Nepal
Orthopaedic Hospital (NOH) was established in the premises of
the Nepal Disabled Association (NDA) at the Khagendra New Life
Centre in Jorpati in Kathmandu in August 1998. Its sole intention
has been to provide quality orthopaedic care, at an affordable
price, of which most Nepalese have been deprived.
 Dr. Anil Shrestha is the founder and current medical director of the hospital and he was instrumental in bringing the organization
to life. The concept for an Adult Orthopaedic Hospital in the
NDA premises was already planned by certain individuals from different
organizations very early on. NDA, the Rotary Club of Patan (Nepal)
and the Rotary Clubs of Amherst South, New York and South Ontario
District 7090 worked together in bringing the funds and planning
the building of the hospital at the NDA premises. Late Rotarian
Nanda Ram Bhakta Mathema from the Rotary Club of Patan and American
Rotarian Jim Sinclair were... Read All » |