2 results for tag: COVID-19
Dhanendra organises 1,800 masks for his remote region
3rd year DFN medical student Dhanendra heard that health workers in his remote part of Nepal - Dailekh, Kalikot and Bajura - have no access at all to basic PPE i.e. masks. He really wanted to do something about this and was talking to his friend Bhagyashwari Singh who is studying nursing in USA. Together they came up with a plan.
"I read news in national daily paper that health workers working in Bajura treating patients without PPE or even masks and that make me so sad. I shared the news with Bhagyashwari. We talked a lot on the phone and she told me that she can contribute if I can organise. Due to lockdown international flights are canceled ...
NEWS FROM OUR DOCTORS FIGHTING COVID-19
Dr Nahakul and Dr Meena are both in remote regions of Nepal and have yet to register any cases of COVID-19 in their small hospitals.
Nahakul says "We are trying to reduce elective work, with many of our pregnant patients being able to follow up by mobile from home. They are asked to self quarantine. We have established a health desk at district entry point and all the people have to fill in their personal details and go through initial health check ups. And we also established an isolation ward in the hospital. We are running regular drills and trainings in case we have a positive cases. We do have some sanitiser but are relying more on hand ...