Health Clinic in Rural Nepal - 2008
Health Clinic Nepal
Summary
This project supports one year's operating expenses for our new health clinic located in Thulo Syabru. The village of Thulo Syabru is located in the remote region of Rasuwa district, Nepal.
How Donors Like You Helped
Thanks to donors like you, a total of $4,078 was raised for this project. Other Projects You Can Help
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
The clinic will provide basic medical services to the residents of Thulo Syabru and surrounding villages. These communities suffer from health problems associated with crippling poverty, such as diarrhea, worm infestation, malnutrition, acute respiratory infections, and tuberculosis.
Activities
Operating costs of $15,000/yr ($5/day) provides critical care to 7,000 people ($2 per person) * Management of childhood illnesses * Immunizations * Antenatal/post natal care * Treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, etc. *
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $4,078
Funding Information
This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.
Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled $4,078 . The original project funding goal was $15,000.
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).
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Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
With this Clinic and laboratory, we are one crucial step closer to our goal of 3 clinics that triangulate this part of the Rasuwa District in Nepal, making health care available to thousands.
Project Message
The Clinic has become a truly important resource for these communities -- every donation makes a tremendous difference to thousands who would otherwise have no available health care.
- Scott MacLennan, Executive Director
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Scott MacLennan
International Director
27 Sumption
Sandia Park, New Mexico 87047
United States
505-980-4520
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Project Sponsor
Organization
The Mountain Fund
139 Madison, NE
Albuquerque,
New Mexico
87108
United States
505-459-7040
http://www.mountainfund.org
The Mountain Fund's Current Projects on GlobalGiving
 Women's Safe House in Kathmandu |
 Equip Mobile Medical Clinics in rural Nepal & Peru |
The Mountain Fund's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
 Basic medical lab for rural health clinic in Thulo |
Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in 
Nepal
and can also be found under 
Health.
For more information about Nepal, read the Human Development Report on Nepal or the Wikipedia entry for Nepal.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on August 15, 2007
Latest Update from the Field
Nepal Healthcare Update: Feb 2009
By Jenn Spradlin - Assistant Director, February 11, 2009 02:32 PM
Our new hospital is now established in the village of Kalikastan, and serves as anchor to our three additional health clinic-outposts. This now creates a network that reaches nearly all of the 44,000 inhabitants of the Rasuwa District.
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