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HOSPICE NEPAL - see www.hospicenepal.com
For the past twenty years, Hospice Nepal has been operating out of a small single storey building that is no longer large enough to house the increasing number of patients. The building does not have suitable facilities for children or space for their families and, more importantly, it is restricting the potential to grow the services that Hospice Nepal could offer to the community in the more rural areas of Nepal.
THE VISION
Only 7% of palliative care cases in Nepal can receive Hospice care - leaving 93% without. So the vision is to create a true center of excellence for palliative care for the people of Nepal. Provision of a modern hospice with the capability to treat both adult and children, rural and urban population and up-to-date palliative care training for the Nepalese healthcare professionals. Hospices do not just support end of life care but ensure patients receive the right levels of medication so that they can remain at home with their loved ones. The training facility is key to this, by training medical staff from across the country to administer hospice care in their own communities.
THE MISSION
The mission is to provide patients and their loved ones with state-of-the-art palliative care and supportive services twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, both within the hospice and at home. Through a clinically directed interdisciplinary team consisting of patients, families, volunteers and healthcare professionals, providing a wrap-around care package through the journey of palliative care.
THE PLAN
The location of the new hospice is in a tranquil area on the outskirts of Kathmandu with good access to the rural and urban communities. Surrounded by a garden where patients and their carers can walk and relax with nature. In the grounds there will be a small guesthouse for the patients' carer so that they too can live close to their loved ones comfortably. A small meditation hall, temple and stupa will also be built to meet everyone's spiritual needs.
HOW WE PLAN TO HELP?
The overall fundraising target is £100,000.
An initial £10,000 grant (on a £ for £ basis) has been agreed under the District's Designated Fund scheme
Breakdown of what still needs to be funded (Approximate Cost) to complete the following (excluding cost of constriction)
• Single Room £8,500
• General Ward (x2) £16,800
• Paediatric Ward £22,500
• Academic Wing £28,000
• Guest Building (x2) £11,250
• Small Garden £8,500
This project has already received support from Fairfield rotary Club of Hamilton in New Zealand with whom we are working with. We also have the active support of Abergavenny Rotary club in Wales.
Within District 1100 this project has the full support of our District Governor - Anne Bartholomew and so far 6 clubs from within the District have donated funds - and a program of presentations to other clubs is underway
St Micheal's Hospice in Hereford is looking to establish a twinning program with Hospice Nepal - which will involve exchanges of staff from time to time.
Members of Hereford City Rotary Club and starting to plan a visit to the Hospice probably in 2026.
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