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Analysis: Nepal’s maternal mortality decline paradox

Tweet KATHMANDU, 18 March 2013 (IRIN) – While health experts applaud Nepal’s declining maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in recent years, they say this gain is unsustainable if the country does not address its lack of qualified health staff, especially midwives, … Continue reading

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Worldwide Healer Practices in Lake County

Tweet I listened to Dr. Paula Dhanda speak about her Mission to Nepal at a presentation in Kelseyville on March 14, 2013. The presentation inspired me to write these words.   She is more than a doctor. Dr. Paula Dhanda

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The American Red Cross Honors a Real Hero

Tweet The American Red Cross recognizes and honors outstanding individuals or groups for being real heroes. These people have made a difference by performing acts of courage, or selflessly giving time and effort to benefit others. From all walks of … Continue reading

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Volunteer Nurse Injured in Nepal

Tweet It was with great excitement that I embarked on the 3 day trip to Nepal with our crew including 4 doctors, 2 nurses, a midwife and national geographic photographer and journalist. The trip was grueling, but we had a … Continue reading

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Namaste

Tweet It was after a very long flight and a 3 hour trip by van on very narrow roads that we finally reached Dr. Megh Bahadur Parajuli Community Hospital, Singfring, Ilam, Nepal. It had been a grueling trek exceeding 45 … Continue reading

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Saving the New Mothers of Nepal

Tweet Worldwide Healing Hands partnered with Himalayan Healthcare on our recent medical mission to Nepal. Together we provided free care for women including 36 surgeries, 1483 visits, and several births. We also trained 10 local midwives. Accompanying us were National … Continue reading

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Mission to Nepal: October 27 – November 15, 2012

Tweet We are back from the incredible mission to Nepal, where we took a team of 10 people to eastern Nepal. We brought with us 17 boxes of donated medical equipment and supplies.

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Update: Mission to Nepal to Train Midwives

Tweet GlobalGiving Nov 30, 2012 Train 10 Midwives To Save More Lives in Ilam Nepal has just posted another update from the field on the impact you’ve helped them make by giving $100.00 total from 2 donations, the most recent … Continue reading

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MedShare Bridges the Gap

Tweet A big thank you to Shannon at MedShare for all your help with gathering supplies for our mission to Nepal.  I drove down to San Leandro and came back with 75 lbs of medical and surgical supplies for our … Continue reading

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Worldwide Healing Hands Nepal Documentation

Tweet by Lou Lesko Imagine this:

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