Update (June 9): Our DC-8 has landed and relief supplies have been unloaded in Kathmandu. Medical equipment will be making its way to more than 20 different hospitals in the coming days. June 7: A second wave in the COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly spreading throughout Nepal with over 34,000 new cases reported in just the…
Deadly Earthquake in Nepal Triggers Massive Response
On April 25, 2015, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked the central region of Nepal and affected more than 8 million people—almost one-third of the country’s population—damaging or destroying more than 500,000 homes. A second earthquake hit about two weeks later, triggering landslides and creating a new wave of fear and panic among Nepalis, many of whom…
The Power of Being Present
Anyone who has survived medical school knows the experience can feel like a perpetual marathon—a grueling four years of mental and physical weariness—followed by another round of three to seven years of residency training. So when Dr. Daniel Dyer needed a break from the books, he looked for a place where he could put his…
Their Lips Shall Praise You
Esther* had just given birth, yet she was being forced from her home and village with her newborn son James. Her father had looked on with anger at the deformed face of his grandson. He sent them both away from the village to save his family from the disgrace that would come upon them. “When…