Gorkha Hospital development on hold

Last Spring we confirmed the ‘good news’ that Gorkha hospital was being demolished!  This was due to the damage caused by 2015 earthquake which had led to wards being moved into tents.  Progress on the new overseas funded hospital is great to see but as Nepal remains in lockdown due to Coronavirus then building has stopped and treatment is limited to nearby rooms converted into hospital wards. It is so far unclear how GDS can help in Gorkha in the near future but with certain increased poverty we wait for our local committee to assess needs.

With many thousands of Nepali returning across the border from India and elsewhere there remains concern re the containment of the virus which had to date remained low. Thoughts remain with our friends in Gorkha and elsewhere in Nepal.