When Dr
Nilamber Jha was presenting his three years’ experience in Karnali Academy
Institute of Health Science as Recter at BPKIHS, Dharan in April 15, 2016, I was smiling because he was saying that the circumstances
of Jumla hospital was so challenging due to local staff’s dadagiri, geography,
scary flights, languages and so on.
He went
there in 2012 with lots of power delegated by cabinet, an intelligent, with
bunch of facilities and group of men. What was happening just 10 years before
where there was nothing telephone, road, power and the peak timing of Maoist
Insurgency.
He also didn’t
say a single word about the history of Jumla hospital when it started, how it
was operated and how the first blood bank and C-section were initiated. Likewise,
other members of academy e.g. Naresh Bhandari always talked about Jumla
hospital from 2012 too, he never ever appreciated the foundation of hospital
which had started its first C-section from dressing room, constructed a
maternity ward and operation theatre from 2001 to 2004.
Thus, I was
sharing these photos from the profile of Jumla hospital which as prepared by
myself as record of all activities during my first tenure of Jumla hospital. It
was matter of her history instead of his story too. I have very long story
during these days though I simply given a summary. I may write in details in
future if everything going well.
This the
brief history of Jumla hospital from 2001 -2004. Ms. Radha Paudel, worked in
Jumla Hospital as Human Resource Development Officer under Nepal Safer
Motherhood Project. The hospital was called as district hospital Jumla but the
services was look like sub health post where only emergency and outpatient
cases dealt for general cases or not included the obstetric and Gyane due to
lack of human resources with trained and positive attitude.
Ms. Radha
was played as pilot where the rest of team members were worked and the things
made happen. Here, this paper is organised by collecting the information from
Jumla hospital and shared because it is very important for historians as well
as the health history of the Jumla.
The surgery
for C-section, blood bank was started as first time in Karnali. Likewise, the
obstetric complicated cases were managed first time at Jumla hospital such as
vacuum delivery, Pre-eclampsia and use of Magnesium Sulphate, Post Abortion
Care (PAC). It has very long and complex
story, will share later. If any of you interested to know more, please write at
rpaudel456@gmail.com
