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A Journey of Compassion and Care: A Day in the Life of a Health Camp
04-Feb-2025   Chaunrideurali-2, Kavre   Events

A Journey Of Compassion And Care: A Day In The Life Of A Health Camp


We, five of us, left the hospital on the 28th of Mangsir 2081 at 8:30 a.m. along with all the medicines and other paraphernalia required in the health camp. We had to travel by motorbikes to reach our destination as most of the roads were twisted and the beautiful landscape would surround us. Such breathtaking scenery would make the pain in our legs tolerable, so we trekked onward.

In route, we had a halt at a house where a hospitable family offered us milk to drink-to which we could never say no. Meanwhile, while speaking to them, the lady of that house told us how she could not sleep that night because her teeth pained the most. Full of compassionate thoughts, as always, Doctor Rajesh Kumar Thakur warmly advised her to pay a visit to the hospital to look it up. Whereupon, she had declined to accept it, saying that all her children were studying in the city. She, however, promised to wait for us to return with the medicine we had promised to bring her. With our profuse thanks, we bid her adieu and marched on our way.

Whereby at one point, we took the direction to the Goretto road, which actually cuts across the second-biggest landslide in Asia. The narrow path itself was not easy to walk; it was far trickier because we had to handle the bags of medicine very carefully. The steep uprise with a fragile road was a task needing full attention. Then, we finally reached Shree Ganesh Aadharbhut School at 10:30 a.m. after vigorously going uphill for almost half an hour.

Well, we had a very warm welcome in school. The garlanding by the school family is a way of welcome, and not only did it help us forget physical exhaustion through the slippery uphill path, but rejuvenated spirits to continue with our day's work. The health camp began with a dental hygiene class, and toothpaste and brushes were given out to 25 eager students.

From 12:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., we conducted general health check-ups for a total of 84 individuals—38 men and 46 women. It was heartwarming to engage with members of the community and provide them with the care they needed. During lunch, we had the opportunity to converse with local intellectuals and teachers, who shared their insights and experiences. Their faint smiles of kindness while saying goodbye served to give a fresh strength for us towards the completion of our task.

As the day was getting dark, we were again facing our landslide path, which had to be crossed this time in the dark. On the road, we went gingerly with the help of our mobile phone torches. Finally, we reached home where we had promised to deliver the medicine earlier during the day. After giving all advice on how to take medication, we said our goodbyes and moved on to the hospital.

By the time we reached the hospital at 8:00 p.m., the fatigue of such a long day was palpable, yet this feeling paled into insignificance because it felt that we really made so many people very happy. This was one day of sharing, one day of serving, one day of establishing contact—just what each one of us would retain for a lifetime.