Summary
Two months after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Nepal, humanitarian partners are working under the guidance of the Government of Nepal (GoN) Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) on the resumption and recovery of Nepal’s health services, which were heavily damaged. International Medical Corps’ Emergency Response Team (ERT) is supporting these efforts by rehabilitating damaged or destroyed health posts, providing orthopedic and rehabilitation care, and enhancing the psychosocial support skills of both mental health professionals and communities, in addition to implementing other assistance.
Highlights
• International Medical Corps will soon begin a mobile physiotherapy outreach program for surgical patients to expand communities’ access to rehabilitative care.
• International Medical Corps continues to implement water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) activities to help reduce the risks of communicable diseases in Nepal’s earthquake-affected areas.
• International Medical Corps has hosted 29 psychological first aid (PFA) trainings in Nepal to enable participants to better support individuals and communities in the aftermath of a traumatic event.