• Financial donations for ongoing necessary expenses
• Donations of medical materials and pharmaceuticals
• Financial sponsorship on a monthly / yearly basis
• Volunteer to assist in our program

Congratulation to Dr. Sally Nobbs

We, Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal and local peoples from Beni VDC would congrats Dr. Sally Nobbs for receiving the Award from Government of Australia for her effort towards providing Village Health Services. And like wise KPHMN would like to thank Government of Australia for recognizing the contribution of Dr. Sally Nobbs and honoring her with the Award.

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Condolence to Mrs. Sherpa

Mrs. Jangmu Sherpa, mother of Mr. Ang Tshering Sherpa (president of KPHMN), was passed away on 18th of Manshir 2068 (4th December 2011) at the age of 70. She was seriously sick and getting treatment from last three months.

We, KPHMN family, were saddened to hear of his loss. Mrs. Sherpa was a blessing from God. What we are feeling right now is hard to put into words, just want to say, Nothing can replace the loss of a loved one... but, life must go on and sometimes we have to live for other. May god's blessings and memories of their loved one support them forever!

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Dental Health Camp at Medical Center

Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal with valuable support from Australian Doctors Dr. John and Dr. Helen is going organize a Dental Health Camp at Medical Center from 17th of April 2012 to 18th April 2012. The necessary documents for the permission from the government is already been processed by Dr. John. Although the camp is just for two days, it can also be extended on the basis of the patient flow. We, Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal Family and local people of Junbesi would like to thank Dr. John and his family for their valuable help and support for this Health Camp.

After health camp Dr. John and his family have planned to visit different natural location of Junbesi and also planned to trek up to Tengbuche of Everest Region.

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Kushudebu is planning to start Delivery Service at Medical Center

Kushudebu public health mission Nepal initiated the construction of Delivery room. Woods from the local jungle has been brought to Medical Center for construction of Delivery Room and toilet. The construction work is expected to begin from April of next year. After completing the construction of Delivery Room, it is planned to arrange the Delivery Equipments for the Delivery Room. Next it is planned to provide Training on Delivery Procedure at Kathmandu for a female who later will be appointed as a staff at Medical Center. And then Medical Center will start its service of Child Delivery at the Medical Center.

We, Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal Family would like to thank all the Donors, local peoples, Governmental Organizations and District Health Office for their help and support and wish to have continuous help, suggestion and support.

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New Committee for Health Post Management

Recently a committee of nine local people has been developed by Kushudebu Public health Mission Nepal to manage the daily work of the health post. The committee is sub grouped into different groups of two, to manage different task including Medicine Management, Human Resource Management, Equipment and Tools Management. The committee also calls the monthly meeting at the end of each month to review the monthly work and progress and also plans the future work.

Kushudebu Public Heath Mission Nepal would like to greet the community for their success and also expect continues help from them.

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Maternity Services at Kushudebu Medical Center

With the help of members of “Friends of Jundesi”, Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal has completed tiling of two rooms for the Maternity Services. Likewise from Government of Nepal, Chief District Health Officer of Solu Khumbu Mr. Madhusudan Koirala has arranged training of Maternity Services for a Nurse of KPHMN. The service will facilitate, specially the local pregnant women, to get a quality services during their delivery period. So KPHMN believes to have full support and help in this project from the local villager as well as all interested donors.

KPHMN is looking for help to arrange the necessary equipments for the Maternity Services and newly constructing toilet next to Maternity Room.

For further information please contact Mr. Ang Tshering Sherpa, President Kushudebu Janaswastha Aviayan Nepal (kushudebu2005@yahoo.com) or please click here for details contact

The list of Equipments that KPHMN need for Delivery Room are as follows,

1. Sponge holder
2. Artery forceps
3. Scissor
4. Peri-towel
5. Peri-pad
6. Bowel
7. Baby Wrapper
8. Cotton swab
9. Gauze Pieces
10. Plain Catheter
11. Kidney ray
12. Catgut
13. Cord Clamp
14. Delivery Bed
15. Cocoas Forceps
16. Baby Wormer

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Health Camp at Thuptengcholing Monastery

Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal had just organized the Health Camp of two days at Thuptengcholing Monastery, located at the distance of about 1 hour from the Medical Center. The camp was specially focused for elder people who are unable to walk to Medical center for Treatment. Altogether 132 patients mostly of 40 to 70 years and up to 95 years had received treatment in the camp. During the Camp it was found that most of the patients were suffering of Arphalgia and Acute Peptic diseases. Arphalgia disease was the most common among them.

