Basic medical lab for rural health clinic in Thulo

Summary

The Mountain Fund has opened a new medical clinic in Thulo Syabru, Nepal. This project will establish a basic medical laboratory within the clinic. progress report read updates from the field

How Donors Like You Helped

Thanks to donors like you, a total of £21 was raised for this project.

Received £21 from 2 donations from people around the world like:

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

The clinic will provide basic medical services to the residents of Thulo Syabru and surrounding villages in this remote region of Rasuwa district in Nepal. These communities suffer from health problems associated with crippling poverty, such as diarrhea, worm infestation, malnutrition, acute respiratory infections, and tuberculosis. A basic medical lab will have a significant positive impact on our ability to more accurately diagnose and treat these common ailments.

Activities

* Renovate the facility (ceiling, walls, floor, and lighting) * Acquire furniture, equipment, and supplies * Install the new equipment * Support annual costs for one year

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: £21

Funding Information

This project is now in implementation and no longer available for funding. Received funds will be used to accomplish concrete objectives as indicated in the project's "Activities" section. Updates will be posted under the "Progress Report" tab as they become available.

Donors' contributions and pledges to this project totaled £21. The original project funding goal was £4,056.

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a Microsoft Word file (projdoc.doc).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Significantly enchanced capacity to serve critical health needs * Exams (blood, urine, stool, acid-fast bacillus, pregnancy, etc.) * Diagnosis (gastro-intestinal, anemia, kidney problems, diabetes) * Treatment (medicinal & educational)

Project Message

With this Clinic and laboratory, we are one crucial step closer to our goal of 3 clinics that triangulate this part of the Rasuwa District in Nepal, making health care available to thousands.
- Scott MacLennan, International Director

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Scott MacLennan,
International Director
27 Sumption
Sandia Park, NM 87047
United States
505-980-4520
Email:

Project Sponsor

The Mountain Fund

Organisation

The Mountain Fund
139 Madison, NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108
United States
505-459-7040
http://www.mountainfund.org

Learn more about The Mountain Fund and the project team.

The Mountain Fund's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

Health Clinic in Rural Nepal - 2008

Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Nepal and can also be found under Health.

For more information about Nepal, read the Human Development Report on Nepal or the Wikipedia entry for Nepal.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on July 23, 2010.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on December 16, 2007.

Latest Update from the Field

Project Finishsed

By Jenn Spradlin - Assistant Director, February 12, 2009 10:07 PM

This portion of our healthcare projects is now complete. Please tune into our website at the link below, to see future updates. Thank you for your support!

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Rasuwa District Healthcare

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