Dechristo Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Medical Camp Moves Mountains In Nepal ............ The Mountain Fund Team Helps In Rasuwa 1000 Patients Receive Free Care Kathmandu, Nepal Oct 28, 2007 The October 11-24, 2007 Moving Medical Camp organized by The Mountain Fund in cooperation with Karing for Kids - Nepal served over 1000 patients in seven villages. The 25 member medical team comprised of US, UK and Nepali Doctors and Nurses as well as Nepali translators visited 7 villages in the remote Rasuwa District on the Tibetan border has just finished giving free medical care to over 1000 indigenous Tamang inhabitants of the area. The medical team included OBGYN, Pediatric, Optometric and General Medicine practioneers. Over 225 eye patients received glasses and vision assistance. A more detailed report will follow this press release. The Medical Team included, Michael Falcone, Dr. Beth-Hall Thompson, Tu Mach, Dr. Dorothy Kammerer-Doak, Susie Rivard-Dibenedetto, Shelly Ogle, David Diaz, Robert Doak, Lindsey Mahlstedt, Ann McCollum, Kerry Flint, Christina Quack, Peter Korpi, Katie Korpi, Puskar Gurung, Sudhir Lama, Dr. Alish Prajapati, Teja Raut, Sudha Dhungana, Kopila Lama, Phurbu Tamang, Dipendra Shrestha, Dipendra Lama, Nima Tamang and Jimyang Lama. Special thanks to Dr. Alish Prajapati who was our official medical host from Nepal. Much thanks to Mountain Hardwear for the Space Stations that were used as portable clinic buildings and Phillips Environmental for the PETT toilet systems. About The Mountain Fund Our mission is to organize grassroots non-profit and non- governmental organizations from a diversity of disciplines, and to support and coordinate these organizations' efforts to eliminate poverty, its causes and symptoms, in developing mountain communities around the world. Website: http://www.mountainfund.org Karing For Kids Karing for Kids - Nepal is a partner in The Mountain Fund and has operated a Mother-Child Health Clinic in Goljung, Rasuwa, Nepal since the late 1990's. Website: http://www.karingforkids.org The Mountain Fund Scott MacLennan email: mtnfund@mountainfund.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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