In partnership with Sagarmatha Health Foundation, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, and Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital, HealthCare Nepal has brought free care to thousands of people in remote villages across the country over the past 26 years, sometimes traveling multiple days by plane and jeep to “reach the hard to reach.” Health Camps are staffed by volunteer Nepalese clinicians offering a wide variety of services.
Sometimes school students are enlisted to help with registration and height and weight measurements, as in this camp held at a school in Kavre District.
Sometimes school students are enlisted to help with registration and height and weight measurements, as in this camp held at a school in Kavre District.
Bringing a patient to a camp in Barhabise, Sindhupalchowk District.
Bringing a patient to a camp in Barhabise, Sindhupalchowk District.
An orthopedic surgeon from Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, seeing a patient in Dudilegada, Doti District, in Far Western Nepal.
An orthopedic surgeon from Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, seeing a patient in Dudilegada, Doti District, in Far Western Nepal.
Sometimes school classrooms are transformed into operating rooms.
Sometimes school classrooms are transformed into operating rooms.
Ultrasound at a camp in Lete, Mustang District.
Ultrasound at a camp in Lete, Mustang District.
For lack of indoor space, sometimes a baby might need to be delivered on a porch, as in this birth in the Village of Marpha, Mustang District.
For lack of indoor space, sometimes a baby might need to be delivered on a porch, as in this birth in the Village of Marpha, Mustang District.
The newborn baby girl held by Dr. Annapoorna Chirra, a volunteer from UCLA Medical Center in California.
The newborn baby girl held by Dr. Annapoorna Chirra, a volunteer from UCLA Medical Center in California.
A 2019 health camp held at Shree Ram Secondary School, Koshidekha, Kavre District.
A 2019 health camp held at Shree Ram Secondary School, Koshidekha, Kavre District.
Students arrive for a camp in Likhu, Nuwakot District.
Students arrive for a camp in Likhu, Nuwakot District.
His tickle reflexes are good!
His tickle reflexes are good!
After getting a checkup from the camp’s pediatrician, these girls received a bag of school supplies, a toothbrush, comb, and other toiletries.
After getting a checkup from the camp’s pediatrician, these girls received a bag of school supplies, a toothbrush, comb, and other toiletries.