Message from the Chairman
  First of all, I would like to thank all my foreign and Nepali friends for their kind concern and interest in the Pragya Foundation.The Pragya Foundation is aiming to help the underprivileged children of our country realize their potential.
To achieve this objective, the Pragya Foundation is implementing an educational program, children’s home care program and healthcare program. I sincerely would like to appeal to anyone interested in volunteering and helping the children of Nepal. 
 
 

Introduction

Features

The detailed information of the objectives is given below:

1. School Health Education Package
This is solely an education and awareness package related to health. Nowadays most of the health related issues are occuring due to the lack of health knowledge. We are mostly concerned with HIV/AIDS, STD, malnutrition and others.

2. Health Promotion Services
Health Facilities Improvement Programme for the school:
This will focus on:
a. Clinical arrangements with basic equipment (first aid box, weighting machines
etc.).
b. Environment and sanitation arrangement:
i. Improvement of drinking water system (filter installment)
ii. Personal hygiene;
iii. Waste disposal

Routine check-up;

This includes the following services for health check-up regularly:
Test:
- Blood group detection;
- Hemoglobin level test;
- Stool test / RE;
- Urine/RE;
- General health check up (if necessary)

3. School Health Training Package:

Findings of various studies show that health problems are significant causes for poor education of children. The capability and competency of the children is lower due to the health problems so this type of health package will support the upgrading of the health status of the children. On the other hand the School Health Training Package is solely designed to support the health teachers who are supposed to be responsible for the improvement of the health status of the school children.

The training will focus on health, nutrition, environment and other health related issues. The session will be conducted both theoretically and practically. The main focus will be given on First Aid and Emergence issues.

Target Group

The conceptualization of this programme is especially designed and targeted to the school children who are studying at play group to class 10, the age group ranging from 3 to 16 years. Furthermore, there are certain provisions to the teacher society.

Merit to the students / teachers / schools:


To the students
- The students who are suffering from diseases can detect the problem; and are easy to treat;
- They could know more about their health status and will be more alert;
- Saving of time and money.

To the teachers

- Teachers will acknowledge different health related issues;
- Saving of time and money;
- Will be capable of managing emergency first aid treatment.

Dual considerate

There are some terms and conditions associated with this Help Center Nepal. We put the following terms and conditions for the launching of the programme:
- All the technical equipment will be brought by the Programmer (Help Center Nepal);
- Management and arrangement of the things will be done by the project;
- The reports will be given on time;
- The school will have to counsel to the students for the preparation of the launching of the programme;
- The School should provide class, section and roll number of the students;
- All the activity will be done in the school boundary except laboratory tests.


Working schedule

Time: 10 AM to 5 PM
Day: Sunday to Friday

Professionals

The project crew includes experienced professionals working in several fields such as doctors, health assistants, CMA, ANM, etc.


HELP CENTER NEPAL

Committee members:
Name Position
Mr. Deepak Kumar Mandal Co-ordinator
Mr. Roshan Kumar Lo Assistant Co-ordinatior
Mr. Min Bahadur Shrestha Accountant
Mr. Ramendra Raman Medical Lab Technologist
Mr. Bishnu Shrestha Lab Assistant
Mrs. Rashnu Shrestha Training Co-ordinator
Mrs. Lalita Shrestha Marketing Executlive
Mrs. Maiya Koju Marketing Representative
Mrs Roji Shrestha Marketing Representatlive

Advisors
- Dr. Tilak Chandra Sah
MBBS, DMRD, MD( Presently associated with Janta Poly Clinic, Koteshwor )
- Krishna Raj Dhakal
National Director( Sagarmatha Community Development Service )
- Dr. Banshidhar Mishra
MBBS ( Director of Man Mohan Memorial Hospital, Thamel )

Referencce
Advocacy Forum Maharanjgung
Chair Person, Mr. Hari Krishna Karki-98510-91198
Human Rights Awarness Society
Chair Person, Mr. Ek Bahadur Shrestha 98450-34493

 
 
 
 
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