Dada Faya Health Post and Birthing Center, located in Dada Faya, Humla, Nepal, is an off-grid health post and birthing center that provides services such as an Out Patient Department for general medical services, vaccinations, nutrition distributions, Directly Observed Therapy services and community health campaigns. This post has 8 staff members and serves 2361 people from 5 surrounding villages, including 12-15 patients per day. The health post has a small 12V solar system that powers LED lights but is not large enough to power the medical equipment it needs.
Solar will enable the post to use autoclave machines, a baby warmer, water motors, flashlights, laptops, and imagery machines. Without electricity, medical workers use mobile cell phone lights to perform birth deliveries. They cannot use electric baby warmers for newborns. The health post has a water shortage because its water pump motor needs electricity. Solar can help power the water pump to bring water to the health post.
GRID is working with Dada Faya Health Post and Birthing Center to install a solar electric system to bring a source of reliable, renewable electricity to their health center. Solar will allow Dada Faya Health Post and Birthing Center to improve its patient care so that it can better serve the local communities.
During your trip to Nepal, you will install solar for three days in the remote Madi region of the Humla district, explore this incredibly biodiverse and fascinating area, and experience the bustling capital city of Kathmandu as you learn about the culture and history of Nepal along with like-minded travelers.
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