A two-day free mental health camp was held in Rukum East last week that saw a significant surge in attendance compared to the previous year, indicating a growing awareness and willingness to seek help for mental health…
Congratulations to United Mission Hospital Tansen (UMHT) hospital director of nearly 20 years Dr Rachel Karrach who received the Kamal National Virtuous Award 2080 (Nepali year for 2023-24) on Saturday 23 March in recognition of her ‘tremendous’…
Did you know water mills are still relied on for grinding grains in rural Nepal? UMN, through our local partner and the CLIMATES project in Doti, is promoting and supporting installation of new mills and renovation of…
We want to share with our friends the sad news about the passing away of Larry Asher on 12 March at the age of 82. Larry from Kansas, USA, dedicated his working life to the technical education…
Around 200 members of Khoria village in Kapilvastu District recently participated in a Disaster Response Simulation event, including mock drills in the village. Their community is highly vulnerable to various hazards such as fire and flood, resulting…
We celebrate the life and service of Dr Helen Huston, the first doctor at Amp Pipal hospital, who worked for 32 years in Nepal with UMN and passed away on 1 March 2024 at the age of…
Yesterday was a joyful day for all of us at UMN as we marked UMN’s 70th anniversary in the Kathmandu headquarters. It was a hybrid event with our Board chair, cluster staff and some hospital staff also…
To heighten awareness about gender-based violence occurring during and after disasters within UMN’s working community of Mugu, the Mugu Disaster Recovery Support (MUST) project recently organised a street drama in Wards 6 and 8 of Soru Rural…
We give thanks for the life and service of Carna Elfgaard from Sweden, who served with her husband Ragnar in the very early days of United Mission Hospital Tansen (UMHT). She passed away on 19 January at…
Beware snakes, sand flies, monkeys, dogs, mosquitoes, worms and more! In much of the western world people don’t have to think about the risks from these, or from contaminated water or food. But there are many neglected…
