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Help raise funds for our work in Nepal

February 12, 2012 By 2 Comments

You can help bring medical care to thousands of impoverished families in rural Nepal

 

 

We need your help to raise funds to purchase the medical equipment and supplies needed to open the Chisang Clinic in Bhawanee, Eastern Nepal. Through GlobalGiving, we have raised more than $7,000 toward our Phase I goal of $18,440 to reopen the clinic. Every dollar you give buys $7 worth of medical equipment and supplies, thanks to generous discounts offered by our partner organizations.

 

Chisang Clinic remodel will increase service capacity

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Please click here to visit our Support page for ways you can help!

Please click on the logo below to support us through Global Giving:

 

 

Other Ways to Help Online

You can also raise money for CMAF just by surfing the web or purchasing products online at no extra cost to you! CMAF is registered with the following online search/purchase services. Just type in your search information and select Children’s Medical Aid Foundation as your charity.

Set up any of these sites as your home page and make it easy to raise funds for CMAF. Every dollar raised can make a difference in the lives of children in Nepal!

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A Time to Be Grateful

December 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment

A Happy New Year message from Nepal!

 

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Carol Vernal and CMAF featured in Nurse.com

August 16, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Carol Vernal, President and CEO of Children’s Medical Aid Foundation, was featured in an article in the July 2011 issue of Nurse.com, “Children’s Medical Aid Foundation: Nurse finds meaning through medical missions.”

Carol was a nurse and worked in the medical industry for many years, and understands the deep and lasting impacts of working with indigent populations, especially in other parts of the world – like far-away Nepal.

“Nurses who want to get involved can do so many ways. Volunteers can work with CMAF mobile medical teams and as couriers to deliver supplies to Nepal. Stateside they can collect sutures and wound dressing materials for donations and advocate and inform about the quality of medical care in Nepal. By helping in any way, Vernal says that nurses learn about how cultural and spiritual beliefs impact Nepal’s healthcare and also see both the differences and similarities between Western and Eastern medicine. This fall CMAF is hosting a trip to Nepal open to the medical field where those attending can receive CEUs.

“Working to enhance the lives of Nepalese villages through increased access to healthcare has added significance and purpose to my life,” Vernal said. “Perhaps it can do the same for others.”

Click here to read the full article online.

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Medical supplies donated

July 23, 2011 By Leave a Comment

In July, Mary Jane Stolte delivered 864 toothbrushes that were donated by Dr. Brattesani, a local Sonoma County dentist. Thank you for your generous donation, Dr. Brattesani and thank you Jane for your part in making the donation possible. You have made a difference in the lives of children by following through with an inspirational idea. In some rural areas of Nepal many children have never seen a toothbrush. A soft stick that becomes fibrous after use is utilized for cleaning teeth. Imagine that! We delivered the toothbrushes to a rural school in Nepal after learning of the childrens’ need from a faith-based NGO working in Nepal.

 

 

 

A portable tourniquet system was purchased by CMAF  for $1,300 and donated to Kathmandu Model Hospital. This portable unit is used when working on extremities. It is a factor in reducing surgical time and making the surgeon’s work easier. Thank you to Delfi Medical, the manufacturer, for discounting the retail price by 50%.

Thank you to Med Share for donating sutures and surgical instruments to CMAF. These medical supplies were delivered recently by CMAF CEO Carol Vernal to Dr. Pawan, Namita (a surgical nurse) and CMAF co-director Dr. Shankar Rai. These donated items are essential in providing corrective surgery at no charge to families whose children have disfiguring birth defects.

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CMAF at Himalayan Youth Summit

July 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Carol Vernal, CEO and Founder of Children’s Medical Aid Foundation, participated on the non-profit workshop panel in the 1st Annual Himalayan Youth Leadership Summit, held at Samuel Merritt University in Oakland, CA on August 20, 2011.

Other participating organizations included Sahayeta, Community Health for Asian Americans, Tibetan Association of Northern California, Center for Asian American Media, Bhutanese Community in California and CAN-USA.

The goals of the Himalayan Youth Leadership Summit were to:

  • Empower Youth: encourage young people to envision their capacity for affecting positive change in the world.
  • Provide a Platform: facilitate youth to exchange ideas and share their talents, and
  • Create an Alliance: provide a welcome space for youth and adult leadership to connect

For more information about the event, please contact Nisha Thapa, President of Sahayeta.org, at 415.297.7643 or by email at nishathapa82@gmail.com.

 

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