HEALTH

Hospitals: Kunde Hospital, 15 bed hospital built in 1966 in the Everest region is directly managed and operated by the Himalayan Trust with the funding of The Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation, Canada. It provides free health services to all Nepalese but nominal fees are charged to foreigners.

The hospital has permanent local doctor and other staff. Volunteer doctors both from New Zealand and Canada also served in Kunde Hospital for many years in the past before the training of the local Sherpa doctor.

Short term overseas volunteer doctors having specialization will be accepted for his/her volunteer service in Kunde Hospital. But Kunde Hospital does not entertain any Medical Elective Students.

The health of the local people has been significantly improved through the health care programme of the hospital for tuberculosis control, immunization of TB, measles, tetanus, polio diphtheria, family planning and nutrition.

Phaplu Hospital

Phaplu Hospital located in the Solukhumbu district capital of Salleri was built in 1975 by the Himalayan Trust. This Hospital was managed and operated by the Trust until 1984 and then handed over to the government of Nepal. Now it has become the Solukhumbu District Hospital of the government. However, the Himalayan Trust supports the Phaplu Hospital with necessary medical supplies, equipments, maintenance work, assist with training staff to help to continue the quality of medical care in the hospital.

Health Clinics

The Himalayan Trust also manages more than a dozen health clinics in the peripherial villages under the supervision of Kunde Hospital. These health clinics provides primary health care, family planning, vaccination and make referral of patients to Kunde Hospital.