We would like to thank Head Nun Nawang Doma and Local Nun Nurses for their help and cooperation during the camp.

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Donation from Friends of Junbesi Group on April of 2011

Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal had received different equipments and money as donations from the participants of Friend of Junbesi Project. We would like to thanks all the donors for their valuable help and hope for the continuous help in future. The lists of donors are as follows:

1. Dr. Noela Kwan and her friends
2. Ms. Barbara Jesiolowske
3. Mr. Ralph Victor Snowdown
4. Mr. Mark Vincent Boardhurt
5. Mrs. Julie and her friends
6. Mr. Keith Cooper, Brisbane Australia
7. Medical Equipments from Ambulance Center First Responder Brisbane Australia
8. Two Laptops from Dr. Sally Nobbs of Wilderness school

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Donation from Sam ford Ambulance Center, Brisbane, Australia

Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal has received different tools and utensils used in Health Center as a help from Mr. Roger Lukas and Ms. Ria Lukas from Brisbane, Australia. We, Kushudebu Family, would like to heartily thank to Sam ford Ambulance Brisbane for their help and look forward for continuous help and suggestion. Likewise we would also like to thank for Singapore Airlines for Transportation support of the donated stuffs from Australia to Nepal.

Similarly we would like to Thank Specially to Mr. Roger Lukas and Ms. Ria Lukas for their help while bringing the donated stuffs from Australia to Medical Center and also wish for their successful visit to Nepal. They also had arranged the whole visit of Mr. Ang Tshering Sherpa (President of Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal) to Australia for Cliton Global Business Executive Seminar as well as visit to Sam ford Ambulance and Lions Club Brisbane in 2009.

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Incinerator Project at Chiwang Monastery, 2011

With joint effort of World Expeditions and Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal, the incinerator is going to build at Chiwan Monastery of Solukhumbu in this april. Eight tourists from World Expedition are going to participate in the program. All the preparation work for the project has been completed. This is forth Incinerator Project in Solukhumbu area.

It is believed that program will help to bring the awareness in the local of Solukhumbu and also help to preserve the environment of the local areas.

Kushudebu would like to thank, Dr. Beau Beza from Melbourne University, World Expedition and all the participants for their valuable help and contribution for the Incinerator Project.

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Friends of Junbeshi Community Project in April

Thirteen members from Friend of Junbesi through World Expeditions are going to visit Medical Center of Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal. As per schedule they are conducting three days community project as well. According to which thirteen group members are going to participate in tiling two rooms of the medical center. After completing three days project at medical center the group has program of trekking up to Gokyo Lake which will be lead by the president of Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal, Mr. Ang Tshering Sherpa. The group will return back to Kathmandu after successfully completing the Trek.

Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal would like to thank all the members of Friends of Junbesi and the participant of the Trip. We heartily appreciate this help and looks forward for continuous help and suggestion.

After completing community project the Group had trekked different places of the Nepal.

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Construction of New Girls Toilet at “Junbesi School”

With help from the “Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology”, Dr. Beau Beza, Ms. Sue Zhang, their colleagues and the Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal is planning to construct a new toilet facility for the female students at the “Junbesi High School” (a school originally built through the efforts of Sir Edmund Hillary). Recently, Sue Zhang and the other students from the Nepal Study Tour (see: http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=ui9zt76mg0jjz) had completed the task of raising funds for the construction of this toilet facility. KPHMN and the “Junbesi High School” family would heartily like to thank Dr. Beau Beza, Ms. Sue Zhang and the other students for their valuable help in the realisation of the girl’s toilet.

Likewise a team of students from the “Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology”, led by Dr. Beza and Ang Tshering Sherpa, is going to participate in the construction of a plantation/nursery for the village of Junbesi and the surrounding communities. This work is to be done in 2012. KPHMN and the locals of Junbesi would also like to thank them for their kind help and would like to encourage others to participate in similar programs for the Junbesi and KPHMN area. For more information and ways you can help please contact Dr. Beza (beau.beza@rmit.edu.au) or Ang Tshering Sherpa (kushudebu2005@yahoo.com).

