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Cooperation with the local government yields unique opportunities to serve the rural population. Acupuncture Relief Project is invited to help establish a new integrated medicine outpost in Bajra Barahi, Makawanpur, Nepal. This exciting prospect enables ARP to forge a new clinic model applicable throughout Nepal.
Episode 3: Compassion Connects: WORKING WITH THE GOVERNMENT | Acupuncture Relief Project | Nepal
Drug and alcohol abuse is a constant issue in both rural and urban areas of Nepal. Local customs and few treatment facilities prove difficult obstacles. Partnering with Sober Recovery, one of the few inpatient acute detox rehabilitation facilities in Nepal, Andrew Schlabach and Tsering Sherpa train volunteers in the use of acupuncture.
Episode 5: Compassion Connects: SOBER RECOVERY | Acupuncture Relief Project | Nepal
Acupuncture Relief Project begins the process of training and licensing local practitioners. This critical step towards sustainability requires partnership with other organizations as well as the national government. This episode looks at the people and the process of creating a new generation of Nepali rural health providers.
Episode 7: Compassion Connects: FUTURE DOCTORS OF NEPAL | Acupuncture Relief Project | Nepal
Interpreters help make a critical connection between patients and practitioners. Recruiting local young men and women, Acupuncture Relief Project provides a unique training and employment opportunity. This episode explores the people that make our medicine possible and what it takes to learn job.
Episode 6: Compassion Connects: THE INTERPRETERS | Acupuncture Relief Project | Nepal
Complicated medical cases require extraordinary effort on the part of Acupuncture Relief Project staff and volunteers. Illiteracy and the inaccessibility of medical facilities are major obstacles requiring innovative case management. This episode follows 4-year-old Sushmita in her battle with tuberculosis.
Episode 4: Compassion Connects: CASE MANAGEMENT | Acupuncture Relief Project | Nepal
Tackling complicated medical cases through accurate assessment and the cooperation of both governmental and non-governmental agencies, Acupuncture Relief Project extends the reach and effectiveness of it's medical model. This episode follows the stories of two patients who's care required a coordinated effort.
Episode 2: Compassion Connects: INTEGRATED MEDICINE | Acupuncture Relief Project | Nepal
In the aftermath of the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake, Andrew Schlabach, Director of the Acupuncture Relief Project and Tsering Sherpa, Director of Good Health Nepal begin a new primary care clinic in the rural district of Makawanpur. This episode explores the challenges of providing basic medical access for people living in rural areas.
Episode 1: Compassion Connects: RURAL PRIMARY CARE | Acupuncture Relief Project | Nepal
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