Welcome to HealthCare Nepal (HCN), an all-volunteer organization now in its 29th year of helping improve health and education in Nepal.
August 26, 2026 Flood Disaster in Nepal
We were stunned and heartbroken by the catastrophic flooding that took so many lives in late August. Immediately after learning of the disaster we were in touch with our Nepali colleagues and within days delivered 100 sets of cooking equipment to families who had lost all but what they were wearing. Now focusing on long-term recovery, HealthCare Nepal has set up a relief fund, as we did after the 2015 earthquake, to help survivors and communities rebuild. We welcome all donations. Please click on the Donate button or send a contribution to the address on the bottom-right. 100% of the money raised goes directly to HCN’s flood relief work. Thank you! Read more.
Jack Starmer
HCN Director
A Brief Look At Some Of Our Activities
Health Camps
Health Camps have been the cornerstone of our work since 1999, with 63 camps held across Nepal in partnership with Sagarmatha Health Foundation and other organizations.
Dental Camps
Dental Camps have brought free care to thousands of patients throughout the country.
Eye Camps
In the past two years HealthCare Nepal has supported 11 Eye Camps staffed by doctors from Nepal Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu.
Smokeless Wood Stoves
HealthCare Nepal installed Smokeless Wood Stoves in 20 homes in the village of Bochur, Solukhumbu.
New Generation Nepal
In partnership with New Generation Nepal, we are supporting teacher training, classroom libraries, and more.
Pediatric Cancer Care
In collaboration with our Nepali partner organization, Sagarmatha Health Foundation, and Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, HealthCare Nepal is providing free chemotherapy for children with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Treatment is for 2-3 years at a total cost to HCN of $4,000 per child. The 5-year survival rate is 90%.
Autism
HealthCare Nepal has supported AutismCare Nepal Society for 15 years, helping it grow from a small group of committed parents with autistic children to a national resource providing education, parent training, vocational training, and advocacy to children and families across the nation.
Deaf-blindness
HCN is supporting the Society of Deafblind Parents, an organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for children with deaf-blindness and their parents through education and life-skills training. Two staff at their center in Kathmandu have been trained at the Helen Keller Institute for Deaf and Deafblind in Mumbai, India.
Your support has made all this and more possible. Thank you!
National Public Radio’s Car Talk and HCN. An example of “Automotive Cardiology in the Field” as practiced by Dr. Subarna Acharya, another of HCN’s close friends. In 2001 we hosted him in the USA for advanced training in cardiology.