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Takshindu Monastery Incinerator Project Completed Successfully

With the help of World Expeditions, Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal has completed the Third Phase Incinerator Project successfully. Nine Travelers from World Expedition has participated in the project.

We, KPHMN, would like to thank all the foreign Travelers, World Expeditions, local Monks and local Carpenters who have contributed their valuable effort to complete the project successfully.

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Report of Visit of teachers and students from Rockhampton School, Australia Nov\Dec 2010

Mr. Ian Adie and Mr. Doug Grubert with their 12 students from Rockhampton School, Australia are visiting Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal and doing the plastering work for staff quarters at the end of this November. According to the school's teacher in-charge Doug Grubert, the students are visiting different location in the village and also support the medical center.

Kushudebu heartily welcome Ms. Ian Adie and Mr. Doug Grubert, the teacher in-charges of Rockhampton School, and the students of the visit. We believe that this visit will be a step toward making good relationship between Kushudebu and Rockhampton School. The group is also scheduled to trek to Amadavlam base camp of Everest region.

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Second and Third Project at Medical Center

Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal (KPHMN) is planning to construct Rest Room with shower at the Medical Center. As current Rest Room is located bit far from Medical Center, Staffs of Medical Center are getting difficulties in using Rest Room. So on the request of the Staffs of Medical Center KPHMN has decided to build new Rest Room at the Center itself. KPHMN expect to have donation from the donors for this construction work. So KPHMN would like to request all the interested persons to contact at the address given below or mail at info@kushudebu.org.np or kushudebu2005@yahoo.com.

Similarly, in another phase KPHMN is going to build Sitting Room and Birth Center at Medical Center. As lots to patient in the Center comes from far villages KPHMN believe that Sitting Room for those patient will be great relief for them and I will also help to improve the quality of the treatment as well as make treatment easy. Similarly Birth Center will help to improve the quality of maternity cure. We believe that Birth Center will help in providing secure baby delivery process as well as proper cure of baby and mother which will help to decrease the maternity death rate of the village.

So KPHMN would humbly request for your kind help in these projects and also like to request to contact in following address for more details.

Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal
Chhetrapati-16, Paknajol Marga
G.P.O. Box 13418
Kathmandu
Nepal
Tel.: +977-1-4253929
Moblie : +977-9851110598
e-mail: info@kushudebu.org.np, kushudebu2005@yahoo.com

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2nd Phase Incinerator Project Completed Successfully

Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal had completed its 2nd phase of incinerator project with the help of world expeditions along with 13 participants from Australia and England. Due to the bad weather group flew to Jumbesi by helicopter and trek to Phongmoche Monastery. The group was been warmly welcomed by head lama, local school children and local carpenter followed by the dance program of local children. The 2nd phase incinerator program at Phongmoche Monastery has been completed after the 2 full days’ work. At the end of the project, in a closing ceremony head lama thanked the group for their help and co-operation and also greet for the safe journey by honoring them with white scarf. Due to disturbance of bad weather, the group have to work hard for 2 days and the group completed their journey to Tengboche Monastery.

Kushudebu Public Health Mission, Phongmoche Monastery Team and School would like to thank all the participants for their valuable contributions and hopes that these kinds of projects will help us to minimize the garbage and good education for the students and for the locals in the area.

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Community Incinerator Installation Project Report - August / September 2010

With the participation of Kushudebu Public Health Mission, World Expeditions, Dr Beau Beza and 14 postgraduate and undergraduate students from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (in Australia) the first phase incinerator works has been completed. This work was conducted at Phungmoche Monastery in August/September 2010.

The group flew to Phaplu on the 30th August from Kathmandu. Unfortunately, the weather was not very good but luckily we were able to fly out on our scheduled day. Please note that there were no flights out of Kathmandu four days prior to our departure and once we left it was another four days before the next flight was able to land at Phaplu; we had luck on our side!

When we arrived at Phungmoche all the monks and its students were line up with Katas (a white or yellow good luck scarf) to give us all a worm welcome. His Holliness Lama Ngawang Jimba led the monks and students that greeted us. For two days we worked constructing the incinerator and building a new toilet facility for the monastery (the money for the toilet facility was donated by the HallBeza family). The weather during this time was not very good but the university students were really keen to work and even when it pored they kept going!

