.: Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal : Accompilshment :.

The chairman Mr Ang Tshering Sherpa of Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal, recently visited the medical centre after completing his trek with World Expeditions. During his visit, he interacted with locals, participated in the staff meeting and visited his relatives. He also consulted with the Head Lama and Principal of the Buddhist School regarding the incinerator project of Phunmoche Monastery, and made the planning for the community project to be held in August and October by World Expeditions.

With the help of the Travel Doctor and Wilderness School Adelaide, the construction work of the Kushudebu staff quarters are been completed. Kushudebu anticipates the staff quarters will be in use within the month.

Completed Work

Completion of tiling of Ground floor
Four of the rooms as well as kitchen and dining in top floor are been constructed
Electric line and water supply been installed
The wall of staff quarter has been constructed on ground

Completed Tiling on the floor

Newly constructed room at top floor

Newly constructed wall

Likewise the wood required for the furniture has been purchased by the locals for the following:

Each staff room furnished with bed and furniture
Furniture for kitchen and dining room
Cupboards have been built for each rooms
Staff quarter compound has been gardened with different plants
The damaged wall of the old building has been renovated

Rooms furnished by bed and furniture

Local carpenters on the site

Plastering the walls

Renovated wall of the buliding

Planting Tree in the garden

We would like to thank all the donors for their great help and support in the development of the medical centre. We look forward to their continuous support and assistance.

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The facilities of the KPHM clinic has been improved through donations from travel doctor and flight centre, voluntary work of the World Expeditions Community Project members in the year 2008\2009 & the voluntary work of the local Management Committee.

A huge amount of building work has been done such as new roof, tiling, painting, stone pavement in front of the OPD and dressing room, install new water tank for staff quarters, and ground levelling.

The new staff quarters when completed will not only provide much more suitable housing for the clinic staff who now living in the clinic building but also help to free up much needed room in the clinic building for more consulting space. It is planned to have overnight facilities for patients who must travel up to 3 days to reach the clinic.

Complete roofing work with new windows and painting work

Flooring with ceramic tiles in clinic

Stone pavement work

Completion of stone pavement work

Kushudebu Public Health Mission, Nepal, (KPHMN) has recently upgraded the medical center by installing a solar panel, leveling and paving the access, and putting a new awning and windows on the buildings. Most of the materials were made locally and some came from Kathmandu.
This work was successfully done by people who came to Nepal through World Expeditions Community Project Travel and locals. There were two groups of travelers who came to the Beni VDC of Solukhumbu to work on these projects. Travelers came from Australia, New Zealand, England and America.
From all the hard work, suggestion and contributions received from these travelers, KPHMN has been encouraged to continue working on this community project in the remote area of Nepal.
All of the local people of Solukhumbu Beni VDC, the management committee and staff at KPHMN would like to thank them once again for their great contributions. We really appreciate their efforts and kindness and hope to benefit from their support in the future.Their work has made many improvements to the centre.
KPHMN is undertaking a program of renovating the existing buildings using building material and labour from Beni VDC, Solukhumbu
KPHMN regularly organizes a meeting of local people and government officials to determine the priorities and needs for improved health facilities and treatment in the district.
KPHMN has begun and continues to introduce and maintain these reforms.
KPHMN is currently featured in the World Expeditions Community Project Travel program. In april 2009, two groups of travellers will spend three days working to improve facilities at KPHMN. it is planned that they will work new bilding for doctor and nurse quarter
The X-Ray Machine has been successfully installed at the Medical Centre.
Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal with the financial help of donors now has an X-Ray Machine, ECG and Oxygen Concentrator. These have been delivered to the Medical Centre with the help of local porters.
KPHMN completed setup lab at the Medical Centre.