Santosh catches dengue fever
Our second year medical student Santosh has returned from a placement in a rural community in Makawanpur District called Ramanthali. He was only there for 1 week but found it extremely informative and he is now an expert on measuring blood pressure and malnutrition. After his return he contracted dengue fever which is a viral infection spread by mosquitoes and is very prevalent in Nepal. The infection is usually mild and passes after about 1 week without causing any lasting problems. But in rare cases it can be very serious and potentially life threatening. We are ...
Dr Meena saving lives on the side a mountain
Our first female DFN sponsored student, Dr Meena, has shared the extraordinary story of how she saved the life of a mother and baby, whilst working in an extremely resource-limited setting. She is working in the far west of Nepal, in a tiny mountain-side hospital. There are no operating theatre lights, and no electricity to power instruments to stem blood-flow.
A few weeks ago she undertook an emergency caesarian section on an extremely unwell women who had been in labour for over two days. It took many hours to convince the family that a Caesarean was required to save ...
Yuna’s life as a student nurse
Yuna is in her third year of study to become a nurse. She was recently given a 2 week placement in the labour and maternity ward at Patan Hospital in Kathmandu, where she studies. The labour and maternity ward has 50 maternity beds and 20 labour beds - per month the patient flow is 900 inpatients and 150 outpatients. Here's what Yuna has to say about her placement:
Namaste!
I am a student of BSc. Nursing and currently studying in Bachelor’s 3rd year in Lalitpur Nursing Campus (LNC). I have learnt many things in this year in comparison to past years ...
Royal Parks Half Marathon 2019
Team DFN, led by our founder Dr Kate Yarrow will be pounding the parks of London in this year's Royal Parks Half Marathon, all in aid of Doctors for Nepal. This stunning event is held every year in central London, taking in some of the capital’s world-famous landmarks on closed roads, and four of London’s eight Royal Parks – Hyde Park, Green Park, St James’s Park and Kensington Gardens.
Race day is 13th October 2019 and we'd love you to come and cheer our team along or, even better, make a donation via one of their JustGiving pages:
To sponsor Kate, clic...
New DFN nursing student Neelam
We are very happy to announce that, thanks to your generous donations, we are able to offer additional funds to a new DFN nursing student, Neelam Yadav, to enable her to continue her nursing studies at Patan Academy of Health Sciences Nursing College in Kathmandu. Neelam comes from the Terai region in Nepal and is 17 years old. Her parents are impoverished farmers who lost their home and income in recent flooding. Neelam is the youngest of 6 siblings. Up until now, her paternal Uncle has been trying to support her studies but cannot continue financial assistance...
