21st Jun 2015
An Interplast team have recently returned from Nepal where they spent eight days assisting our local partners in Kathmandu with earthquake recovery efforts. The team returned with many touching and humbling stories about what they witnessed. Team member, Melbourne nurse Jill Dickinson, shares her story of meeting Hen Krisha Strestha, a 42 year old rice farmer.
“When visited by his sons there were tears of joy because he had thought he may have had his leg amputated.”
18th Jun 2015
In the wake of devastating natural disasters like the earthquakes in Nepal, we often see the vulnerability of our neighbours in developing countries. The terrible truth is that they aren’t equipped with the infrastructure, skills or resources to cope in these situations.
Together we can change this story
Read about our team’s recent trip to Nepal. The remarkable stories they brought home are evidence of the resilience of the Nepalese people, who, after losing everything, continue to stay positive.
12th Jun 2015
Building the capacity of health professionals in the Asia/Pacific region is a big part of what we do at Interplast.
From 1 – 8 June, an Interplast nurse education team visited Kiribati. The team was at the Tungaru Central Hospital in Tarawa to provide a five day nurse training program focused on increasing the skills and expertise of the ward nurses.
11th Jun 2015
An Interplast team are home after eight days in Nepal to assist with earthquake recovery efforts.
From 25 May to 1 June, volunteer surgeons and nurses provided microsurgical mentoring to staff at Kirtipur Hospital in Kathmandu. Together with the local team, they treated patients with complex crush injuries to their legs, ankles and feet sustained from falling objects during the earthquake.
2nd Jun 2015
Turia’s Interplast Gala in Sydney was an unforgettable night, and the incredible generosity of people who attended has made it possible to deliver additional Interplast surgical and training programs in Laos and PNG this year.
The first of these activities has just taken place. We returned last week from Laos, where we accompanied a seven-person team from Mahosot Hospital on their outreach program to Phonsavan, providing people in remote areas with access to vital surgery.
Here are just two of the people whose lives were changed.
28th May 2015
Today is Republic Day in Nepal, a national day that celebrates the country’s independence. We’d like to acknowledge the incredible resilience the Nepalese people have shown when faced by hard times recently.
22nd May 2015
Interplast has been working in Nepal since 2006 and next week, at the request of our local Nepalese partners, will send a volunteer team to assist with the recovery efforts.
21st May 2015
It’s a busy week for our teams next week, with programs taking place in Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
21st May 2015
Interplast volunteers who recently returned from a surgical program in the Solomon Islands said it was one of their most enjoyable and effective Interplast programs.
13th May 2015
Two Interplast teams are away on programs this week: one in Laos and the other in the Solomon Islands.
12th May 2015
Would you like to use your skills and experience to volunteer in a developing country?
Interplast will be supporting a Nursing Curriculum Development Advisor assignment in Fiji.
7th May 2015
It’s National Volunteer Week and we could not miss the opportunity to pay tribute to our volunteers – the essence of Interplast.
The theme of this year’s National Volunteer Week, “Give Happy, Live Happy” goes to the heart of what our volunteers do. Through their remarkable contributions over the last 30 years, they have profoundly impacted the lives of those they treat and train.
