Improving Health, Reducing Poverty in Nepal for Nearly 60 Years

Birat Nepal Medical Trust

10 hours ago

A comprehensive field visit brought together BNMT team members, project partners and technical experts to review ongoing work and strengthen collaboration across several projects, including ACCELERATE, TB SHIELD and new project, BUMP TB.

The team met with the TB Nepal team to learn about the progress of the TB SHIELD project and visit the DR TB Hostel. At Bheri Hospital, discussions with the hospital management and team focused on BUMP TB and TB SHIELD. The visit to Shining Hospital/INF provided an opportunity to review project progress and plan further activities.

At the BNMT Province Office, Banke, the team reviewed updates from different projects being implemented across the province.

As part of the engagement, Dr Sarah Dunstan and Alison visited the BNMT Kathmandu office earlier, where they shared an overview of the BUMP TB project with the team. The session provided an opportunity for colleagues to learn more about the project, and its implementation in Nepal.

Overall,the engagements provided valuable opportunities to connect with teams working on the ground, understand project implementation more closely and exchange experiences.

Special thanks to Prof. Dr. Sarah Dunstan, Principal Investigator and Alison Morton, Co-Investigator, The University of Melbourne, Dr. Sameer Mani Dixit, Center for Molecular Dynamics - Nepal (CMDN) and Dr. Suman Tamang, INF. ... See MoreSee Less

Birat Nepal Medical Trust

1 day ago

BNMT conducted a three-day Primary Trauma Care (PTC) and Basic Life Support (BLS) training under the Trauma Hub Project in Nepal at Lalgadh Leprosy Hospital Training Hall, Dhanusha, Madhesh Province.
The practical, competency-based training focused on ABCDE trauma assessment, CPR/BLS, airway management, bleeding control, immobilization, stabilization, triage, and timely referral.
The training strengthened participants’ knowledge, practical skills, confidence, and readiness to provide timely and quality emergency and primary trauma care.
The training was attended by 20 health workers including Medical Officers, Health Assistants, Staff Nurses, and Paramedics, from Chandranigahpur Hospital and Binayi Tribeni Basic Hospital.
BNMT extends sincere appreciation to all facilitators, government representatives, hospitals, local governments, and participants for their valuable contribution to the successful completion of the training.
Patan Academy Of Health Sciences

Trauma Hub project in Nepal is funded by Subonita Foundation, USA and being implemented by Birat Nepal Medical Trust in collaboration with Chandranigahapur Hospital and विनयी त्रिवेणी आधारभूत अस्पताल.
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Birat Nepal Medical Trust

2 days ago

BNMT colleague Swastika Shrestha presented findings from the ACE 2 research (funded by Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene) at the Himalayan International Epilepsy Conference in Kathmandu, exploring barriers and facilitators to positive pregnancy and postpartum experiences among women living with epilepsy (WLWE) in Nepal.

The research highlights the importance of preconception counselling, appropriate treatment and strong family support, particularly from spouses. It also found that stigma can prevent women from disclosing their epilepsy to their husband’s family, creating additional challenges during pregnancy and postpartum.

The study calls for stigma reduction and integrated, multidisciplinary, person-centred care and counselling for women with epilepsy and their families before, during and after pregnancy to support the well-being of both mother and child. ... See MoreSee Less