Hamro Blog: 2012

"Is the rich world aware of how four billion of the six billion live? If we were aware, we would want to help out; we'd want to get involved." Bill Gates

We are posting this to notify you a plight of a poor Chepang who has continuously been suffering (from enterocutaneous fistula we guess) for about 4 years. Mr. Jeet Bahadur Chepang, a resident of Kaule VDC ward no. 6 Chitwan had an operation at the Medical College in Bharatpur after 5/6 days of severe stomach ache. Indeed, he had problem of appendicitis! We hope you can measure the distance and hardship to go from Hugdi to Kaule!! He was indebted at that time. God knows what causes?? Since then the contents leak through to the skin. In the language of medical, it may be called abdominal fistulas which refer to abnormal openings that allow the contents of the stomach or bowels to leak.

We came to know about this 2/3 months ago when we visited Kaule in course of the research process for MA. We determined that we’d do what we could do to save his life. From BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, we were assured that he would freely be treated there. But the College of Medical Sciences at Bharatpur, which treated the Chepang earlier, is suggested to be the best one to treat him. So, he is brought to the COMS in Chitwan. He is now admitted at the hospital. Due to malnutrition, he is under observation!! Very recently, he is found to be suffering from tuberculosis! Whether operation to be done will be confirmed within a week we evaluate. We could not meet Dr Nataraj!!! For the moment, bed fees and some tests have been made free of charge. We have deposited NRs 7,000 at the hospital pharmacy!! The in-charge first insisted to sign an agreement letter made by the police officer stationed at the hospital to ensure that we will pay the bill of medicines bought in credit!! However, we were successful not to sign that sort of letter, and deposited the money.

We expect all of us do help HIM whatever we can do. Somehow, the issue has been raised now. Some money that we have has also been used. We hope all of us will do what we can afford for this poor CHEPANG, who wants to be alive and pay the debt!! We also expect Dr Nataraj will provide all the services free of cost at the hospital including the charges of medicines.