Besides the incinerator and toilet project the students had class work and research to conduct; they’re enrolled in an International Community Development subject in which they worked on one of four projects requested by the Junbesi community. These projects included a reforestation project and nursery, waste facility development, green house design and a toilet facility design/build project for the Junbesi Secondary School. These university students met with the Head Master of Phungmoche Monastery and Buddhist School, the lead carpenter working on the incinerator and various other community members of Junbesi and the surrounding villages; the students learned a lot and it was a great trip.

The Junbesi Valley community would like to thank all the participants for helping with these projects and we hope to continue relations with them. We look forward to working on future projects together.

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Vaccination Program at Medical Center

Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal has organized Vaccination Program at Beny Village as well as other surrounding villages. Health check up of children and mothers has been done in the camp. The program is focused to decrease the death rate of child and mother in the village.

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Health Education For Monks and Children at Serlo Monastery

Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal has initiated the program of Health Education. The session of Health Education for Monks and Children has been organized at Serlo Monastery. The Head Monk and other Monks appreciated the training program and said that the training is very useful and will help to uplift the health of the people.

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Training program on primary health care from 24th to 29th August, 2010

Kusudebu Public Health Mission Nepal is going to organize a five days training program on primary health care from 24th August, 2010 to 29th August, 2010. Total 24 local men and women are participating in this training program and it was supposed that the trainees will be capable of giving the services of primary health care in absence of the medical Doctor.

The necessary arrangement of the training programming is being carried out. Likewise the necessary book and equipment are brought from Kathmandu.

The training will be very useful to the locals and it is also planned to distribute the certificates to the participants at the end of the program.

The detail course covered in the training is as follows,

1. What is first Aid & who gives first Aid, when is provide first Aid
2. Drawing.
3. Fracture and first aid
4. Transfer.
5. Shock, electrical shock./Vital Sign with Practical read thermometer.
6. Wound and types of wound
7. Dog Bite and first Aid
8. Hemorrhage and first aid/epitasis
9. Introduction of Lab test& X-Ray
10. Water and Sanitation./Latrine and type and use
11. Bandage and how to do bandage/Practical Class
12. Snake Bite and First Aid
13. Eye Anatomy and Foreign body at eye and first Aid
14. Whole discussion

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Inauguration of Staff Quarter

Kushudebu Public Health Mission is to run the Staff Quarter from this September. The necessary preparation for the Staff Quarter is being carried out like wise necessary equipments and stuffs are being brought.

The inauguration of the Staff Quarter is going to be held according to the Buddhist ritual. The religious worship is going to be performed by the local “Lama” like wise inauguration by the “Head Lama“ and “District Public Health Officer” jointly on the occasion.

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Appointment of New general medicine and management person at the medical center

For continuous service of medical facilities at medical center, Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal had published an advertisement for vacant post of general medicine in the news papers and selected Mr. Marichman Shrestha as the new general medicine for the health post. He is going to join the health post from 1st Sept 2010, likewise the local nurse Ms. Sarkini Lama has been appointed as a management person. She will take all the responsibility of management at the medical center.

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Visit of Jeema Keeves as a Volunteer from Australia to Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal on November 2010

Jemma Keeves, a Graduated Physiotherapist from Perth, Australia, is very interested in KPHMN. She would love to have opportunity to volunteer her time and services as a physiotherapist to help KPHMN. As a physiotherapist she is assisting KPHMN by treating respiratory and cardiac patients, education for pregnant women and women who have just given birth, treatments of soft tissue injuries, rehabilitation and many more other patients. She will be very happy to conduct education sessions for nurses and other health professionals. She is staying there for one month helping KPHMN. We would like to thank Dr Sally Nobbs of Wilderness School and Jeema Keeves for her kind thoughts and looking forward to meet her in Nepal. Besides these she is also going donate some equipment to KPHMN medical center.

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Visit of teachers and students from Rockhampton School,Australia Nov\Dec 2010

Mr. Ian Adie and Mr. Doug Grubert with their 12 students from Rockhampton School,Australia are visiting Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal at the end of this November. According to the school's teacher in-charge Doug Grubert, the students are visiting different location in the village and also support the medical center.

Kushudebu heartily welcome Ms. Ian Adie and Mr. Doug Grubert, the teacher in-charges of Rockhampton School, and the students of the visit. We believe that this visit will be a step toward making good relationship between Kushudebu and Rockhampton School. The group is also scheduled to trek to Amadavlam base camp of Everest region.

