3. Nepal
Health Outcomes Nepal Australia
Total Pop 27, 474, 000 23, 050, 000 4, 424, 000
GDP per capita 1, 260 38, 110 30 times greater
Life expectancy 67/69 80/84 14 year gap
Death before 5 48/1000 5/1000 10 times greater
Healthcare
expenditure
68 3, 692 55 times greater
Doctors per 10, 000 2 38.5 19 times greater
4. 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
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14. 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
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17. 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!
26. 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)
27. Trip details: Pre-trip
Fundraising for Nepalese community – medications,
equipment (Doppler, stethoscopes, sphygs)
Sourcing of hospital equipment to donate
Preparing health promotion programs/workshops
28. 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
29. 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
30. 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
31. 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!
