INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 25The Wilderness Medical Society has received the Texas Society
of Association Executives 2024 Association Impact Award for our organisation's work in supporting the Wongchhu Sherpa Memorial Hospital in
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According to WMS, the award was presented
to the society during a recent TSAE New Ideas Conference
This project began as a vision of the late Wongchhu Sherpa, who dedicated his life to giving back
After improving infrastructure and education in his community, his final wish was to bring better access to quality healthcare to the people
of the Chyangba village and the Solukhumbu region of Nepal.
"The hospital grew out of a relationship between several past
presidents of our organization and the late Wongchhu who lived in Nepal
He was an incredible man who ran a trekking company and dedicated himself to many public service projects
It was his dream to build a hospital in the lower Solukhumbu region, a community of about 30,000 people who often had to travel in harsh
conditions up to six hours away to receive basic medical care
Through word of mouth, many of our members began to rally behind the cause, promising Wongchhu before his death to carry out the project to
completion."TMS said that the tireless efforts and generous donations from WMS past presidents Luanne Freer, Eric Johnson, the late Paul
Auerbach, as well of hundreds of other WMS members and donors, translated Wongchhu's dream into a reality when the hospital was inaugurated
This hospital is not just a building; it's a beacon of hope and a lifeline for many in a region that previously lacked access to essential
medical care.
Himalayan Yokpu Foundation, Lakpa Sherpa, Everest ER, Himalayan Rescue Association Nepal, Rotary Club of Bainbridge Island,
MetroHealth, Musa Masala - Safe, healthy and culturally aware mountain travel, Central Indiana Community Foundation, the late Megan Rand,
and countless others joined hands together to make the project possible, it said.
This article first appeared/also appeared in https://thehimalayantimes.com