By Brianna Tyler | Administrative and Communications Assistant
2016 has been a big year for the Hospital and Rehabilitation Center for Disabled Children, more commonly known as HRDC. Between January and June nearly 13,000 children were treated by the doctors and medical staff at both field sites and the main hospital in Banepa, about 25 kilometers east of Kathmandu. Over 8,000 of these patients were seen at one of 23 mobile camps that visit hard to reach places of Nepal to provide desperately needed health care. The majority of the Nepal’s nearly 29 million residents live in rural, isolated locations, with little to no access to health care centers. HRDC is working on changing that.
Satellite clinics bring the hospital to the patients. These mobile health clinics bring materials and knowledge to villages and people that otherwise have no access a hospital. HRDC reports that early diagnosis is the first step to a longer and healthier life. Field workers can take measurements for prostheses which are made at HRDC’s workshop and delivered directly to the patient—saving them a trip and lost wages. While much can be treated in the field, HRDC also provides transport for patients whose condition requires them to be treated at the main hospital.
The doctors at HRDC are passionate about opening doors for children with disabilities by changing the way care is delivered to the people of Nepal.
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