9 results for month: 12/2012
OUR LATEST NEWS
2012 has been a very special year for Doctors for Nepal, as we now have our very first Doctor for Nepal. Lalit was overjoyed in September to learn that he had passed his final exams at Nepalgunj School of Medicine, and is now well into his equivalent of a ‘house job’ at Nepalgunj Hospital.
At Patan Academy of Health Science (PAHS), our students Nahakul and Meena are making good progress in their second year. They are enjoying the early introduction to work in rural communities and send us frequent updates which you can now view on our recently updated website. Doctors for Nepal continues to support Meena and Nahakul with essential study resources ...
WHO RAISED WHAT IN 2012?
A huge thank you to the following people who completed various feats to raise money for our students this year.
Natalie Thurtle and two others walked the Lapinta trail for two weeks unsupported in the middle of the Australian outback raising £690 well done for surviving!
Ryan Hogan raised £785 running the Brighton Marathon - thank you Ryan.
The following all ran the Royal Parks half marathon in London in October, raising £2957 between them. Thank you to all for the great effort.
Nina Haefele, Mrinmayee and Abishek, Mark Paul, Sandeep Sudan, Stephanie Tilston, James Sharland, and John Paul.
The Nepalese Dinner and auction with celebrity chef Manju ...
NEW STUDENTS TO BE SELECTED
We are in the process of selecting two new students to commence studies in 2013. This will require £60,000 in total so please contact us of you have any fundraising ideas or would like to make a donation.
INTREPID HIKERS RAISE £690
Nat (a Doctors for Nepal trustee), Darryl and Mike 1km outside of Alice Springs, the end of the 230km Larapinta Trail in the Central Australian Desert. The intrepid hikers raised £690 for Doctors for Nepal.
UK MEDICAL STUDENT RYAN HOGAN
Doctors for Nepal helped to set up an elective placement for UK medical student Ryan Hogan, who spent the month of May in the small hospital at Manma in Kalikot, where Kate Yarrow had worked with Médecins Sans Frontière.
Here are a few words from Ryan’s fascinating report on his placement:
“From day one I took an active role in the medical team, attending the morning ward round, seeing patients in the outpatient department with my translator alongside a doctor and seeing emergency patients as they arrived The two months spent in Nepal was an unforgettable experience. The clinical placements were incredibly rewarding, having the chance to ...