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Join with us for the World Expeditions Community Project 2010-2011

With the participation of Kushudebu Public Health Mission, World Expeditions and Dr Beau Beza (of Melbourne University Australia), the Incinerator Installation Project is going to be executed in Solukhumbu. The first phase will take place in Phunmoche Monastery where two incinerators are planned to be installed during September and October. Likewise in coming November 2010 and April 2011, incinerators are to be constructed at Takshindu Monastery and Chiwang Monastery.

The Project will help to keep the surroundings of the Monasteries clean and tidy by properly disposing wastage, providing a healthier environment. As well, the ash from the incinerator can be used as fertilizer in the fields. The Project has also planned a program for educating locals of the Solukhumbu regarding waste disposal. We would like to request the cooperation and help of the entire local community in making this Project a success.

Ang Tshering Sherpa
President
Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal

The preparation of Incinerator project that is going to be held on August and October 2010 is going on. The locals are arranging the necessary materials that can be found locally like sand, similarly other construction materials including cement, concrete are planned to be brought from Kathmandu and Head Carpenter also have placed order for these necessary construction materials.

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Community Project April 2010 Report

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

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

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

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

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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Ultrasound services at KPHM

With the support from Service Manager Mr. Sean Mc Peak of Tamara Hunt from Signostics Company, the Medical Center now is being facilitated with Ultrasound Machine. The machine was handed over to the President of KPHM Nepal, Mr. Ang Tshering Sherpa, by the student of Wilderness School, Ms Isabella, on the behalf of the company in the program held in the Radisson Hotel. The program was participated by 31 participants including Dr. Sally Nods and other students and parents from the Wilderness School.

The team of Wilderness School with Dr. Sally Nods and her friend Mr. Charles had come to Nepal for the Trekking in Annapurna. The team was lead by Mr. Ang Tshering Sherpa with Dr. Sally Nobs and similarly, Mr. Rishi and Mr. Tashi participated in the trekking as the support team. The Trekking was successfully completed.

KPHMN would like to thank all the family of Wilderness School including students, parents, principal and teachers, for their great help and support for the development medical center of rural places of Nepal. And we would be looking for the further continuous help and support from you.

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World Expedition Community Project April 2010

Kushudebu Public Health Mission with the financial support by 16 group members has started the construction of Staff quarter through the World Expedition Program 2010 and construction will be expected to be completed within a month.

Mr. Ang Tsering Sherpa, President of Kushudebu public health mission leaded the trackers of 16 members. Initially the journey became very challenging as all the flights to Phaplu was cancelled due to scheduled maintenance of radar at Trivuban International airport at Kathmandu. So we planned our journey to Medical center by bus. The route was planned from Kathmandu to Ramechhap then to Phaplu and finally Medical center. As Ramechhapa is undeveloped rural place, there is no any good facility of lodging and fooding. But we should be very thankful to our guest that they did not made any complain instead they were very happy and enjoying the adventure. After this unforgettable journey to Ramechhapa, next day we took flight to Phalpu and reached to Medical center.

The welcome program was organized by the local villager on the next day. And in next 3 days 16 group members had participated in different construction including walling the compound, tiling the floor, painting the ceiling and walls. We on the behalf of Kushudebu Public health Mission Nepal would like to thank all the group members and travel doctors for their help and participation the development of Medical Center.

On the final day a Farewell dinner program was organized on the honor of the travel doctor and during the program the help of the travel doctors was appreciated with the letter of appreciation.

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Appointment of New Nurse

Kushudebu has appointed Miss Sarkini Lama, a local resident of Solukhumbu, as a New Nurse for the vacant post of Nurse at the Medical Center. The post is vacant as the current Nurse Miss Bimala Rai got as opportunity for the higher education in London for two years. She got admitted in Citic Collage, London for the study of Community Health Management. We, KPHMN Family would like to wish her for her success in the future.

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Starting New Service of Ultrasound in Medical Center

We are very happy to announce our new service of Ultrasound at the Medical Center. With the Initiation of Dr. Sally Nodds and her friend Mr. Charles, Medical center is being facilitated with Ultrasound Machine by the Service Manager Mr. Sean Mc Peake of Tamara Hunt from Signostics Company. We think these kinds of help and suggestion will play vital role in the field of development of Medical services in the rural places of Nepal. On the behalf of all the people of Solukhumbu, We KPHMN family would like to express our heartily thanks to Mr. Sean Mc Peake, Dr. Sally Nodds, Mr. Charles and all the family of Signostics Company. And we look forward for continuous help and suggestion from you.

