Doctors For Nepal aims to improve healthcare in rural Nepal. Initially this was solely through funding the training of medical students, but now – as our first student, Lalit, approaches his doctoring years, it seems appropriate we try to support our students in their professional practice.
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| Kate, Lalit interviewing a health post worker before the plunge down to Lalit's parents' village |
My area of work in the UK is Obstetrics and Gynaecology– particularly Community Gynaecology. One of the driving forces behind my passionwas my work in
MSF (Medecins Sans Frontiers) in Nepal in 2006-2007. I saw a huge amount of maternity related morbidity and mortality, and from this strongly feel that prevention may currently be better than cure in this country with such limited resources.
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| Welcome to Manma hospital, Kalikot,, where Dr Kate Yarrow, team leader extraordinaire was based with MSF | | |
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The aim of this visit is to assess the family planning practice in one of the most deprived and isolated areas of Nepal. Kalikot is our first medical students’ district, also where I worked with
MSF.
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| Bex, baptised Bev by the Nepalese authorities with our family planning questionnaire |
By gathering comprehensive data on current practice, beliefs and supply, we hope to positively influence the future of family planning in this district. Our report will be presented to international NGOs such the
Family Planning Association of Nepal, and the
Ministry of Health.
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| A small family by Nepalese standards... |
Hopefully this will draw attention to the dire need for intervention to this vastly ignored corner of Nepal. It will also be a fantastic opportunity to visit Lalit’s family who are desperate to meet his international sponsors.
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| Kate and Christine planning the break down of our first pieces of data collected in Manma |
Our team consists of myself – Medical doctor from the London Deanery in Community Sexual ands Reproductive Healthcare. Christine (Chrissy) Bottine – DFN’s intern, and blog-tastic geek. Maia Keeling – my cousin, who’s fluent (?) Nepalese can only serve to enhance the trip! Rebecca (Bex) Brady – Midwife from St Mary’s London who particularly enjoys Nepalese disco/strobe bathroom lighting... And last but by no means least, my long suffering parents Anne and Chris Yarrow, who have joined us to give us a ‘mature’ insight…
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| Meet the intrepid parents and DFN trustees extraordinaire...Anne and Chris Yarrow with our irreplaceable translator, guide and friend, Maghraj Sanjyal |
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| Meet Maia Keeling, cousin extraordinaire flashing the locals with hair and flair alongside Lalit, our sponsored student |
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| And Bev, midwife and recent British convert, convinced after this trip to abandon our shores to find a Nepalese husband |
Do keep reading to see the how our trip pans out, and the results of the health assessment. Your support is the most important thing to keep this mission going and to enable us to achieve our goals and better healthcare for Nepal.
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