The year 2024, now drawing to a close, has been a special one. Indeed, 20 years ago, with a team from the Nepal Orthopaedic Hospital, we carried out our first mobile surgical camp in Nepal. It was in Phaplu in the Solukhumbu district. Since then, 62 surgical camps have been held and over 3,400 patients have benefited from surgical treatment. More than 22,500 patients have been seen in consultation.
Once again this year, we ran two surgical camps in western Nepal, one of the poorest regions of the country. The first in the Jajarkot district, which was hit by an earthquake a year ago, and the second in the Dailekh district. Just under 120 patients were operated on.

We also continued our program to train nurses working in health posts in remote areas in the use of ultrasound equipment to detect high-risk pregnancies and thus reduce child and maternal mortality during childbirth. Six sessions, each involving 12 nurses, were organized. The Nepalese Ministry of Health has (finally) recognized the usefulness of this training. Pregnancies at risk are detected and mothers-to-be are referred in good time to more specialized centers where, for example, a Caesarean section can be performed. Both infant and maternal mortality are thus significantly reduced, and published in the national statistics published by the Ministry of Health.

In addition, the first project, the Nepal Orthopaedic Hospital on the outskirts of Kathmandu, celebrated its 25th anniversary. Just under 4,000 operations are carried out each year, and the hospital remains financially self-sufficient despite the fact that over 30% of patients receive financial assistance from the hospital for their treatment.

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