The details of the company is as follows

Sean McPeake AMS
Clinical Services Manager

Ph +61 (0)8 8152 9430
Fax +61 (0)8 8152 9449
Mobile +61413090465
PO Box 736 Torrensville SA 5031
Lot 1, 40-46 West Thebarton Road
Thebarton SA 5031 Australia
www.signosticsmedical.com

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Organizing "T.B." screening program at the medical centre

Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal is going to conduct "T.B." screening program at the medical centre at the end of February 2010. This programme is going to be advertised through local fm radio. The program include following medical test,

1. Chest x-ray.
2. Sputum test for AFB.
3. Mantoux test.

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Report on patient flow in hospital from 7th August 2009 to 11th January 2010

Below is the detail report of our hospital from7-Aug-2009 to 11- January- 2010,regarding patient flow & treatment. The report reposted by Dr. Ashwani Sinha from Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal is as follows,

1. Total number of patient treated in hospital - 1001( in which)
2. Total number of Follow up patient - 251
3. Total number of Emergency Cases - 30

Details of different diseases treated are as follow,

S. No.	Diseases	No of Cases
1.	Pneumonia	5 cases
2.	Cut Injury	10 cases
3.	Liver Cirrhosis	1 cases
4.	COPD	4 cases
5.	PneuDiarrhoea with Hypovolemiamonia	7 cases
6.	Hypertention	2 cases
7.	CVA	1 cases

Note; Patient with Liver Cirrhosis & CVA was referred from our centre, to higher centre for further INV. & Treatment in Ktm ,where they passed away under going treatment

Most of the cases landed to our centre are as follow,

S. No.	Diseases	No of Cases
1.	Hypertension	136 cases
2.	Acid Peptic disease	110 cases
3.	Air Res.Tract Infection	98 cases
4.	Diarrhoea	70 cases
5.	COPD	65 cases
6.	Tonsilitis	55 cases
7.	Pneumonia	35 cases
8.	Otitis Media	20 cases

Most of the patients coming to our centre are from different places of the solukhumbu that takes an hour or even more. The details of the places and corresponding time taken are as follow,

S. No.	Location	Time need to walk
1.	Vakanjay	8 Hrs
2.	Taksindo	5 to 6 Hrs
3.	Thouptencholing	1 Hrs
4.	Tamakhani	4 to 5 Hrs
5.	Lamjura	3 to 4 hrs
6.	Taktor	1 hrs
7.	Mapung	1/2 Hrs
8.	Phukmucha	1 and 1/2 Hrs
9.	Pangkarma	1 hrs
10.	Salabesi	1 hrs
11.	MapuKhamjeng	1 Hrs

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World Expeditions Community Project 2010 on April

With financial support from the travel doctor, Kushudebu Public Health Mission has made necessary arrangement for the construction of interior of the staff quarter building. The necessary wood for the construction will be arranged from the local community forest where as tiles, cement and other necessary materials are planned to import from Kathmandu.

We would like to thank all the doctors and world expedition party who have provided us the financial support for the construction work and also like to thank the entire participants who are coming to Nepal for participating in the world expedition community project 2010 on April.

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Appointment of New lab and X-ray technician

For continuous service of lab and x-ray facilities at health post, Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal had published an advertisement for vacant post of lab and X-ray technician in different news papers on 15th of November 2009 and selected Mr. Bes Raj Adhikari as the new lab and X-ray technician for the health post. He is going to join the health post from 1st of December 2009.

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Join with us with world expeditions' community project 2010

We wish to thank the many people who have contributed significant monies for the purchase of the items of equipment and particular appreciation to World Expeditions and the participants who contributed their time undertaking three (3) "Community Projects" conducted during the year.

In the year 2010 world expedition is organising trip to Kushudebu Public Health mission. Participants will spend three days constructing the staff quarters which will result in the facility offering a much needed 24 hour service. On completion of the project work, participants will take a fully supported camping based trek into the Everest region to Namche Bazaar and Thyangboche to experience the most stunning mountain scenery on earth.

We look forward to meeting and working with our World Expeditions Community Project visitors in April 2010.

