HRA Manang Aid-post, Pheriche Aid-post and HRA-Everest ER are successfully completed for 2019 Spring Season. These aid-posts and HRA-Everest ER have been providing medical services to the trekkers, support staff, guides and local people in the Annapurna and Khumbu region since long time. Likewise, HRA Everest ER Medical Clinic has been providing medical facilities to the climbers and their support staff since last 17 years. This season Manang Aid-post was closed on 20th of May. HRA Pheriche Aid-post was operated until June 5th, 2019 arranging one extra Nepali doctor & a health assistant. HRA-Everest ER was closed on May 26, 2019.
Doctors volunteered at Manang aid-post:
- Dr. Chloe Margaret Horner, New Zealand
- Mr. James Nelson Hadfield, New Zealand
- Dr. Samir Bipin Patel, USA
- Mr. Gobinda Bashyal, HRA Staff
- Mr. Kipa Sherpa,Cook
Doctors volunteered at Pheriche aid-post:
- Dr. Mathew Williamson Bloch, British
- Dr. Priya Vansia, British
- Dr. Bryan Thomas Jarrett, USA
- Mr. Thaneshwar Bhandari, HRA Staff
- Mr. Jit Bahadur Thapa Magar, Cook
Doctor for Additional Period at Pheriche:
- Dr. Samriddha Raj Pant
- Mr. Prakash Khatri, HRA Staff
- Mr. Jit Bahadur Thapa Magar, Cook
Doctors volunteered at EBC Medical Clinic:
- Dr. Dinesh Deonarain, Canada
- Dr. Bridget Deirdre Mc Cormack, Australia
- Dr. Pawan Karki, Nepal
Given below are the brief statistics of Medical Services provided from the Aid-posts and EBC Medical Clinic during Spring season -2019:
S.N. | Particular | Manang | Pheriche | EBC | Total |
1 | Nepali Patient | 154 | 500 | 338 | 992 |
2 | Foreign Patient | 137 | 217 | 244 | 598 |
3 | Total Patient | 291 | 717 | 582 | 1590 |
4 | Helicopter Rescue | – | 27 | 20 | 47 |
5 | AMS Talk Attendees | 887 | 713 | 1600 | |
6 | House Call (Home visit) | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Both Aid-posts (Manang and Pheriche) will remain closed till the end of August and will start from 3rd week of September for the Fall 2019. HRA-Everest ER will be conducted next Spring Season 2020.