Medical Mercy Canada Nepal Projects 2011 - 2012

Presentation by Joanne Neweduk

Medical Mercy Canada supports many initiatives in Nepal

Kanti Childrens Hospital oncology unit and family shelter, sewing program for single moms, orphanages, schools, medical-dental camps, leprosy clinic and more.

Nepal Volunteer Team 2011

(many of the team)

Accommodations in KMT

We had a little oasis in the busyness of Kathmandu.

Thamel District of Kathmandu

This is typically where the tourist / westerners stay.

Power supply in Kathmandu

Travelling the Streets of Kathmandu

Entrance to Kanti Childrens Hospital

Parents must purchase the pharmaceutical and medical supplies for their hospitalized children.

Gathering our supplies.

Elsie James Nepal Project Manager

Court Yard Clean Up

Court Yard Clean Up

Before After

Court Yard Clean Up

Before

After

MMC Volunteers tour the Oncology Unit

Kanti Childrens Hospital Oncology Hospital

Ward Nursing Station

Dr. Tiwari and Elsie James

The Oncology Unit now has working toilets

Looking at digital picture brings a smile

Parent dorm room

Parents find anywhere to dry their childrens clothes

Childrens Hospital Family Shelter

Renovations happening at the

where families can stay while their children are hospitalized.

Family Shelter

Bathrooms and laundry sinks renovated

Before After

A place to rest
Before After

New Cottages at the Orphanage

Rural setting for the children to learn agricultural skills.

New Cattle Shelter

(widowed or left to fend for family)

Sewing Group for Single Moms

Rehabilitation, Empowerment And Development

MMC Volunteers touring READ Nepal

Raj at READ - Nepal

Here Raj is standing on his new prosthetic leg which Elsie had taken over to be refitted for him. Raj tirelessly works at READ Nepal despite ever increasing complications in his own health related to having had leprosy.

READ - Nepal
Street View Back View

Touring READ-Nepal
Court yard Daily foot care

Untreated Leprosy has damaging effects

Daily Foot Care is essential for those afflicted by this curable disease.
Even though Leprosy is curablethere is still lack of education and a stigma attached. Those who wait too long to seek treatment have damaging effects that remain long after.

Having a safe place to live and rehabilitate.

This sweet lady is now able to walk something she could not do only months earlier.

Male Dormitory

They can learn sewing skills and get specially made shoes.

Annual Medical - Dental Camp October 2011

Medical Mercy Canada partners with Nepalese medical personnel, dentists, teachers and dozens of community volunteers.

Organizing supplies

Searching for medicine.

Common sites en route.

Pit stop en route from KMT heading south to Camp.

Nepali trucks are beautifully decorated.

People, vehicles and animals all share the roadways.

Heavy Load
It is a common site in Nepal to see women carrying very heavy loads.

Accommodations during camp: a rare treat in 2011

Dining hall with safely prepared food.

Nepal is an extremely diverse country. It boosts both the Himalayas and yaks plus jungles and elephants.

On the Edge of Chitwan Nation Park

Spotting a rhinoceros.

Ready for Camp

Morning bath and clothes washing

All work in the fields is done by hand

Scenes en route to camp

Welcomed to Camp by the local community.

Receiving our welcome tikka.

Ready for another Camp

Elsie James with the help of Ramesh Prasad Dhamala oversee all the the projects in Nepal that MMC supports.

2011 Medical-Dental Camp Team

Waiting in line for the medical dental camp

Educational Booths

Registration
As they arrive, each patient is registered by Nepali, community volunteers. They are then directed to triage.

Triage
During triage, patient needs are assessed by nurses and medics with the aid of translators, so they may be directed to the appropriate clinic. Each patient is then escorted to the proper clinic by volunteer students.

Triage

General Medicine

Womens Clinic

Physio Therapy

Water Filtration
Clean water is essential to good health. Here a simple filtration system is taught will provide enough clean water for a family per day.

Dental Clinic

There was only one dental chair so young Children were treated on lying on benches.

Sterilizing Equipment
Equipment needed to be carefully sterilized.

Waiting for the dentist

Baby ClinicChildrens Clinic

Baby Clinic peek-a-boo

Waiting in line for the childrens clinic (Baby Clinic)

Children are weighed, measured and assessed.

Deworming Medicine
Intestinal worms are common place in developing countries where the clean water and proper sanitation are and issue. Deworming medicine is a low cost and effective way to help provide increase health.

Nasty Rash
A young girl cares for her baby sister who has a nasty rash, that needs treating.

Young children often care for even younger siblings while their parents work in the fields.

Translating for a little girl and her sister.

The Pharmacy

Patients are given free medicine as prescribed by the doctors.

Waiting at the Pharmacy

The Pharmacy: was often our busiest clinic.

It required lots of volunteers throughout the day. Pharmacists, nurses and translators.

Childrens Program: Teaching through fun and play.

Arm Band
As the children arrived each day they were given an arm band. By doing so we could track the number of children attending the program. Day #1 about 200 By day #3 500!

Enthusiastic volunteers
The MMC volunteers who work in the childrens programs are enthusiastic and teach the children health and life shills through plays, activities and games.

Personal Hygiene
Consistent with a national campaign, the children at camp are taught healthy personal hygiene practices by the volunteers. This is done through games, discussion and fun activities.

Personal Hygiene

Hand Washing
The children learn proper hand washing techniques

Say Cheese!!
The children attending the first day of camp, were given goody bags containing items such as: a soap, comb, tooth brush and paste.

Everyone Loves to Danceand Sing

Extra Visitors

Sharing oranges at lunch.

Tickle Fun

So much potential

Womens Health Discussion Groups

Discussion Groups
Ages ranged from 13 to 80 years old and the group sizes ranged from 8 to 26 plus multiple babies.

Health and Wellness

The greatest emphasis was placed on empowerment. For families to be healthy mothers need to be healthy. We encouraged family and community leadership.

Discussion Topics
Topics of discussion included: Clean water source Sanitation Nutrition Personal health Breast self exam Birth Prolapse

Hand washing.
Teaching hand washing and the importance of it was well received. The women enjoyed the group activity.

Biding Farewell

The children loved to bring flowers.

Everyone must dance.

Thank you Speeches and presentations were made by community Leaders

Dozens of Stories
At camp there were dozens of heartwarming and heartbreaking stories that occurred in each of the clinics especially in the baby clinic. MMC volunteers often go far beyond the call of duty to help seek treatment and secure funds to assist those in need. Please know that the money raised here tonight will be well used and greatly appreciated.

I Do Believe
Everybody Wants Peace Everybody Wants Change But Who Will Stand Up And Do What it Takes A Better World Is not Beyond our Reach Anything is Possible I DO BELIEVE
Written and composed by: Calum Graham

Composed and performed by: Calum Graham

I Do Believe

Anything is Possible I Do Believe