Everest Relief Trek, Nepal
24th to 31st October 2015
Though farther away from the epicenter, the traditional heartland of the Sherpa people in the popular trekking villages of the Khumbu Valley below Mount Everest, Khumjung was hit hard with many homes destroyed and many suffering from the aftermath of the shock.
Beneficiaries of the project.
Consultations started in our first night stop near Phakding, then in Namche Bazar and in Khumjung.
Total number of patients: 235
Most common disease: Back pain, Knee pain,Osteoarthritis, Gastric, Hypertension, Stress, constipation, Gastroesophageal reflux disease, Allergy, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Antisocial personality disorder, Asthma, Depression, Arthritis, Eye Problems, Acute bronchitis, Heartburn, Irritable bowel syndrome, Joint Pain, Leukaemia, Mucus In Stool, Peptic ulcer, Rh
eumatoid arthritis, Rheumatic fever, Sciatica, Sinusitis, Social anxiety disorder, Tennis elbow, Candidiasis, etc.
External Therapies provided include moxibustion, cupping, acupuncture, massage and blood-letting.
Project description
Sorig First Aid in collaboration with Basic Essence Holistic Wellness Centre for Himalayan Rays and Kunphen Medical Centre set off for
Everest Relief Trek on 24th oct – 31 oct to provide free medicine and treatments to the villagers in Solukhumbu everest region, particularly two full days of medical camp at Khumjung Gompa.
The team comprised of Dr.Nyima Tsering, Gyalpo Lama, Semkyi Dolm…a from Kunphen Tibetan Medical Centre, Jacqueline Yu from Basic Essence, participants Shally Chin, Ser Gin Ong, Mukkader Ozturk, Tamara Taylor and our guides Tashi Sherpa, Kami Tenzing, Tashi Chhiring, plus our four porters who helped to bring 84 kilos of herbal pills up the mountains.