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It goes without saying that we are worried about the crisis in Nepal. You well find up-to-date information on www.nepal.nl or on www. nepal-academy.nl.  We can do nothing but wait and hope that at some point things will turn out well . One way or another, the impasse will have to be broken out of.
Fortunately our last visit in November (see report) convinced us that this situation will not affect the medical care.

Latest news:
December 2004
In the latest issue of “Himalaya Magazine” Consul General Cas de Stoppelaar says, ‘If there is a country where it is still possible to make progress, it is Nepal’. When he was asked whether Nepal is still safe, he answered that a bus trip is far more dangerous than a trek in Maoist territory. This was our very impression during our visit in November/December.

The fact of the matter is that we felt more comfortable in Nepal than we do in Europe. In spite of the unstable political situation, we can highly recommend a visit to Nepal. Tourists are not bothered in any way; the people who work in the medical care, whether they are Nepalese or foreigners, can do their work without being hindered. This is logical because in a developing country medical care is in fact a “communist ideal”: it directly supports  the poor population. The hospital and its outreach posts operate as never before. We are working on a strategic plan to set up more outreach posts. This means that the medical care will be close to the people, because of, among other things, education at schools. So-called Income Generating Projects are being set up. This stimulates the people to earn their own living by means of “trade”.

We also visited the health post of Dapcha, which is under construction. The financial support of Lions Club “Tilburg Regte Heide” and Wilde Ganzen has made it possible to build this outreach post. The way we were received was overwhelming.

The eighth anniversary of the hospital was celebrated. The outset for the organisation of the urology conference in November 2005 was made .
For more details we refer to the chapter “activities”.

We also attended the continuation education of the Village Health Workers at Dhulikhel. This so-called T.B.A.-project is running smoothly. 190 Women have been trained and now another 120 are about to become trainees. Proudly our coordinator Ammy Hoekstra could address the  women who are eager to learn.

Nepalimed Austria kept their end up too. A new school that was built with their financial support, could be opened.
In short, Nepal is not let down by the “Nepalimeds”. For partly thanks to your help abundant progress is being made in our beloved Nepal.

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Nepalimed verleent niet alleen steun door het ter plaatse brengen van medische instrumenten, maar ook door middel van het adviseren en opleiden van lokaal Nepalees personeel door Nederlandse artsen.