DHERSEC

Nepal Disabled Project - Disabled and Helpless Rehabilitation Service Centre (DHERSEC) www.dhersec.org.np

Located in Dharan, a town of the eastern region, DHERSEC is a local, registered organization focusing on people with disabilities, orphans, homeless and very poor children and adults. DHERSEC  is a secular disabled people’s organisation serving Dharan and the eastern region  of Nepal.

MMA is giving $30,000 each year which is approximately 65% of their budget.  A Finnish group called Abilis has provided $20,000 specifically for DHERSEC to set up a wheel chair service and there are many young people requiring cardiac surgery.

DHERSEC's budget 20010-11 (in AUD):

  • Medical $26,304 39%
  • Welfare, transport $3,306 5%
  • Education & training $7,692 11%
  • Wheelchair, aids & appliances $21,538 32%
  • Office and volunteers $8,642 13%

This is an approved tax deductible project, funded through the MMA Overseas Aid Fund.
The Work of DHERSEC

The DHERSEC:

  • runs a weekly clinic for disabled and poor persons
  • refers cases for specialist care to the local hospital
  • refers people with severe rheumatic heart disease to Kathmandu for cardiac surgery.
  • subsidises cost of medicines, tests, surgical fees and materials for eligible patients
  • provides assistance for children to attend school
  • arranges for, and subsidises, mobility aids and equipment
  • has rehabilitative approach through home visiting and training
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Heart Appeal for Nepal 2009

Dear friends,

I invite you to contribute towards heart surgery for young Nepalis from eastern Nepal, where I used to work.

Rheumatic fever can have a devastating effect on heart valves of children and young people. There may be pains in the joints after a throat infection in the early stages, but in many cases there is little sign of trouble until a heart murmur is detected. The sufferer develops shortness of breath on exercise leading to progressive disability. Heart surgery to replace the damaged valves can transform such lives and prevent early death. This surgery takes place regularly in the Ganga Lal Heart Hospital in Kathmandu but is expensive. Nearly all such cases need financial support. The artificial valve may be provided free to the poorest, but money for drugs, blood transfusion, tests etc. must be found.

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