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Adelaide Visit of Mr. Ang Tshering

Mr. Ang Tshering Sherpa was invited in different function organized by Wilderness School in Adelaide, Australia. The students of the school had preformed different play and items in the function. In the function, as the introduction of KPHMN and Nepal to the students, a documentary on Kushudebu Public Health Mission Napal and the country Nepal was presented by Mr. Ang Tshring Sherpa. And during the program, Wilderness school also made announcement of continuing their help and support especially in the field of development of health sector of Nepal.

We would like to honor heartily thank to Wilderness school for all the help and support, on the behalf of all the villager of Solukhumbu as well as people of Nepal.

Ang's JCU Presentation and Report

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Plantation program at KPHMN

Kushudebu public health mission Nepal had organized plantation program with the help of the students of Junbesi School on august 2009 in the surrounding areas of the health post. About 80 students and teachers as well as the staffs of health post had participated in the programme by planting 6 different species of plants.

The programme was aimed to generate awareness of the fresh green environment among the students as well as to improve the surrounding environment of the health post making it more fresh and healthy.

Kushudebu public health mission Nepal heartily appreciate all the participants including students, teachers and staffs of the health post for their contribution and participation.

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www.ntnews.com.au has published a story on KPHMN

ON a mild morning in the small village of Junbesi, Dr Ros Vaughan is squinting at an X-ray.

Positioned on a light box hooked up to a power outlet on a veranda, she’s examining the insides of a Tibetan nun’s ankle. Although the woman has limped for more than an hour along a dusty track to reach the clinic, Dr Vaughan is sending her back with no more than paracetamol to ease her pain, which has been plaguing her for a couple of months. . .

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KPHMN has appointed new doctor at Junbesi medical center

According to the advertisement published for the post of Doctor at the Junebesi Health Center in different National Dailies, Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal (KPHMN) had received 12 applications. Among these applicants, KPHMN has selected Dr. Ashwani Kumar Sinha as the new doctor for the medical center and appointed him in the contract of one year starting from 4th of august 2009.

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Australia visit of Mr. Ang Tshering Sherpa, President of Kushudebu public health mission Nepal.

The Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal heartily (KPHMN) likes to thank James Cook University, Brisbane, Australia and Ron Nanlervis Regional Director, International for providing the Scholarship of one week visit to Australia to the President Mr Ang Tshering Sherpa.

KPHMN hopes that the visit will be helpful in developing good relationship with James Cook University as well as believes in getting full support and guidance with valuable suggestion for the medical center situated at remote village areas of Nepal continuously in future.

Hopping for the success of the visit of the President Mr Ang Tshering Sherpa , KPHMN once again would like to humbly thank James Cook University, Brisbane, Australia and Ron Nanlervis Regional Director, International.

Please click here to download the mails with further details of the program in Australia
Please click here to view the Invitation form Australia

Award Ceremony at Kathmandu on 5th August 2009

James Cook University had awarded scholarship to the seven social workers from Nepal in the Award Ceremony held on 5th August 2009. The function was participated by their honorable guests, Ambassador of Australia Ms. Susan Grace, Manager of International Relation of James Cook University Mr. Ron Nankervis as well as President and Chief Executive of Justin Sharp and his wife.

The function was inaugurated by the president of Justin Sharp where honorable Ambassador of Australia also had shared his few words and congratulated all the scholarship holders. The Ambassador also had expressed her willingness to meet Ms Ang Tshring Sherpa after his visit to Australia.

The function was successfully held in presence of Nepali Media with a small tea party at the end.

Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal would like to thank the Organizing committee for providing scholarship program, and look forward for continuous help and support from James Cook University.

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KPHMN is going to be connected with phone line from the end of this July

The medical centre is going to be connected with phone line from the end of this July. This will enable the staff of medical centre to consult with the District hospital in Phaplu as well as the medical specialists in Kathmandu . It will also be helpful to check updates of the medical centre what the centre is doing as well as to order the necessary drugs and equipment for the medical center.

The phone number of KPHMN is 0097719751001327

KPHMN would like to thank the two travellers (met Mr. Ang Tshering during a trip) who share the cost of phone line connection. It was their effort that makes possible The KPHMN to connect the phone line. Perhaps others traveller may think about working together to help the centre. All help is appreciated.

