Health courses
In cooperation with the Nepal Medics and Mountaineers Foundation (NMMF) and funded by the Schmitz Foundation’s small projects fund for development cooperation, pre-hospital medical care and women’s health in the Tamang region are being improved.
Dr. Dhirendra, NMMF, brought the idea and the drafts for a health project to the table in November. Everyone involved worked on it, so that by August 25 a project eligible for funding by the Schmitz Foundation had been created. It then still took until January 26 for the first three-session course block to be carried out.
Short description of the project
The aim of the project is, first, to improve the preclinical medical care of the population and, second, to improve women’s health (hygiene, pregnancy, contraception, breastfeeding counseling).
1. In the project area, there is a lack of adequate basic healthcare. The staff at the health posts are often poorly trained and poorly equipped. Among the general population, there is a lack of knowledge about health-related topics. There is a lack of awareness of the possibility of emergency treatment because transport routes are not known. Without sufficient follow-up care, an emergency is not even adequately treated medically. In addition, there is a lack of suitable means of transport. Together with the local health authorities, both vulnerable people and potential multipliers (e.g. members of health posts) are to be identified and included in training. Knowledge of first aid measures and Basic Life Support (BLS) is to be trained, as well as knowledge of rescue chains/emergency numbers/emergency accessibility.
2. Girls and women in the region are often denied access to school education. They are taught the same topics, but in addition, to strengthen women’s health, topics such as (menstrual) hygiene, contraception, pregnancy, and breastfeeding counseling are also covered. The women, in turn, multiply knowledge through childcare.
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The following are images from the course, conducted in Syaphru Besi in Rasuwa District:
Departure on Fridays at the Medicit Clinic in Patan.
It is nice to see that Nepalese doctors, like foreign tourists, are impressed by the drive toward Tibet. The trip from Kathmandu took place on Friday. Just before Syaphru Besi, you can see in the background the Langtang range, which rises to over 7,000 meters.
Course preparation: Thanks to the grant funding, a projector, laptop and screen could be purchased, as well as adult and child CPR mannequins and much more.
The courses were well attended and there was a lot of practice:
Basic Life Support means “resuscitation”; here are the life-saving measures for infants and adults. In first aid, as in our driver’s license training, skills in stopping bleeding, placing someone in the recovery position, and recognizing disturbances of consciousness were practiced.
It continued with a program on women’s health: contraception and hygiene measures were an important topic. At the end, learning outcomes were assessed with an exam, and the participants were presented with a certificate.
The course is scheduled to take place again in spring, or rather early summer.
