MSF at the Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Centre in Nepal

Surya Basnet, a patient born with kyphosis, stretches under the instruction of Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) physiotherapist Prativa Adhikari. He fell down during the 2015 earthquake and damaged his back causing him to be paraplegic. Despite his disability, he has a very positive character and is learning how to move with walkers so that he can take care of himself after his discharge from the centre.

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Unique Identifier Code / URN MSF157736

Date taken / Date Recorded 03/11/2015 12:00 AM

Country Nepal

Detailed location Sanga, Nepal

Commissioning section MSF-BELGIUM

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Project section OCB

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Additional Information / Shotlist In Sanga, an hours drive from Kathmandu, the Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) team has set up three tents in the compound of Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Centre (SIRC) to support earthquake victims who had undergone spinal or limb surgeries and need support for general rehabilitation. Since July, the project has admitted 40 patients who usually stay for three to four months.

MSF provides basic nursing care and physiotherapy sessions in the centre, as well as 20 to 30 individual and group psychosocial sessions every week. The team is also training staff from SIRC on how to handle general rehabilitation cases.

With the construction of a second floor on SIRC and donations of equipment, MSF is ready to hand over its patients to the centre by early December.