So - the dry, impersonal stuff to start! I am scheduled to arrive in Kathmandu on 16th January and will be staying at the Hotel Tibet. I will be in Kathmandu for a few days for inductions with the local charity Family Health International.
On 20th January I am due to fly to Dhangadi and will be based there for 5 weeks to rotate to various clinics and hospitals. For the majority of this time I will be staying at the Hotel Saathi.
The sites I will be visiting are:
• Seti Zonal Hospital ART site Dhangadi
• Kailali Doti District Hospital ART site
• Mahakali Zonal Hospital ART site
The patients are mostly on first line antiretrovirals at all 3 sites, with only one patient on second line drugs at Seti.
Seti Zonal Hospital (regional referral hospital): this is the third largest ART site in Nepal serving most of the far west district as a referral hospital for all medical services. There are approximately 900 diagnosed HIV infected patients at Seti. Doti District Hospital has approximately 300 HIV infected patients; Mahakali Zonal Hospital has about 220.
I am due back to Kathmandu for a debrief in the final week and then fly back, all being well, on February 26th.
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