has just returned from an extremely busy and successful week in Nepal. We can now proudly announce that Doctors for Nepal has just signed agreements to support the first ever midwifery degree-level course in Nepal: we will provide scholarships to the most needy and deserving, impoverished students from the Karnali region. While Kate was in Kathmandu she met up with as many of our students and doctors as she could for a fantastic team building day - some of our doctors and students are abroad studying or working as doctors and on ...
Congratulations Binita and Apsara
We have just heard that both Binita and Apsara have passed their second year nursing exams. They have only three months left before their final exams when hopefully they will become fully qualified nurses. Huge congratulations to you both Binita and Apsara - keep up your good work! We are extremely pleased for you and very proud.
Prakash shows us around Patan Hospital WATCH THE VIDEO
During the last DFN Trustee visit to Nepal, we filmed Prakash giving us a guided tour around Patan Hospital, Kathmandu, when he introduced us to some of his patients and showed us around the wards. All our medical students study at PAHS (Patan Academy of Health Science) which is the medical school attached to Patan Hospital. Prakash is now our 4th doctor to graduate and is currently working for a year as an intern at Patan.
Kamal starts at Gorkha District Hospital
Kamal and Apsara, our 4th year students, have just finished their end of year exams and are now working in 2 different rural hospitals for the next 5 months, before returning to Patan Hospital in Kathmandu where they will work for another 5 months. Apsara is at Amppipal Hospital in Gorka District and Kamal is an hour away at Gorkha District Hospital. He is working in the Accident and Emergency Department and has already been involved in some interesting cases.
"Today we corrected a shoulder dislocation on a male patient. That awesome moment when you do a ...
News from Meena in Mugu District Hospital
We have just heard from Meena who tells us about two different emergency cases she has been involved with at Mugu District Hospital. Her encounters are an example of how important it is to have fully qualified doctors working at health posts and district hospitals in the remotest areas of Nepal. Meena has to make decisions and act quickly to save lives. There is also an ongoing struggle to persuade the remote communities to seek help from the medical profession rather than relying solely on their local herbal medicines.
Please read Meena's fascinating descriptions ...
