Mobile Health Camp for internally displaced women and children Ref: 158.01 Where is this project needed? Dhading District, Nepal Who needs help with this? Homeless and Internally displaced people in Dhading district How will my support help? In this remote area there are many families who are landless and homeless as a result of the current conflict which is affecting rural areas throughout Nepal. Many of these people have been displaced from their villages and are forced to work as labourers on the river bank in order to afford their daily food needs. Their children are not able to go to school and in most cases the children must help their parents with their work. Their main occupation is collecting sand and stone from the river to make aggregate. This work in the river, combined with the lack of sanitation facilities or safe drinking water poses a major health risk. Water related diseases are prevalent in Nepal, particularly amongst children and diarrhoea is still the major cause of death of children under the age of five. These unnecessary deaths can be prevented with the correct treatment, and although the medicine itself is not expensive (only 15p per child for a packet of oral rehydration salts) these families cannot afford to go to the city to get the medicine or to visit a doctor if their child becomes unwell. The cost of seeing a doctor in Nepal is relatively expensive even for people earning an average wage, but for these people it is beyond their reach. This project will organise a 5 day mobile health camp that will benefit more than 250 women and children by providing a health check and distributing free medicines. These families are already under extraordinary pressures in order to simply survive each day and they urgently need outside support. This project will help address some of their immediate health concerns. Cost Breakdown All items are bought in Nepal; to reduce costs and to support the local economy. All costs are therefore given in Nepalese Rupees. JustAid is currently using an exchange rate of £1 = 120 Nepalese Rupees. This rate is slightly lower than the Banks because it allows for fluctuation in the rates Doctor fees 2 x 4000 NRS per day x five days = 40,000 NRS Oral Rehydration Salts 500 x 15 NRS = 7500 NRS Other Medicine = 50,000 NRS Transportation Costs = 10,000 NRS Implementation cost = 5000 NRS Bank transfer rate = 350 NRS Total Cost of Project = 112,850 Nepalese Rupees *** If you would like to raise funds for this project, please click here to see how *** Did you know... The population-per-doctor in Nepal is about 18,000, in the UK it is about 800. Not only is there a massive shortage of doctors, but also, 90% of the doctors in Nepal are based in the cities and yet nearly 90% of the population lives in rural areas. Nepal Factfile Population: 23.1 million Average annual income: US$ 220 per capita. Nepal is one of the world's least developed economies and also one of the poorest countries. Nepal suffers severe environmental, health and educational problems. Nepal has been described as a "country of villages", with 95% of the population living in rural and remote mountainous regions. Only 27% of the population have access to adequate sanitation. Every year 35,000 children still lose their lives due to diarrhea. 76% of adult females are illiterate. Total Cost of Project £940.42 How to Pay for this Project Step 1 If you would like to print a record of your project Click Here Please do this now before paying. Once you have paid for your project, it will no longer be available to view online Step 2 Would you like a gift certificate for your project ( costs £1 )? A Gift Certificate is an attractive A5 coloured booklet about your project. You can give it to someone as a present, or keep it for your own records. The Gift Certificate will be sent to your billing address If nogo to Step 4 If yestick here (£1) go to Step 3 Step 3 If this project is a gift for someone, please fill in the gift recipient's name in the box below. If box is left blank, we will assume that the certificate is for you . Step 4 Qty: Tell a Friend about JustAid Home I Terms & Conditions I Privacy Policy I Contact Us Maintained by Greater Vision - www.greatervision.co.uk
Mobile Health Camp for internally displaced women and children Ref: 158.01 Where is this project needed? Dhading District, Nepal Who needs help with this? Homeless and Internally displaced people in Dhading district How will my support help? In this remote area there are many families who are landless and homeless as a result of the current conflict which is affecting rural areas throughout Nepal. Many of these people have been displaced from their villages and are forced to work as labourers on the river bank in order to afford their daily food needs. Their children are not able to go to school and in most cases the children must help their parents with their work. Their main occupation is collecting sand and stone from the river to make aggregate. This work in the river, combined with the lack of sanitation facilities or safe drinking water poses a major health risk. Water related diseases are prevalent in Nepal, particularly amongst children and diarrhoea is still the major cause of death of children under the age of five. These unnecessary deaths can be prevented with the correct treatment, and although the medicine itself is not expensive (only 15p per child for a packet of oral rehydration salts) these families cannot afford to go to the city to get the medicine or to visit a doctor if their child becomes unwell. The cost of seeing a doctor in Nepal is relatively expensive even for people earning an average wage, but for these people it is beyond their reach. This project will organise a 5 day mobile health camp that will benefit more than 250 women and children by providing a health check and distributing free medicines. These families are already under extraordinary pressures in order to simply survive each day and they urgently need outside support. This project will help address some of their immediate health concerns. Cost Breakdown All items are bought in Nepal; to reduce costs and to support the local economy. All costs are therefore given in Nepalese Rupees. JustAid is currently using an exchange rate of £1 = 120 Nepalese Rupees. This rate is slightly lower than the Banks because it allows for fluctuation in the rates Doctor fees 2 x 4000 NRS per day x five days = 40,000 NRS Oral Rehydration Salts 500 x 15 NRS = 7500 NRS Other Medicine = 50,000 NRS Transportation Costs = 10,000 NRS Implementation cost = 5000 NRS Bank transfer rate = 350 NRS Total Cost of Project = 112,850 Nepalese Rupees *** If you would like to raise funds for this project, please click here to see how *** Did you know... The population-per-doctor in Nepal is about 18,000, in the UK it is about 800. Not only is there a massive shortage of doctors, but also, 90% of the doctors in Nepal are based in the cities and yet nearly 90% of the population lives in rural areas. Nepal Factfile Population: 23.1 million Average annual income: US$ 220 per capita. Nepal is one of the world's least developed economies and also one of the poorest countries. Nepal suffers severe environmental, health and educational problems. Nepal has been described as a "country of villages", with 95% of the population living in rural and remote mountainous regions. Only 27% of the population have access to adequate sanitation. Every year 35,000 children still lose their lives due to diarrhea. 76% of adult females are illiterate. Total Cost of Project £940.42
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Did you know... The population-per-doctor in Nepal is about 18,000, in the UK it is about 800. Not only is there a massive shortage of doctors, but also, 90% of the doctors in Nepal are based in the cities and yet nearly 90% of the population lives in rural areas.
Nepal is one of the world's least developed economies and also one of the poorest countries. Nepal suffers severe environmental, health and educational problems. Nepal has been described as a "country of villages", with 95% of the population living in rural and remote mountainous regions. Only 27% of the population have access to adequate sanitation. Every year 35,000 children still lose their lives due to diarrhea. 76% of adult females are illiterate.
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