by One World - One Heart Foundation | Jun 17, 2015 | newsroom
Please Join Us! Sunday June 28, 2015 at 8:00pm The Kyote Club Taos, New Mexico One World-One Heart Foundation & Himalayan Quests, a US-Nepal Joint Venture, are hosting an evening of Fun and ‘People Helping People’ to raise emergency funds for our ‘Nepal Earthquake Relief Project’ We’ll have music by THE DAMN BAND and, the Kyote Club will generously donate 10% of proceeds from the sale of food and beverages during the evening! So come eat, drink, dance, and have a great time while raising money for Nepal! 100% of all proceeds and donations go to serve Nepal!...
by One World - One Heart Foundation | Jun 16, 2015 | newsroom
UPDATE: Thanks everyone for all your efforts and commitment during a very difficult time in Nepal. In April, One World – One Heart along with Himalayan Quests Medical Camps serviced about 1800 people in remote mountain villages. Then the earthquake happened. Now, please see this update from Nepal below regarding how we were finally able to complete our mission, with the gift of sight. On June 7th, 25 cataract patients and their carers boarded 2 buses and headed to Pokhara, accompanied by our two amazing local health care providers, Tila Ale and Kumar Rana in order to finally undergo surgery to rectify the cataracts that were identified during April’s free health camps. Everyone was registered and re-screened to confirm their health camp diagnoses. Once this was completed the hospital staff then counselled the patients and their carers about the procedure, intended outcome, as well as the fact that for some, the surgery may not be 100% successful. One patient was sent home, as his cataracts were deemed too early for surgery, while two otherse will have to return for their surgery at a later date. One gentleman was on blood thinners and was instructed to come off his meds for 1 week and then return, as to operate while he was taking them would likely result in excess bleeding. Arjun, a 20 year old with disabilities and suspected epilepsy on top of his congenital bilateral cataracts, will also have to return for surgery, as he will need a general anesthetic for his operation and the hospital doesn’t have a full time anesthetist. Everyone is extremely happy and grateful for...
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