2 results for month: 10/2023


Case Study by Dr. Meena: A Young Mother in Need of Emergency Care

Thank you to Dr. Meena (pictured here with fellow DFN doctor, Nahakul) for sending us this case study from her time working in Mugu. This case illustrates how Meena and her colleagues’ quick actions and decisions led to a positive outcome for a young mother and her baby, despite working in a setting with limited resources.  It is just one of the many, many cases that shows the vital importance of quality maternity care being in reach of patients to decrease the levels of maternal and infant mortality in the region. 'A 19-year-old female from Mugu was brought to our emergency (department) with a complaint of per vaginal bleeding for one hour at ...

Trustee Trip to Nepal 2023

Our founder, Dr. Kate Yarrow, and Operations Manager, Caz Winter, have recently returned from a very successful trip to Nepal. The short trip was jam-packed with meetings, allowing us to secure and manage partnerships, troubleshoot student issues and move forwards with planning exciting new projects. Meetings with senior staff at our partner medical schools included the signing of agreements for the scholarships for two very deserving new medical students, as well as discussions of scope for wider collaboration. We also enjoyed meeting our brilliant partner charities, Oda Foundation and PHASE Nepal, which resulted in agreements for two young women ...