Burns are one of the leading causes of injury and death in Nepal.
Five percent of disabilities in all age groups in Nepal are due to burn related injury.
Flame burns are most prevalent followed by scald burns, with women and children affected more often than men. The outcome of burn injuries in Nepal is generally very poor. There is also significant workplace trauma with a large number of hand and upper extremity injuries in Nepal.
The Foundation held its first successful mission to the Nepal Cleft and Burn Centre in January 2020 with a team of eight. Treatment and education are being directed towards major burn care, congenital and traumatic facial deformities and hand and upper extremity reconstruction.
Number of Procedures/Operations:
25-50 patients / 40-75 procedures annually
Number of Patients Consulted:
60-70 burn patients daily in the ICU and Ward
Size of Mission:
8 – 10 surgeons, intensive care specialists, physiotherapists, and nurses.
Conditions Treated:
Complex congenital and traumatic nasal reconstruction, microtia (absent / deformed ear) reconstruction, complex hand reconstruction utilizing flaps, nerve transfers, and tendon repairs, excision of tumors, medical ICU burn care, burn surgery.