Community health program

This program aims to provide support to the ones in need in the health sector through medical electives. Volunteering in Nepal through medical elective program helps both the health sectors as well as the one who seeks the medical needs. This Community health program has been given the title of Flame of the Nightingale’s Lamp, inspired from the lady herself who dedicated her life to others who were in need of care. We are well known of lady who comes from the British family and got renowned as British social reformer AkA Lady with the lamp, Angel of mercy (Florence nightingales).

She was also the founder of modern nursing who has reformed the world health setup in a greater extent, and her voluntary contribution was uncountable in the health sector and nursing. She was such a graceful bold strong lady who was rebellious to lacerate deep rooted societal customs, orthodoxy, norms and values in such era where poverty, geo-political war, class struggle, discrimination and restrictive social code existed enormously. In contemporary time, we ourselves are evidence when world was hit by this deadliest disease COVID19 and that incredible aspirations of front liners to serve humanity aimed at which we should be thankful and credible for her code of conducts and writings (Notes on nursing).

Embracing Florence life we introduce program namely Flame of the Nightingale’s Lamp in a hope of contribution in today’s general medicine field by following her guidelines in Nepal, Before understanding about the program lets know about the existing medical scenario, prospects, challenges of Health sector in Nepal.

This country faces an immense encumbrance from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The major challenges faced while providing quality health care during the COVID-19 pandemic was lack of health care associated human resources and health care institute which is needed to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Nepal was preliminary facing a shortage of medical doctors, nurses, and paramedics. Before the inception of COVID-19 the number of total health care personnel including doctors, nurses, and midwives in Nepal was 3.15 per 1000 population and required Ventilators, ICU and health care institution was also very limited. Different health indicators like maternity, infant mortality, chronic diseases was enormously neglected during this period. On the other hand; technical, geospatial constrains in underdeveloped country like Nepal has hugely impacted on service delivery mechanism in local level. Anyways, poor health service has been destined for those people whose accessibility to hospital was not much possible due to afore-mentioned reasons. These earliest health sector challenges was so much highlighted during this hard period which made the condition pathetically vulnerable. The silver lining rays of hopes raised within the cons, concept of telemedicine, incentives and security to health care workers are considered yet there still exist huge gaps.

Opportunity

An incommensurable contribution during 18^th – 19^th century by one lady has changed the regulation of world health scenario, assimilating her major contributions and vision with present time has been essential in the under developed countries like Nepal where accessibility to achieve service has been compromised. Even though the technological advancement and fast paced development of human race is going on still myriads of societal problem is essential to be addressed. We believe that navigating the nightingale’s footprint will help us to achieve the desirable changes. An idea is three major areas for the intervention as exactly as the previous ideas of nightingale; primarily, Sanitation of health institutions in addition with work in major affected areas and furthermore, statistical representation and women’s participations in health sector. Further, we also need to understand what affected area means, it’s not just the place where people are suffered with pandemic, endemic or epidemic disease rather, it’s the area where poverty, illiteracy and inaccessible or less public health sector which makes condition more vulnerable for public health concern. We are seeking for those volunteers who can dedicate their valuable time in medical field through their experiences and ideas. One will get the chance to know the existing wellbeing status of the people living in the rural areas, serve for the actual humanitarian cause but volunteers needs to understand that we are working on crucial sector which is liable for public health concern so, should be cautious during health care operation. This volunteering program will allow one to attain medical experience in a real environment and get chance to work under the supervision of experts. This program will be instrumental to set a career similarly, having an opportunity to travel, infuse up new cultures and observe new places.

Responsibility

Medical field and health sector is one of the most respected field in the world and its one of the hardest occupation to work as a medical personal. To achieve the goal and pursue career in health field, especially in developing countries like Nepal people dedicate their whole life. Low incentives, insecurities, underpaid are some of the major reason which have affected reliable health care service and on top of that geographical constrains and lack of facilities associated with it has been challenging for service delivery mechanism in local levels. Skilled human resources proper health institutions are not much available on the rural areas and mostly health care personal seek good life opportunities after tedious hard work so migration to developed countries for better livelihood opportunities has impacted nation health sector.

After getting to know the challenges, the main responsibility of volunteer is to coordinate with the supervisor or expert of this program, they will orient and provide basic ideas so that one can cope up with the cultural shock they might face during field work. Health care is a very responsible job, volunteers should be conscious for every minute details while carrying out the tasks. People gets contaminated with different kind of disease by their own day to day life activities, so identifying the major cause is very essential. We will try to conduct every possible ways to tackle the public health matter mostly in rural settings, from organizing health / camps to awareness raising campaigns. Every details of individuals should be kept confidential so volunteers are requested to maintain ethical code of conducts.

Practical and Informative information:

• The participants need to understand that working in health sector is a crucial responsibility which should be undertaken under the special guidance. It’s the subject of public concern, so restricted works are strictly prohibited.
• Yet, participants are able to undertake some of the task like awareness campaigns, health camps, consultation and sanitation related programs and bring into play their skill sets if required or asked for their assistance by health service provider.
• Our program will consolidate and intervene on major three areas and if you have any other expertise, you can contact us before hand so that we can explore the possibility.
• This is a very benevolent task for which you can live your whole life with full on satisfaction

Vital days schedule during your stay.

First Day: On your first day of volunteering, our staff will introduce you with organization officer/ health service providers; dedicated staffs will be briefing and helping you during your stay. Initiation of program will be visit on different organization to know the existing scenario which can also be called as period of assessment.

Weekdays: While a volunteer’s daily schedule will vary depending on the specific program, a typical day is as follows:

8:00 AM Breakfast at your home-stay.

10:00 AM Volunteers leave home for the volunteering work. The number of hours volunteers will be working depends on each program. You will be provided with light snacks break around 1:00 pm.

2.00 PM – 3.00 PM Work for the day usually ends at this time.

6.00 PM – 8.00 PM Dinner at the homestay.

Weekend: You can do the hiking and explore the nearby areas.

This time may vary according to task design, if there is any programs such as blood donation campaign, health camps during morning shift then we will inform you and provide you schedule earlier.