Monthly Archives: November 2012
KIWOKO’S HEAD NICU NURSE RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
Sister Christine Otai is the head nurse of the NICU at Kiwoko Hospital and in 2010 was honoured with the International Neonatal Award for Excellence at the 7th International Conference for Neonatal Nurses. Sister Christine has been at Kiwoko Hospital … Read more
WELCOME TO THE ISIS VILLAGE!
Namaste and Oli Otya! Welcome to the ISIS Group Village! We are very pleased to share with your our new website. Watch our first video blog welcoming you to the site. Please do explore our village and enjoy!
MARTIN, MERVIN AND MILDRED
Triplets are considered a high risk delivery situation, even in the developed world and thus more so in the developing world as they are born small and need specialised, high quality dedicated care. Marvin, Martin and Mildred were the first … Read more
CONSULTING WITH THE COMMUNITY, BASELINE ANALYSIS RESULTS
As part of ISIS’s philosophy, we always listen to our community partners to provide the best and most appropriate services to them. We consult, collaborate, monitor and evaluate, and make evidence based decisions following that process. From May to July … Read more
RUPSI’S REUNION
During Dashain and Tihar season in Nepal, some of the Adara children got an opportunity to see their parents in person for the first time in a long time. Since we first gained custody of the children they have been … Read more
Pathology lab for the himalayan medical foundation
A pathology lab was established at the Benchen Clinic in 2011 which provides free testing services. The lab will allow physicians at the Benchen Clinic to easily diagnose patients and increase the quality of care they receive. Having this testing … Read more
Miya gives a better life to her children
Unlike her three children, Miya was born completely deaf and never had a chance to go to school. Now 40 years old, she has worked at the Bijeswori School as a sweeper for many years. Miya works very hard for … Read more
PricewaterhouseCoopers
In 2007, ISIS began a unique partnership with the Sydney Assurance division of PricewaterhouseCoopers Australia (PwC). PwC are one of the world’s leading professional-services firms and they demonstrate their genuine commitment to social change by supporting organisations like ISIS. The … Read more
Aspen
Aspen is a specialty insurance and reinsurance company. The Aspen-ISIS partnership began in October 2007, as part of Aspen’s global corporate social-responsibility programme. It has been an amazing partnership, which has shown us all the exponential power of linking the … Read more
The story of how ISIS found the ISIS Children
Before ISIS Involvement Since 1998, ISIS has been working in Humla, a remote, impoverished region in north-western Nepal, in the Himalayas, where the civil war between the Maoists and the Government raged for more than 10 years. ISIS’ has become … Read more
