2018 - 2019 TRIP

In 2018, 2 teams in Project Aasha visited Biratnagar and Bung in Nepal

BUNG

The team visited Bung and Sotang, villages in the Solukhumbu District in North-Eastern Nepal. The team led by Dr Kumaran Rasappan and Dr Gayathri Devi consisted of 4 doctors, 2 physiotherapists, a sonographer, interpreters, as well as, 8 medical and 4 physiotherapy students.

The team conducted a health clinic at Sir Edmund Hillary Clinic in Bung. The team also visited Bung Health Post to conduct Maternal Health Emergencies education to the midwives and health assistants there. The team then visited the Shree Sagarmatha Secondary School in Bung and the Sotang Public Campus respectively to conduct lessons on First-Aid, Sanitation, Menstrual Health and Physiotherapy. Lastly, a visit to the Sotang Health Center was made to share with the locals various physiotherapy exercises.

BIRATNAGAR

A team comprising 8 medical students from Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine visited Biratnagar, Nepal. The team was led by Dr Rupesh Agrawal, a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Tan Tock Seng Hospital and was accompanied by Dr Jose, an ophthalmologist from Delhi.

Over the course of the trip, the team conducted an eye screening camp and a cataract surgical camp. The team also made a recce trip to Gyanchakshu School for the Visually Impaired, and Birat Medical College.

BUNG

SIR EDMUND HILLARY CLINIC

This picture shows a student taking history of a patient under supervision. The team saw a total of 177 patients across 5 villages from Sotang, Pelmang, Bung, Chheskam and Gudel. The health clinic provided free screening for villagers who were unable to afford normal medical treatments.

PHYSIOTHERAPY EXERCISES

Physiotherapists and SIT Physiotherapy students taught local physiotherapy exercises to the patients at the clinic. This was to better cater to the large demographics of patients presenting with musculoskeletal problems

ULTRASOUND SCAN

There were also many patients requireing antenatal-related screenings. Thus we also had the help of a sonographer

BIRATNAGAR

STUDENTS CONDUCTING EYE EXAMINATION

Students from LKCSoM, accompanied by optometrists from Birat Eye Hospital, conducted eye screenings in rural villages of Sunsari and Morang on the outskirts of Biratnagar. Fundoscopy examinations, refraction error tests and a tumbling E eye chart were used to conclusively report the visual acuity of the patients. Patients eligible for cataract surgery were then bussed to Birat Eye Hospital.

SURGICAL TEAM WITH BIRAT EYE HOSPITAL

he team facilitated a surgical camp in which surgeons conducted 200 free-of-charge cataract surgeries.

CATARACT PATIENTS POST SURGERY

There were no complications 1-day post-surgery, and 1-week post-operative follow ups conducted by Birat Eye Hospital reported no complications as well. Along with patient information, the team also collated information on the barriers to health care via a survey, with the help of translators.

POST - TRIP PROJECTS

BUNG

Project Aasha is currently in the process of publishing 3 abstracts under these conferences

The Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) 2019 conference

Qualitative analysis shows that healthcare students value early

inter-professional collaboration during an overseas medical trip to Nepal

2nd International conference on Humanitarian Medical Missions 2019:

Students in action in Bung, Nepal and Maternal Health in Bung, Nepal

For more information, please refer to our post trip report and video.

POST TRIP REPORT

BIRATNAGAR

Project Aasha is currently in the process of publishing 2 abstracts under these conferences

Epidemiological Study of Cataract in Peri-Urban Regions of Eastern Nepal

Barriers and Enablers to Eye Care in Peri Urban Regions of Eastern Nepal

For more information, please refer to our post trip report and video.

POST TRIP REPORT

In 2018, 2 teams in Project Aasha visited Biratnagar and Bung in Nepal

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