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| Support
for Nepal |
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Heinegg, M.D.,
Past President
of the BWAFP,
gives us the
highlights of
his voluntary
work in Nepal,
and how he
became
involved in
this
humanitarian
project;
sharing his
skills,
experience,
and enthusiasm
and compassion
in taking care
of patients.
To join him in
the next trip
email us at bw@nysafp.org |
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As
for my overseas
work, it began
as a result of
my trip to
Katmandu in
November 2004.
My older
daughter had
been chosen to
do an overseas
elective during
her third year
of medical
school.
When she
gave me the news
that she was
going to Nepal
for four weeks,
I decided to go
with her and
take the rest of
my family.
We packed
whatever medical
and surgical
equipment we
could get our
hands on and exported
it to the
hospital where
she was doing to
do her rotation.
Of
course, we all
established a
number of
relationships
there and upon
my return, I
decided to do
some fundraising
in order to be
able to make
some ongoing
contributions to
the hospital.
Since
that time,
whenever a
pharmaceutical
representative
wants to have a
luncheon in our
office, I
prepare a small
Nepalese meal
and charge the
drug companies a
catering fee.
The money
goes to a fund
used for
purchasing
medical supplies
for the Katmandu
University
Hospital as well
as for smaller
clinics in
Nepal.
We have
made two
subsequent trips
to bring
equipment and to
help teach
medical
assistants in
remote mountain
clinics. We have
also organized a
six-week
rotation at
South Shore
Medical Center
of Westchester
for one of the
Nepalese
physicians.
Currently,
we are trying to
set up a program
for the chief of
biomedical
engineering to
come to the US
to do further
training.
Needless
to say, this has
been both
personally
enjoyable and
professionally
fulfilling.
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