Background

General health camp for NELUMBO, NEPAL is one of the prominent programs under the project Community Health, Education, and Environment. It was the very first program with which NELUMBO, NEPAL started its journey of serving the needy and marginalized people in the community. Through these health camps NELUMBO, NEPAL aims to serve those people who are marginalized and unreached, living in rural parts of Nepal. These health camps are mobile and short-term medical interventions for target communities with little to no access to advanced healthcare services. They are organized regularly to meet the general and specific needs of communities. These health camps offer both preventive and primary health care as well as specialized care for various diseases. Various departments like Gynecology, Orthopedics, Urology, ENT, General Medicine, Dental, Pharmacy, Laboratory, USG, ECG, etc. along with awareness programs are set up to provide health services to the people according to their needs and requirements. To this date, NELUMBO, NEPAL has been able to serve thousands of people through this program.

Preparation Highlights

Planning for the campsite and packing of necessary materials like medical items, medicines, safety materials, laboratory items, stationeries, etc. were done a few days before camp. A set-up team consisting of 5 members (Mr. Bhim Prasad Bhandari, Ms. Nirmala Devkota, Ms. Shamika Basnet, Mr. Rabi Gurung, and Mr. Rupesh Gurung) was formed; who were responsible for setup and overall management of the camp. All the materials were packed inside tin trunks and cardboard with proper labeling of the list of items that were packed inside.

The setup team traveled to the campsite with all the logistics and materials one day prior, to complete all of the setup and management for the camp. As the camp was to take place at the Aandhikhola Basic Hospital located at Aandhikhola Rural Municipality-05, Setidhovan; necessary cleaning, and setup for the camp were done with the help of staff of the aforementioned hospital. A total of 12 rooms were used for three days of health camp and on the premises of the hospital, a waiting area was set up where awareness-related audio and videos covering different health topics were being played throughout the camp.

The Medical Team at Camp:

Camp Highlights

NELUMBO, NEPAL conducted a three-day long health camp along with an awareness program at the premises of Aandhikhola Basic Hospital in Aandhikhola Rural Municipality-05, Setidhovan in coordination with Aandhikhola Rural Municipality Office and ward office of Aandhikhola Rural Municipality-05, Setidhovan. The main objective of this camp was to provide general health care services to the local community people of Aandhikhola Rural Municipality with qualified health professionals. This camp was organized with the main theme of “Identification, prevention, and treatment of chronic diseases”. Along with the treatment and medication services, it was also a means for screening the most prevalent health problems of the local people. Not only the curative part but special emphasis was also given to the preventive aspects of health through awareness programs. Throughout the camp, the awareness program covering a range of health-related topics was displayed using the multimedia approach. All the services provided in the health camp were free of charge to the community people.

The main highlights of the camp can be listed as:

• General Health checkup (General, Ortho, Gynae, Skin, Dental and ENT)
• Dental checkup with the availability of screening, x-ray, scaling, extraction, restoration, Root Canal Treatment (RCT), etc. services
• Laboratory (blood sugar and urine test)
• USG (Ultrasonography)
• ECG (Electrocardiogram)
• Syringing and Micro-suctioning of ear
• Free medicine distribution
• Awareness Program

Along with the regular check-up, a couple of emergency cases were also treated in the camp which were related to high blood pressure, diabetes, and injuries. Procedures like the treatment of arthritis, emergency treatment of injuries, syringing of ears, micro suctioning of the ear, scaling of teeth, tooth extractions, restoration, etc. were conducted.

The camp ended on Baisakh 09, 2081 (Apr. 21, 2024) with a total registration of 1029 among which 30.6% were male whereas 69.4% were female. A total of 4529 different services were provided throughout the camp, details of which are shown in Figure 1. Doctors have referred cases that needed further treatment to different hospitals in Pokhara. In total, there were 119 referred cases which were related to ear, gynae, eye, and more. People who cannot afford further treatment due to their economic and social status will be supported by the Medical Charity Fund of the organization after doing the Socioeconomic assessment.

At the camp end, Aandhikhola Rural Municipality distributed certificates of appreciation to all the volunteers who actively participated in the three-day health camp; those certificates were distributed by Mrs. Sita Thapa, Vice Chairperson of Aandhikhola Rural Municipality, Mr. Nabin Dhakal, Chairperson of ward no. 06 Aandhikhola Rural Municipality and Mr. Yubaraj Adhikari, Chief Administrative Officer of Aandhikhola Rural Municipality. Overall, the camp was a success as it got positive responses and feedback from the community people, government officials, and the local representatives who attended it.

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