Kanti Tomorrow

Future developments

In 2005, KCH will increase its capacity by 200 beds. These will be used to provide sub-specialties including orthopaedics and ear/nose/throat (ENT). It is noted that cardiology will be developed under the guidance of Dr. Anne Wedemeyer (Paediatric Cardiologist, an Institute of Medicine visitor from the USA). So far she has been instrumental in helping to run Cardiology OPD and Cardiology Ward and with this help KCH has been able to operate these facilities since 1998. In particular she has assisted in obtaining a colour Doppler echocardiography machine. This drive towards continuous improvement and development is characteristic of KCH.

Within the last few years KCH has been able to instigate a National Academy of Medical Science (NAMS) postgraduate programme for paediatrics. Besides this, a number of new OPD services have been launched, including a child development centre, nutrition, oncology, Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) and nephrology. Anyone interested in the activities of the Kanti Children's Hospital may contact the centre at the address given (See. 4.1, section1).

Notes

a) Patients in fee paying beds must pay for their stay - for their food and for their medicines and any investigations required.
c) SICU, NICU and PICU are all fee paying beds. In special circumstances non fee paying patients can be admitted to these beds.

Acknowledgements

Kanti is grateful to a large number of students who continue to donate funds and resources (through their own fundraising at home) following their elective placements. This continuous source of funding allows the medicine cupboards to be kept stocked with the medicines required by particularly needy families. In particular the following organizations have given their support to KCH and the KCH Oncology Fund:

• Alder Hey Children's Hospital (Liverpool, UK)
• Chrinjeebi Volunteers (Kathmandu)
• Hashimoto Trust Fund
• Henkel KGA (Germany)/Amsterdam Medical Centre (The Netherlands)
• JICA - Japanese International Cooperation Agency (Japan)
• JOCV - Japanese Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (Japan)
• KCHAF UK - Kanti Children's Hospital Appeal Fund (UK)
• Laligurans Japanese Women's Volunteers (Kathmandu)
• Lincoln Schools of Kathmandu, Nepal
• Medicine Drive for Nepal (USA)
• MSOR - Medical Students Overseas Relief (University College of Dublin, Republic of Ireland)
• NEPAS - Nepal Paediatrics Society (Kathmandu)
• Paediatric Department, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (Kathmandu)
• SAV - Social Action Volunteers (Kanti Hospital)
• Spiny Babbler (Kathmandu)
• SWOT - Students Working Overseas Trust (Queen's Medical College, Belfast, Northern Ireland)

  ... and all other organizations, medical students and other individuals who are too numerous to mention here.

Mr. Bishop Joshi would like to thank Miss Bianca Muthesius (Medical Student, St. George's Hospital, London) and David Hogg (Medical Student, Glasgow University) for their help in the presentation of this brochure.

Updated August 2004