From 21st Aug. to Sept. 16th AMDA Nepal set up a temporary clinic at the evacuation camp in Sunsari. There were 1,813 patients at the clinic in total out of 3,500 evacuees at the camp. About 44% of the patients were below 15 years old with major symptoms such as acute pharyngitis (30%), fever (7%), diarrhea and dysentery (7%), bronchitis (6%), parasitic infection (6%) and skin irritation (5%).

Dispatched personnel: 36 staff from AMDA Nepal/AMDA Hospital (6 doctors, 1 nurse, 14 medical clerks, 15 coordinators and assistants)

As of Sept 1st, a relief team from AMDA Nepal has prolonged its mobile clinic services in Sunsari. The team has decided to extend its assistance considering the possible outbreak of communicable diseases in the area.

The outcome has been successful thus far with the team treating approximately 35-60 patients on a daily basis. While other relief agencies are involved in food distribution AMDA Nepal is taking care of local health and sanitation.

In some of the evacuation camps, sanitary conditions are said to be poor.

Common maladies: cold, diarrhea, bronchial infections, body aches, ear infection etc

Team members: 1 Facilitator, 1 Team Coordinator, 1 Sr. Health Assistant, 1 Staff Nurse, 1 Health Assistant, 1 Community Medicine Assistant

(Abridged report from AMDA Nepal)

In response to the disastrous flood that struck eastern part of Nepal, a relief team from AMDA Nepal has been conducting mobile clinic services at the evacuation site in the heavily affected Sunsari area.

At Sunsari's evacuation camp about 3,500 people are still obliged to stay until the circumstance gets calmed. On Aug 29th alone, the number of patients has counted up to 66 persons with common maladies such as cold, bronchial infections and body aches. Among 41% of patients were under 15 years old.

Due to the request from Sunsari's Public Health Office, AMDA Nepal is to likely extend its current relief initiative until the situation gets recovered.

(Abridged report from AMDA Nepal)

Flood caused by torrential monsoon rainfall on August 18th wreaked havoc in a number of districts in southern plains, heavily affected the Sunsari district in the East of Nepal. According to local report more than 70,000 people have been affected and are feared dead and/or disappeared in separate incidents.  Floods and landslides triggered by incessant rainfall across the country have claimed a large number of lives in Terai region and the population is facing an acute shortage of food and essential goods.

A large section of the flooded area has been waterlogged.  In some parts, water level has risen to more than 3 feet forcing people to flee their homes and seek shelter in schools/community buildings.  Electricity, water and telephone supplies in the area have also been cut off due to inundation of the supply channels.

In Sunsari district (about 150 km from AMDA Hospital in Damak, Jhapa) the overflow from the swollen Koshi River has inundated Sripur, Haripur, Laukahi and Western Kushaha and other surrounding villages.

As of August 21st relief team from AMDA Nepal (two doctors, four nurses, one coordinator, one assistant) has been dispatched to conduct mobile clinic service at the evacuation site in Sunsari.  Common maladies include diarrhea, typhoid fever and external injuries.  AMDA Nepal further plans to extend the relief activities with the support from AMDA Headquarters coordinating and collaborating with AMDA networks and authorities in Nepal.

(Abridged report from AMDA Nepal)