Jul 19, 2017 | Nepal, News, Public Health
By Dr. Roshan Khatri Recently, our hospital organized a health camp at a place called Bamti Bhandar, a beautiful but remote location bordering the Everest region. It was a three-day camp where we provided free general health care, dental, ophthalmological and...
Jan 16, 2017 | Nepal, News
On April 23, 2015, Sarah Shrestha did her first bungee jump. The next day was her birthday. Then, on April 25, an 8.1 magnitude earthquake struck her native Nepal, killing some 8,000 people and injuring 22,000. These events stand as a bookmark in the memory of this...
Nov 9, 2016 | Nepal, News, Public Health
As the only permanent physician in Jiri, Dolakha, a remote area on the trekking route to the Everest region and near the epicenter of the April 25th earthquake and aftershocks that killed 8,000, Dr. Roshan Khatri says that the experience following the quake shaped his...
Mar 14, 2016 | Mental Health, Nepal, News
In spite of minor earthquakes and challenging mountain terrain, Headwaters volunteers made an impact during their February 2016 relief trip to Nepal, responding to the need to help this nation recover following major earthquakes that caused widespread damage a year...
Feb 18, 2016 | Nepal, News
Headwaters Relief volunteers will depart for Katmandu, Nepal on Saturday, February 20 for their second relief mission following the major earthquakes that struck that country in April and May, 2015. After arrival in Katmandu, the Headwaters team will travel to...
May 20, 2015 | Disaster Relief, Nepal, News
On May 17, Headwaters volunteers from Minnesota, Washington D.C., Boston and Germany departed for Nepal in response to the 7.8 magnitude earthquake that rocked this Himalayan country. Organized through our partnerships with Global Rescue Relief & Resilience (GR3)...