Health

In Nepal, we pay for our health care.  It is very sad but sometimes parents see their children die because they cannot afford the proper treatment.  TB treatment and snake anti - venom are the only two treatments that the government provides.  The cost of  someone medicines, therapies and surgery is often so much more than families have and even if they sell cows or land, it may not be possible to afford them.  Some Nepali people go into great debt to treat especially parents and it is very hard.Last year, a lady known to many of us died leaving small children orphaned because she was unable to get enough money for the ambulance in time.  We were all so sad and we helped with her funeral because there was no money.  We really don't want this to happen and we have decided to establish a Health Fund where ladies can have an interest free loan only for themselves or their children for health care.  Obviously, this will be a limited amount but it will be a start.This is only possible because of people being so generous in buying our jewellery and thinking of us.Even in our office we think  about our health and how we can prevent problems and improve our knowledge.  We are going to buy some books to help us learn more and have lots of talks about how we help our children, especially our daughters, learn about their bodies so they are not so vulnerable.  And every day we do exercises and stretches to make sure our muscles don't get sore from our work.  Each lady takes a turn to lead us for just a short time every two hours and we enjoy this!We hope that all the supporters of Samunnat are in good health.