From Delivering New Life to Educating Communities: Nurse Satya Shows Her Dedication in Rural Bajura
Our committed qualified nurse Satya has been showing incredible dedication during her DFN-funded internship with Phase Nepal, where she has been consulting and treating patients at their health post in remote Bajura, educating children and adults and delivering babies.
Satya recently told us of an outdoor delivery that she attended in the middle of the night. The mother was far away from her village and went into labour at midnight. Satya and her colleague reached her at 1am, delivered the baby safely and returned her to the health post by stretcher, where she and her ...
Postgraduate Education: More DFN Doctors Take the Next Step
With many of our qualified doctors having now completed their two-year bonded period in remote areas, following being awarded their MBBS degrees and completing their mandatory internships, we're pleased that some of them are now ready to prepare for their postgraduate or MD/MS qualification. This will allow them to become specialists in their chosen area of medicine and bring even more expertise to rural Nepal.
The MD qualification in Nepal takes around three years and involves a challenging entrance exam, that our doctors spend many hours preparing for. On completion ...
Kamal Raises Awareness of Issues in Remote Areas by Delivering Training to Volunteers
Not only do our doctors see many patients a week in a variety of low-resource settings, they often make time to impart their knowledge and experience to others to support a well rounded health system. Dr. Kamal recently delivered training to a group of female volunteers, who he described as 'the bridge between the community and the national health system'.
Great to see the variety of ways that the education of our medics filters through the community to raise awareness of key issues in remote areas!
As well as teaching and seeing patients in the hospital, Kamal ...
Coming Soon: New DFN Short film
Filming for our upcoming short film was in full swing during our recent trustee trip to Nepal. It was inspiring to observe our hardworking students, doctors and nurses consulting with patients and putting their skills into action. The first short will be available to view on the website soon, and further footage will be released in the new year, so watch this space for new videos providing updated information about the charity and news on the lives and progress of our DFN scholars.
Fantastic Festive Fundraising!
Our event 'A Christmas Carol by Candlelight' raised almost £2000, which will directly support our doctors, nurses, midwives and students complete their training and go on to improve and save lives in rural Nepal.
The event was a resounding success, with masterful storyteller, Ashley Ramsden, generously donating his time and skills to perform the Christmas classic. Singing, laughing and lots of festive cheer, with the backdrop of the ancient Hamsey church lit up by candles made this a truly enjoyable afternoon.
The gift shop and mulled wine also proved popular ...
