And now for the conclusion of our two-part story of the May 2011 Helambu Project-sponsored Health Camps...  

Yangri
Another walk downhill to the village of Yangri where we set up the clinic shortly after arriving and held a busy clinic throughout the rest of the day and into the evening, seeing villagers and patients from the surrounding area. We were also paid a visit from the pupils from the newly refurbished Yangri Community School, seeing around 90 people during our overnight stop. 

Bolgoan

A brisk early morning walk uphill to the village of Balgoan where were held a bustling open air clinic in the centre of town. In the hot summer sun, we saw around 80 villagers including the pupils of Balgoan school, who arrived en masse at midday. The central location offered little privacy at times, but the villagers were unfazed and were more than happy to help each other out! Apart from some sunburn, our final clinic was as successful as the very first. We left later in the day for a final stop at Baruwa before returning to Kathmandu.

As ever, the hospitality of the people we met was overwhelming and we'd like to thank the community for their kindness and support during our stay. None of this would be possible without Nima Sherpa, Helambu Project's Field Coordinator in Nepal who organised and led the project. We'd also like to thank our translating team of Tsering, Norbu and Sangye, Pema for the fantastic cooking and the team of porters. Special thanks goes to Aga Słodownik, who raised money towards the medication costs.

As well us holding the clinics, the trek gave us renewed insight into the problems resulting from the lack of any health provision in the area. However, it also provided ideas on how improvements could be made, particularly with regard to developing a more permanent health service for the area. We held discussions with key community figures regarding these issues and plan to update you as things develop.