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The world expeditions community project 2009 has been completed successfully

First of all we would like to thank for the travel doctor for their great contributions towards to the local health community.

Kushudebu Public Health Mission, Nepal, (KPHMN) has recently upgraded the medical center by installing a water tank, leveling the side of new house, paving in front of the OPD and dressing room, paving new tiles on the OPD and dressing floor, installing windows on the new buildings, re-sheeting Roof and painting the new windows. Most of the materials were brought from Kathmandu to Jiri and then carried by porters of 4 days walk.

This work was successfully done by people who came to Nepal through World Expeditions Community Project. Travelers came from Australia, Canada.

With the inspiration of 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 do hope to get benefit from their support in the future. Their work has made many improvements to the centre.

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.

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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.

Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal is upgrading the facilities and equipment at the Centre. Trained staff to operate this equipment was advertised for in the Nepal national newspapers. Mr Rabi Dahal has been apponted to operate this equipment and Miss Ang Lhamu Sherpa has been apponted as a staff nurse.

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Launching the book “Wilderness Nepal”

KPHMN’s President, Mr. Ang Tshering Sherpa, was invited to Australia by the Mayor of Adelaide and the Wilderness School, Adelaide. They visited for three weeks and were very warmly welcomed by the people there and had a very wonderful and unique experience before returning back to Nepal.

KPHMN would like to thank all the people in Australia who made this enjoyable trip possible. We are sorry that we were unable to visit all of the many people we know during our short stay in Australia.

The purpose of the visit was launching the book “Wilderness Nepal” which was written by the Wilderness School. A book launch was held at the Wilderness School and it was a huge success. The money from the sale of the books goes to the Bahdaure School, Annapurna region and the Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal medical centre in the remote Solukhumbu region of Nepal.

Photos of Programme

If you want to buy this book wilderness Nepal please contact in the following address the fund goes to the Boudhre school in Annpurna region and Kushudebu medical center in Solukhumbu region.

Contact e-mail address : snobbs@wilderness.com.au

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X-Ray Machine

Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal, with the financial help of donars bought the X-Ray Machine, ECG and Oxygen Concentrator. These have now been brought to the Medical Centre with the help of local porters.

The X-ray facility will operate from 9 -11am and in the evening from 4pm. This is when electricity is available in the district. The x-ray equipment is setup in a room by itself.

After advice from donors it was decided to establish a new local committee to operate KPHMN. This committee was established May 9, 2008. Local women are a part of the new committee. An application has been forwarded to the Chief District Health Office so that the Medical Centre administration can be approved. The centre will continue to operate in the future run by the local people, and known as KPHMN, aiming to maintain and improve the basic medical facilities available at the centre.

The Medical Centre was visited and inspected by the Chief District Officers on May 8, 2008. Government support has been assured but this will be negligible due to Nepal’s economic and geographic limitations.

World Expeditions Australia ( www.worldexpeditions.com.au) has organized two groups to visit and work at the Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal Medical Centre in March and April 2009. The local committee, and the people from surrounding area are very pleased that World Expeditions has taken such a big step in helping the local community project.

We would like to thank all of our donors who have helped to make big changes and improvements to the Medical Centre. We hope you will be able to continue to support us in the future.

We look forward to meeting and working with our World Expeditions Community Project visitors in april 2009.

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Health Camp

Kushudebu Public Health Mission Nepal in April 2007 conducted a 3 day health camp in which people had come from 2 days walking distance to attend the camp. The Health Camp provided orthopedic, pediatric, gynacology and obstetrics, and general medical consultations and treatments. More than 600 people received treatment at the Health Camp. There were specialist doctors from Kathmandu in attendance at the camp.

This was the first time a Health Camp had been organised for this remote, mountainous region and it is hoped that more Health Camps such as this will be held in the future. The local people supported the Health Camp and would like these camps to be regular events.

This event was also telecast on Nepal's National Television Channel.

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Environment and Health

Recently KUSHUDEBU PUBLIC HEALTH MISSION NEPAL conducted cleanup and tree plantation programmed on its premises. The campaign was done with the participation of the locals as well as Himalayan Yeti Club, Junbesi with the help of AWF (Australia) Rubbish Pits were dug.

KPHMN has more projects planned for the future to improve the environment of this area. The nurse working at Beni healthpost also provides education classes to students in regard to health care, hygiene and sanitation to the local schools.

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