News from 4th year med student Prakash
Good new from Prakash who has just completed his 4th year exam and has passed with an excellent mark. In his final year he will be spending 6 months studying/working at Patan Hospital in Kathmandu and 5 months working in a rural district hospital. He is also required to visit a non-profit health related organisation for 2 weeks. Prakash has chosen to visit a community rehabilitation centre in Kathmandu where he will gain more knowledge about the importance of skill development for the sustainable livelihood of children with disabilities and learning difficulties. ...
Congratulations TeamDFN
CONGRATULATIONS TEAM DFN! On Sunday 25th February TeamDFN, consisting of 9 runners, took part in the Brighton Half Marathon. So far, between them they have raised £2,395.49 all of which will go to improve healthcare in rural Nepal. We are extremely grateful to Ruth, Olly, Effie, Seb, Laura, Doug, Steph, Charlie and Leila for all their effort - we salute you! All our runners just giving pages will remain open for a few more weeks so please do consider sponsoring them at the following links:
To donate to EFFIE: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...
TeamDFN running Brighton Half Marathon
All our 8 runners taking part in this year's Brighton Half Marathon are training hard in extremely challenging weather conditions. They are all raising funds for Doctors for Nepal - you can donate to either Effie, Ruth, Seb, Laura, Olly, Steph, Doug, Charlie or Leila via their individual JustGiving pages:
Effie: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/effie-love2
Seb: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/sebastian-causton
Ruth: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ruth-bailey11
Olly: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/oliver-hargrove2
Doug, Steph, ...
Dr Lalit carries out emergency caesarian section via torchlight
Dr Lalit has just started a new job working as a doctor at Rukum District Hospital as part of the Government’s comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care programme. He has made front-page news across Nepal, because, a few days ago, he carried out an emergency lower segment caesarian section with very limited resources.
During the operation the electricity cut out – a common occurrence in hospitals in the remote regions of Nepal – and Lalit had to continue the operation via torches held by members of his operating team.
Lalit ...
DOCTORS, MEDICAL AND NURSING STUDENT NEWS
It has been an exciting year for all of us at DFN, as our students have continued to flourish in their studies. We are particularly proud to announce that Meena and Nahakul both graduated in November (following their internships in Kathmandu) and have returned to their original rural districts to serve as doctors. Their hard work over the last six years has now paid off, and their communities will start to receive the healthcare that they so desperately need. Our eight other medical and nursing students are all progressing well, and we are delighted to welcome on board ...
