Himalayan Healthcare

Hello everyone,
We both feel a little awkward about doing this, but we also both feel that it is such a good cause, we thought we would put it out there.

As some of you may know, Colleen will be volunteering two weeks of her time at beginning of December in a hospital in the Nepali town of Ilam with a group called Himalayan healthcare (HHC). Himalayan Healthcare is a not-for profit organization that works to provide primary health care, education and income generation assistance to people living in remote and impoverished regions of Nepal. She will be working with a team to provide outpatient and inpatient obstetric and gynecologic care for patients as well as local staff education.

Unfortunately, a portion of HHC's funding for this project fell through, so the group is looking for alternate funding sources, including donations. That is where you come in. We would appreciate it if you would consider donating to HHC to help fund their work in Nepal. Of note, we are not looking for donations for Colleen or any of the other volunteer physicians. All of the physicians are paying for their own transportation and expenses and are volunteering their services. Many are also bringing medical supplies from the United States. (Of course since we have been traveling, Colleen is just bringing her cheerful self, sans medical supplies.) Nonetheless, hospital costs such as anesthesia support and post-operative care will require some additional expense, although not nearly as much as in the United States. For example, a donation of $200 would pay for all of the hospital expenses for a patient who needs to have a hysterectomy.

We have included a link to Himalayan Healthcare’s website (http://www.himalayan-healthcare.org/ ) if you are interested in more information or would consider making a donation. If you would like to donate, you can do so online by following the ‘How you can help’ tab or the ‘Donate now’ link. Your donation would go directly to Himalayan Healthcare, and there is no need to tell us whether or not you choose to donate, although you might consider marking your donation for the ‘December OB/GYN Camp’.



Thank you,

Colleen & Michael