Lifesaving healthcare for remote farming villages

In our reports we often refer to our Rajbash Hospital.  It is in fact the DCWC Community Hospital located in the small rural village of Rajbash and opened in 2010.  DCWC refers to the founding non profit organization’s original name: Development of Children and Women’s Center.

An accupuncture clinic was held on Dec. 21st at the Hospital. 236 patients were treated, coming from villages as far as a 6 hour walk. This, our second accupuncture clinic, was jointly sponsored by the Chinese organization Care and Support. We were surprised to see such widespread participation in this event and we are delighted to be able to offer yet another healing modality to the community. Many of the treated patients expressed deep gratitude.

Another First Aid Camp was held on Dec. 28 at the Shree Khanda Secondary School near Chauri Deurali. This camp was staffed by our hospital staff and is held mainly to deal with minor injuries and health complaints. These First Aid Camps are always well attended, especially when held at locations far from the hospital. They are also an example of our outreach into communities at some distance from the hospital. We think of the hospital in Rajbash as a hub from which branches reach into even remote villages. Each camp provides points of contact in traditionally underserved areas, allows us to identify potentially serious health issues and refer these back to the hospital for treatment.

We hope you'll enjoy our photos from the Accupuncture Clinic - look for the needles in the middle four pictures.