Heal children's lives with corrective surgery

Namaste!

Like most developing countries, agriculture is the primary way of life. The government offers minimal support services or benefits. An estimated 50% of the population is living on less than $1.25 a day, and as a result the day to day life for the Nepali people can be harsh. Therefore, specialist medical care is difficult to access and a luxury that few would be able to afford.  The inability for most patients to afford corrective surgery, means many individuals must endure a life tragically inhibited by their disabilities. The negative stigma associated with disfigurement can be equally devastating. 

Carol Vernal, CEO is returning to Nepal to attend the March 22, 2014 opening cerimony for the Kirtipur Cleft & Burn Center.  This Clinic makes it possible for those who would otherwise be unable, to access the opportunity to receive the surgery they require. Our CMAF sponsored patients will be among those receiving cared in this brand new facitly.

Dr.Shankar Rai,Nepal Director of CMAF and 5 members of his surgical outreach team visited California to attend a medical  conferance.  This was a dream for most of them and we took advantage of their visit by loading them up with donated medical supplies destined for Nepal. Carol accompaned Dr. Shankar Rai to a reception of the Yuba City Medical Society where he was a guest of honor and then onto Salt Lake City for a fund raising event. A good time was had by all.

Pictured below is a 17 year old girl with polydactyly.  She lives outside of Kathmandu with 8 family members in a small mud & brick house.  She has lived through her school years experiencing difficulty with writing and working.  Now she will become an adult with pride and dignity. It has never ceased to amaze me of how a simple surgery can so dramatically change a child's life.