Highlights of the Sixth Health Foundation Nepal (HFN) Annual Conference
Health Foundation Nepal's sixth annual conference  held in Staten Island, New York concluded on 27th, May 2018 with great enthusiasm and excitement. More than 70 health professionals who traveled from different parts of the United States and Nepal participated in the program. This two-day event showcased HFN’s past and current activities and featured other like-minded organizations such as Possible Health, Karma Health and America Nepal Medical Foundation that have positively impacted rural health in Nepalese communities. The Consul General of Nepal in New York, Mr. Madhu Marasini, the guest speaker, lauded HFN and promised full governmental backing towards the HFN's endeavors.   HFN president Dr. Kamal Wagle inaugurated the meeting by walking the audience through HFN’s mission, key strategies, organizational structure, and the foundation's inspiring five-year journey. Executive director, Dr. Shreedhar Paudel, highlighted the foundation's past and present community-centered activities and projects. Among the major initiatives implemented in 2017 were the mental health project and screening of preventable chronic diseases. America Nepal Medical Foundation (ANMF) has already decided to provide monetary support of $60,000 for mental health project.  HFN Childhood Malnutrition Project has enrolled 201 malnourished children in the home-based nutritional rehabilitation program in Saudiyar, Laxmipur and Kavre communities in Dang, Nepal. The program provides treatment and monitoring of the children with severe malnutrition at their own house, besides promoting intervention to prevent malnutrition in the community. Additionally, HFN's Health and Computer Literacy Project was expanded to 7 schools in rural Chitwan, Nepal.  

Dr. Mary O’Malley’s hands-on session on resilience and sound meditation (on healing sounds) urged the participants to nurture the spirit of gratitude and thankfulness. 

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​Kanda Health Clinic is run by Laxmi Prathistan in collaboration with Health Foundation Nepal in Lothar Chitwan.

The fundraising dinner hosted by America Nepal Medical Foundation in Phoenix on May 5, 2018 raised $30,000 for HFN Mental Health Project!! Thank you ANMF leaders and supporters!!
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Major Updates on Key Projects
1. CKD/CVD Screening
​HFN conducted the CKD/CVD screening camp on March 17 2018 with enthusiastic participation of HFN team including the local members. The camp screened a total of 113 people from Jajaragaun, Ghorahi -6. There were a total of five stations, one each for registration, height/weight measurement (and on-spot BMI calculation), blood pressure measurement, questionnaire screening and Laboratory testing. Out of 113 people who were screened, 33 people (29.2% of total) were sent for further laboratory testing (serum lipid profile, serum creatinine, serum glucose, Urine protein/Creatinine ratio and urine dipstick) following the established algorithm.  
 
2. Malnutrition
Recent Update: 201 children with significant malnutrition have been enrolled in our home based nutritional rehabilitation program in Dang, Nepal

3. Mental Health Rehabilitation Projects
​​America Nepal Medical Foundation (ANMF) has decided to collaborate with HFN to establish the proposed psychiatric care and rehabilitation center in Dang, Nepal. Besides the $30,000 raised in the fundraising dinner, ANMF will provide additional $30,000.00 for the project at this time. The construction of the proposed psychiatric rehabilitation center is already in the process of completion  Please visit our facebook page for current updates. click

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