I have grown up seeing peoples struggle. Although my parents made sure we had everything we needed, coming from a middle class family I had witnessed the realities of society early in life. That’s when I realized that there were many changes that were necessary in our society, and I wanted to see those changes begin from myself. And if I wanted to make these changes, if I wanted to be someone, study was the only way out for me.
I had obvious reasons for wanting to choose doctor as my profession. I was a good student while growing up. So I was encouraged to study in the field of medicine, because the recognition and inclination of our community towards this profession is huge. I got admission in a good college and my medical journey started. It embarked with great memories, great experiences as well as great lessons. One of the unforgettable one is our visit to Chepang village in my third year. It was a remote area and it took us 7-8 hours of walking to reach there. We went to 114 households with medical supplies.There were no good food supplies and it was desperate to see that they didn’t even have slippers to wear. We donated clothes and blankets, in an attempt to initiate any help possible towards them. This visit made me realize how privileged we are, and how we take so many things for granted. It also made me realise that health personnels should be mobilised in the periphery and the remote areas to ensure universal health care coverage. That is when Nepal Health Corps was born with an aim to decrease the rural urban health disparities through the mobilisation of youths like me both inside and outside of healthcare.
With Nepal Health Corps, I hope we can implement universal health care coverage throughout Nepal and being healthy becomes a norm rather than a privilege. There is still a lot to be done to achieve this milestone but our team of enthusiastic youths at NHC are ready for the challenges ahead of us afterall challenges,as i said , will only be a motivation to do the best we can.