Dooley Intermed International

Nepal fund - this fund was established in 1963 when the organization first initiated medical assistance programs in nepal focused on providing medical care, healthcare worker training, equipment and supplies, medical surveys, and material support to hospitals and rural clinics. The organization's nepal programs have since expanded to include constructing and operating an orphanage for homeless and abandoned children, construction of an eye clinic in bhakundebesi, an eye hospital in dhalkebar, and significant expansion of our healthcare worker training programs. Construction of a full-service eye hospital at dhalkebar in the southern terai district was completed in 2022 and was fully operational throughout 2023, providing care to thousands of local villagers. Free of cost outreach clinics were held twice monthly in outlying areas in the dhalkebar and janakpurdam areas. The organization's ongoing "gift of sight" program continues to prevent blindness and restore vision in outlying villages and also provide equipment to local care providers. In 2023, the organization worked cooperatively with operation restore sight to bring a team of usa-based ophthalmic specialists to both dhalkebar and banepa in a "knowledge exchange" program for local eye care providers and to consult and treat complex cases. The organization also co-hosted an International ophthalmology conference in the banepa area with over 150 ophthalmologists from throughout nepal participating as well as ophthalmologists from as far away as sudan and cambodia. Programs in nepal include: orphanage eco-home - one of the organization's major initiatives has been the support of homeless and abandoned children. This led to the organization helping develop and construct a new orphanage eco-home in the sankhu area, outside the kathmandu valley. The organization has continued to support these "at risk" children throughout 2023, providing ongoing funding for operations, food, supplies and education. The organization's nutrition enhancement program provides nutritious meals and also benefits the children through on-site production of eggs, goat milk, and vegetables. The "urgent need" for these children is assistance with everyday items such as food, healthcare, clothing, school uniforms, shoes, as well as blankets and coats for the cold winter months. The organization further facilitates the school fees and education expenses of specific children through sponsorship by individual donors.female healthcare worker training program - beginning in 2019, the organization organized and funded the first formal training programs for female healthcare workers in the banepa and sankhu districts, outside of kathmandu. These volunteers serve as the front-line community healthcare and social workers, often traveling by foot along rugged trails to provide care in outlying villages. Prior to these training programs they had received little, if any, medical training or instruction. The organization has organized and run an ongoing series of professionally instructed intensive training programs for these women including all training materials plus a modest stipend to facilitate meals and transportation during training. Upon successful completion of the course, the organization provides each healthcare worker with a comprehensive portable medical kit. Based on the tremendous success of this training program, the organization continued to organize and fund this program throughout 2023 and plans to continue this specialized training in the future. The organization is actively seeking funds to expand this program. Bhakundebesi eye clinic - the organization funded the construction of a new satellite eye clinic in the village of bhakundebesi, which opened in december 2017, and has continued to provide care to hundreds of local villagers through 2023, including high quality eye and vision care, eyeglasses, and sight-restoring surgeries. Services are provided on a sliding scale so that impoverished villagers receive care completely free of cost.gift of sight program - throughout 2023, the organization has continued its efforts to prevent blindness and restore vision, among the most cost-effective medical interventions in existence. The organization completed the construction of a new 3-story full-service eye hospital in dhalkebar, nepal near the border of india in september 2022. Throughout 2023, the new eye hospital was fully operational with a full-time chief ophthalmologist and support staff. Multiple outreach eye camps were conducted throughout 2023 at both the bhakundebesi facility and the new full-service eye hospital in dhalkebar, preventing blindness and restoring eyesight to hundreds of villagers. It is estimated that the new eye hospital will be able to provide high-quality ophthalmic care for up to 100,000 patients per year. All services are being provided on a sliding scale so that impoverished villagers receive care completely free of cost. The organization continues to collaborate with sight related medical organizations in multiple countries, including prospective future projects in jamaica, nepal, fiji, and borneo for future "gift of sight" projects in underserved areas, with a focus on preventing blindness and restoring sight. Operation restore sight - designated donations were received in 2018 and 2023 to facilitate eye care programs and related expenses for cooperative outreach eye and vision projects with the operation restore sight (ors) team of eye care professionals. The organization has partnered with ors on multiple projects geared toward blindness prevention and sight restoration. Funds were initially expended for the construction of the new full-service eye hospital in dhalkebar, nepal to provide care to a vast disadvantaged population from both nepal and india. In 2023, the organization worked cooperatively with reiyukai eiko masunaga eye hospital, based in rural nepal, and operation restore sight in a cooperative project to provide advanced care to patients and enhance the expertise of clinical staff. Nepal is resource constrained with limited access to specialized training and an urgent need for up-to-date knowledge and surgical skill training. The organization's 2023 program included inaugurating a new satellite eye clinic in janakpurdam, expert patient consultations and surgeries in dhalkebar, and training and complex surgeries in banepa. In addition to the surgical training and patient care, the project culminated with a nepal International ophthalmology conference, co-sponsored by the organization and held in cooperation with nepal-based reiyukai eiko masunaga eye hospital and operation restore sight, with over 150 ophthalmologists from throughout nepal and other countries including sudan and cambodia.

India - the ngoenga school for tibetan children with special needs, located in dehradun, india, is the only school in the world specifically for tibetan children with significant disabilities. The school has approximately 50 students with a range of disabilities including autism, dyslexia, epilepsy, polio, down syndrome, intellectual disabilities, and cerebral palsy. The organization has provided funding for construction of a protective roof over the children's therapy pool to provide protection from the weather and harsh sunlight. In addition, the organization, from time to time, funds the purchase of physical therapy equipment, special orthopedic shoes, and braces for children, enabling some of them to stand and walk for the first time. Ongoing needs for these children include clothing, rehabilitation and physical therapy equipment, and custom braces and orthotic shoes to enhance their mobility. Kaziranga, india - in 2021 a fund was established to facilitate healthcare for the local villagers of kaziranga, the location of kaziranga national park, a world heritage site and important tiger, elephant and wildlife habitat in the eastern himalaya biodiversity area of northern india. The organization's goal is to help create a viable healthcare service for the villagers, especially children, that will also provide urgently needed medical care for the local kaziranga park rangers and workers responsible for protecting the indigenous wildlife.