With the contribution of NRP 2.5 million from Kumudini Koirala, we inaugurated the Lalit-Punyasheela Healthcare Innovation Fund that will facilitate the foundation’s Innovation Support. In the same program, we organized a talk program on Philanthropy in Healthcare Innovation to discuss how innovation in healthcare is much needed in developing countries like Nepal.

Our speakers:
Dr. Kumud K. Dhital, Heart and Lung transplant surgeon
Bishesh Khanal, PhD, Research Scientist

With contributions worth NRP 2 million from Dharmanath Koirala and Indira Koirala, we inaugurated the Help to Smile Clinic, under the Social Service Wing of National Dental Hospital, Panipokhari, Nepal. Additionally, the Dharma-Indira Oral Healthcare fund, opened with seed money NRP 10 million, facilitates all endeavors of Help to Smile Clinics. (Link to Help to Smile Clinic Page)

Under our Chronic Wound Healing Project, and in joint collaboration with Asian College of Oral Implantology & Tissue Regeneration, Public Health Concern Trust Nepal, National Dental Hospital, and Nepal Oral Implantology Association, we organized a 3 day-long congress with speakers from 11 countries.

We also donated 10% of the registration fees raised from the congress to Disabled Service Association, Bungamati, Lalitpur, Nepal: our collaborating partner under the Spectrum project.

Humanitarian Awards Ceremony

Punyaarjan Humanitarian Service Award Recipient: Prof. Dr. Nelson Pinto, Chile for his invaluable time, willingness and effort to transfer the LPRF-NGR chronic wound healing technology to different parts of the world, including Nepal.

Punyaarjan Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Excellence Award Recipient: Shofu Inc, Japan for its financial support in our post-earthquake disaster relief initiatives.

In collaboration with Rotaract Club of KUMS, Dhulikhel Hospital, Rotary Club of Dhulikhel, RTN Janice Reid, Educating Nepal and CDRA Nepal, we supported the free medical camp at the earthquake stricken epicenter and provided medical service to 300+ patients.

We also helped financially in the reconstruction of the only school in the village, devastated by the quake; and supported 150 children in the school for their health and education, in close partnership with Educating Nepal.

We conducted a series of lectures and hands-on training workshops with the kind technical support of Dr. Nelson Pinto, Chile, who is a leading expert on clinical applications of L-PRF in soft & hard tissue regeneration and wound healing. Through his lectures, for the first time in Nepal, we introduced LPRF wound healing hospitals across Nepal. This kick-started our pursuit to transfer this technology to as many locations as possible through the Chronic Wound Healing project. (Link to Chronic Wound Healing Page)