BLS Training in Nepal

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CPR Basic Life Support training to Engineers, Police personnel, Armed Police Force, Administrative staffs in First Rrsponder training organised @ Roads Department, Patan with Nepal Life Support Foundation

Gone but never forgotten.

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We are deeply saddened by the loss of our dear friend and unwavering supporter, Shyam Matanhelia. A gentle and humble surgeon, he touched countless lives with his skills, kindness and wisdom. His generosity made the Laparoscopic Surgery Simulation Course in Nepal possible—not just through fundraising and donations, but through his personal commitment in its early years. A great teacher and true inspiration, his legacy will live on in the hearts he uplifted.

International Fellowship

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As I have been providing quality health care through Dhulikhel Hospital for more than two decades, I am always eager to upgrade my clinical skills and theoretical background. For this, time and again, you need to have clinical observership or enrollment in standard hospitals in a global scenario. As a part of this, I have come to Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich for about one month. As I have been working in a country like Nepal, I always believe in 'think globally and act locally'. So, this kind of clinical exposure has its utmost importance to me. I am very grateful to colleagues and/or executive members of HExN for providing this award. And HExN is acting as reliable support in this aspect. After returning I am confident that I can scale up my clinical (medical) services to those needy and deserving people from rural areas of Nepal. 

Dr Suman Raj Tamrakar

Dhulikhel Hopsital



Dr Jagadish Thapa's Experience

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HExN Travel Fellowship in Spine 2024, May- June 2024

As a spine fellow (2022 – 2024), I got an opportunity to explore more into the spine through the HExN travel fellowship at The Royal Orthopedic Hospital (ROH), Birmingham, UK.

During this period, the hospital approved me as a visiting spine fellow under mentorship of Dr. Morgan Jones. My other deformity mentors Dr. Mehta, Dr. Sewell, Dr. Mckay were very concerned with my learning in the ROH. Besides this they gave me opportunity to visit and scrub in cases at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital (BCH), where I could learn a lot about adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, neuro muscular scoliosis, syndromic children with scoliosis.

I am thankful to all spine consultants, operation theater team and all supporting staffs who helped in all possible way to make my stay comfortable and learning as great as it could be.

I am grateful to my mentors as they allowed me to visit deformity clinics with them and discuss pre-operative planning of the cases and see various follow up cases of spine that were operated before. I am thankful to the spine registrars and spine fellows who helped me get acquainted with the ecosystem and working dynamic of spine team in the ROH. I was able to do ward rounds with them where I could see the postoperative patients and their progression of improvement.

The Multi-Disciplinary Meet (MDT) on every Monday was an eye-opening experience which I hope to implement back home in Nepal. In a nutshell I would say my experience as “travelling with learning and building connections”.

I really appreciate how the HExN team is making its contribution to Nepal in the field of health and education. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to Prof. Satyan Rajbhandari and the HExN team for providing me a better learning experience and support during my stay in UK.

Dr Punya Kharbuja's experience in the UK

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As a Visiting Clinical Fellowship at Royal Preston Hospital, UK from 13th Feb 2023 to 24th Feb 2023, I had a wonderful experience of learning, observing, and some clinical involvement. Firstly, I really liked the amazing academic culture in the hospital. Literally, every senior consultant was guiding the junior fellows and registrars on their surgical skills. Morning Pre-op assessments by registrars, then personal assurance by operating consultants, then at theatre case briefing, sing in and sign out, super nice theatre staffs, scrub and circulating nurses made every patient feel that they were in safe hands.  Secondly, in Cancer  MDTs, each and every cases are discussed in the best of interest the patient's benefit. I really wish this could be replicated in Nepal as well. Special thanks to Mr.Jeremy Ward for the clinical and theatre arrangement and for taking an effort in introducing me to different sub-specialties specialists. Robotic Surgical experience is something very new to me. Hopefully, the government of Nepal would bring this machine to Nepal. Just to name a few,  I would like to thank surgeons Mr.Bhowmick, Mr. Pursnani, Mr.Chris Ball , Mr. Alan Beveridge, Mr. Singh , and Mr. Dhilwayo Blessing for their excellent surgical show. Last but not least, Dr. Ramesh Khoju for wonderful hospitality in Wales and the kind donations of anesthetics instruments ( Monitor, Disposable Laryngeal Masks, Bronchoscopes) to Bhaktapur Cancer Hospital. Cheers!

Nepali Health Mela, Manchester

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HExN conducted Nepali Health Mela at Manchester Geeta Mandir on 29th January 2023.

We screened 42 people with BMI, BP, ECG, Cholesterol and sugar and provided advice on healthy lifestyle. It was conducted by 20 NHS Doctors for Nepalese diaspora in Manchester. This is the fourth such event conducted by HExN in the UK.

HExN plans to conduct such events in other part of the UK with Nepali communities, where access to NHS is not good due to language and cultural barrier.