1 nepal trip information night

Team:MED Information NightNepal Trip 2014Theresa Nguyen & Ben Lewis

Nepal

Health Outcomes Nepal Australia Total Pop 27, 474, 000 23, 050, 000 4, 424, 000GDP per capita 1, 260 38, 110 30 times greaterLife expectancy 67/69 80/84 14 year gapDeath before 5 48/1000 5/1000 10 times greaterHealthcare expenditure

68 3, 692 55 times greater

Doctors per 10, 000 2 38.5 19 times greater

Last year’s trip

12 medical students from Years 1-4

16-day trip

3 medical clinics Bigu (9-hour hike, 2 day clinic): ~200 pts Loding (4-hour hike, 1 day clinic): ~150 pts Kopenchagu (~2-hour hike, 2 day clinic): ~150 pts

Health promotion Dental hygiene workshop to primary school children

Medical clinics

Rough format 3 – 4 “Clinic” tables

2 medical students (1 senior and 1 junior student) 1 interpreter 1 member of the local clinic

“Pharmacy” – 1 student Crowd control – 2 students

Variety of medical conditions Mainly OA, GORD/PUD Others: STIs, dermatological conditions, ?malignancy, ?chronic

liver disease

Non-medical aspects of the trip

Experience Nepalese cuisine in Kathmandu

Visit famous Nepalese sites such as the Boudanath temple and the Bigu monastery

Make amazing friends!

PHOTOS

This year’s trip:

When: 5th - 23rd December (dates to be finalised)

Where: some time spent in Kathmandu and most of the time spent hiking in Nepalese wilderness

Cost: ~$800 US (program, tents/sleeping bags, food, porters, cooks and accommodation in Kathmandu included)

Who: ~12 students (all year levels welcome to apply)

Trip details: Pre-trip

Fundraising for Nepalese community – medications, equipment (Doppler, stethoscopes, sphygs)

Sourcing of hospital equipment to donate

Preparing health promotion programs/workshops

Trip details

Medical camps in 3 rural villages Distribute medical supplies Provide basic medical care Overseen by an Australian doctor

Orphanage visit

1-2 day placement at a hospital to experience the healthcare system in a developing country

Health promotion

Rough Itinerary

Day 1 (5/12): Fly into Kathmandu + sightseeing

Day 2 (6/12): Sightseeing, orphanage visit

Day 3-4 (7-8/12): Hospital placement

Day 5 (9/12): Jeep ride into countryside

Day 6-17 (10-21/12): trekking, camping and medical clinics

Day 18 (22/12): Return to Kathmandu (night out)

Day 19 (23/12): Fly home

How to Apply

Online application form Open tonight (May 15th) for 3 weeks Applications close June 5th Applicants who make it through to the interview stage will

be notified before June 7th

Interviews Weekend of June 7th-8th

Weekend of June 14th-15th Panel of 3-4

What happens once you get in?

Successful applicants will be notified after interviews are completed mid-June

First meeting will be Sunday afternoon - June 22nd

Second meeting will be Sunday afternoon – June 29th or July 6th (depending on availabilities)

Fortnightly meetings thereafter

Trip coordinator will be appointed to liaise with the Nepalese contacts re finer details

Fundraising, fundraising, fundraising!