Nepal
HealthKaring for Kids - Mother and Child Health Clinic in Rural Nepal
Address
Karing for Kids
139 Madison NE
Albuquerque,
New Mexico
87108
United States
800-743-1929
http://www.karingforkids.org
Mission
Karing for Kids (KFK Nepal) runs a Mother and Child Health Clinic (MCH-Clinic) in the rural mountain communities of Rasuwa, Nepal. KFK Nepal is a non-government charity organization working to save the lives of children in Nepal since 1997.
Programs
• Management of childhood illnesses such as diarrhea, worm infestation, malnutrition, and acute respiratory infections • Immunization services for women and children • Antenatal/post natal care for pregnant women and gynecological treatment • Laboratory services for basic tests • Family planning and counseling services • Treatment of sexually transmitted diseases • Treatment of tuberculosis and other general diseases/problems
Karing for Kids's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
 Basic medical laboratory for rural health clinic |
 Mother and Child Health Clinic in Rural Nepal |
Personnel Overview
Scott MacLennan - International Director
Scott is the International Director of Karing for Kids and also coordinates the Premire Partner Trekking program for the International Mountain Explorers Connection, is President of the Anatoli Boukreev Memorial Fund, and Board member of the Alpine Fund. His real job is as the owner of MacManagment, which operates approximately 1500 units of low income housing in Colorado, New Mexico and Texas.
Gyanendra Ghale - Clinic Founder
Gyanendra holds a MS in Public Health from Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. He currently works as a Technical Officer for WHO in New Delhi. He has also worked for UNICEF monitoring the RUGMARK Foundation's program to prohibit the use of child labor in Nepalese. It was while working for Adventist Development and Relief Agency that he first learned of the need for a clinic in the Rasuwa area.
Pragati Ghale - President/Clinic Director
Mrs. Ghale is a registerd nurse and worked at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu for 17 years before joining KFK. At the hospital Mrs. Ghale spent 4 years as a senior nurse in the maternity ward and 8 years as a senior nurse in Nepal's first National Heart Team. Mrs. Ghale manages KFK's clinic and takes care of KFK business in Kathmandu on full time basis.
Personnel Statistics
Scott MacLennan/Gyanendra Ghale, Director
Founded in 1997
Employees: 3
Volunteers: 8
Financial Statistics
Budget (2006): 8,400
Maximum Budget: 8,400
Other funding sources: Individual donations, corporate donations
Religious Affiliation: None
