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May 14, 2019

Brief Report of Spring Season – 2019

HRA Manang Aid-post, Pheriche Aid-post and HRA-Everest ER are successfully completed for 2019 Spring Season. These aid-posts and HRA-Everest ER have been providing medical services to the trekkers, support staff, guides and local people in the Annapurna and Khumbu region since long time. Likewise, HRA Everest ER Medical Clinic has been providing medical facilities to the climbers and their support staff since last 17 years. This season Manang Aid-post was closed on 20th of May. HRA  Pheriche Aid-post was operated until June 5th, 2019 arranging one extra Nepali doctor & a health assistant. HRA-Everest ER was closed on May 26, 2019.

Doctors volunteered at Manang aid-post:

Dr. Chloe Margaret Horner, New Zealand

Mr. James Nelson Hadfield, New Zealand

Dr. Samir Bipin Patel, USA

Mr. Gobinda Bashyal, HRA Staff

Mr. Kipa Sherpa,Cook

Doctors volunteered at Pheriche aid-post:

Dr. Mathew Williamson Bloch, British

Dr. Priya Vansia, British

Dr. Bryan Thomas Jarrett, USA

Mr. Thaneshwar Bhandari, HRA Staff

Mr. Jit Bahadur Thapa Magar, Cook

Doctor for Additional Period at Pheriche:

Dr. Samriddha Raj Pant

Mr. Prakash Khatri, HRA Staff

Mr. Jit Bahadur Thapa Magar, Cook

Doctors volunteered at EBC Medical Clinic:

Dr. Dinesh Deonarain, Canada

Dr. Bridget Deirdre Mc Cormack, Australia

Dr. Pawan Karki, Nepal

Given below are the brief statistics of Medical Services provided from the Aid-posts and EBC Medical Clinic during Spring season -2019:

S.N. Particular Manang Pheriche EBC Total


1 Nepali Patient 154 500 338 992


2 Foreign Patient 137 217 244 598


3 Total Patient 291 717 582 1590


4 Helicopter Rescue 27 20 47


5 AMS Talk Attendees 887 713 1600


6 House Call (Home visit) 2 1 3

Both Aid-posts (Manang and Pheriche) will remain closed till the end of August and will start from 3rd week of September for the Fall 2019. HRA-Everest ER will be conducted next Spring Season 2020.

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