The Human Touch » Medical Projects http://www.figcashmere.com/the_human_touch in association with Fig Cashmere Thu, 21 May 2009 12:39:17 +0000 en hourly 1 Maya http://www.figcashmere.com/the_human_touch/2009/05/maya/ http://www.figcashmere.com/the_human_touch/2009/05/maya/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 05:33:33 +0000 figteam http://www.figcashmere.com/the_human_touch/?p=151

Maya was brought to the Human touch by a freind who had seen her at a very poor local hostel. Maya had come from a mountain village where she had been the victim of an abusive father. Her mother had run away from the village in fear of her husband. The father had abused Maya and had thrown her in a fire.

She was found by neighbours who took her to a medical aid station. Her burns were wrapped up and she was left to heal as best she could. Her arm welded itself against her body as can been seen in one of the pictures.  We were fortunate to be able to find a surgeon in Kathmandu who would operate to separate her arm from her body.  We then organised for her to undergo six months physio therapy after the separated wounds had healed.  Once Maya had learned how to use the upper muscles of her arm we were able to organise a phrostetic limb for her. She now is a confident young lady who has come to terms with her disability. Maya is now at school in Kathmandu and will be able to complete her education and have a chance in life.

]]> http://www.figcashmere.com/the_human_touch/2009/05/maya/feed/ 0 The Burns unit at the Bir hospital Kathmandu http://www.figcashmere.com/the_human_touch/2009/05/the-bir-hospital-kathmandu/ http://www.figcashmere.com/the_human_touch/2009/05/the-bir-hospital-kathmandu/#comments Wed, 20 May 2009 12:17:21 +0000 figteam http://www.figcashmere.com/the_human_touch/?p=133 The burns unit deos not have an anethietist currently and any operation or treatment is always difficult and extremely painful.  It was discovered recently that burns patients did not have the special cream that is smothered onto very bad burns that stops bandages sticking to the wounds. When the bandages were taken off the patients the pain from the tearing of the wound was severe.  In kathamndu, patients or their families have to provide everything needed for treatments and operations. The patients are so poor they just cannot afford to have their burns treated. This situation was brought to the attention of one of FIG’s staff and it was decided that FIG would buy a years supply of the antiseptic cream that allows the bandages to be removed gently. The cost of a years supply for this very simple remedy was £500, there are some pictures of the type of patient and the unit attached.

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