2 results for tag: Himalayas


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 ...

DFN CHARITY BIKE RIDE JUNE 2019

29th - 30th JUNE 2019 ARE YOU AN EXPERIENCED CYCLIST?  FANCY FUNDRAISING FOR DOCTORS FOR NEPAL? We are looking for 15 experienced cyclists to take part in our charity bike ride in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales National Park, with the challenge to climb the equivalent height of Mount Everest from base camp on a bike – circa 3400m – to raise much needed funds to improve healthcare in rural Nepal. Find out more HERE