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The 53rd BRINOS ear surgery camp took place in Nepalgunj between 2nd and 11th of March 2014. One hundred and twenty-one patients were treated for chronic ear disease and a further nine for glue ear, totalling 130 in all.
Many of the patients came from the Kailali District in the Far Western region of Nepal where Mr Puran Tharu and the other community ear assistants had, for the first time, been invited to perform screening camps.
The team members were:
UK
Mr Neil Weir surgeon
Mrs Sue Weir theatre nurse
Miss Ruth Capper (team leader) surgeon
Mr Rob Evans surgeon
Mr Jim Fairley surgeon
Dr Mark Luscombe anaesthetist
Dr Matt Kuet volunteer
Nepal
Dr Kashi Raj Gyawali surgeon
Mrs Pashupati Kumari Chaudhary theatre nurse and CEA
Rajani Shah Bhandhari theatre nurse
Pabitra Khadka theatre nurse
Dr Bhawani Pradhan audiologist
Mr Tushar Roy office / technical assistant
Mr Puran Tharu CEO
Mr Ram Bahadur Bohara CEA
Mr Man Lal Tharu CEA
Mr Deepak BC CEA (Bardia)
Mr Satrohan Balmiki peon / cleaner
Mr Govinda Tharu labourer / cleaner
Mr Ram Ratan Tharu labourer / cleaner
Mr Sundar Chaudhary labourer / cleaner
Mr Kamta Chaudhary labourer / cleaner
Mr Raj Kumar Chaudhary labourer / cleaner
Mr Bishal Chaudhary labourer / cleaner
Mr Arjun labourer / cleaner
Mr Rakesh Balmiki labourer / cleaner
Mr Arman driver
Mr Dilip Pathik laundryman
Mr Abdul generator operator
Mr Umesh Godiya cook
53rd BRINOS Ear Surgery Camp – March 2014 in Nepalgunj, Nepal
The new Centre
(ready for surgery early next year)
Operations in the temporary theatre
In the picture, back row first:
Dr Matt Kuet, Dr Bhawani Pradhan, Miss Ruth Capper,
Mr Jim Fairley, Mrs Sue Weir,
Dr Mark Luscombe, Mr Neil Weir, Dr Kashi Raj Gyawali
and Mr Rob Evans on the right.