Services to physically disabled children commenced in 1985 with the support of Terre des Hommes (TdH) of Switzerland. In 1992, the ownership of the program was transferred to the Friends of the Disabled (FOD), a Nepalese non-governmental organization. The FOD has been continuously striving to reach out to more and more children with a comprehensive, high quality package of services which are hospital as well as community based and spread out through many districts of the country.

 

 

Education in preventive aspects of disability is a part and partial of all our hospital activities and the families of patients are active participants in this process. The ripple effects of the HRDC experience in the communities of our patient population have been well substantiated in a landmark impact study just recently concluded.

 

 

Dhobighat, 1992 - 1997 AD

 

HRDC operations are tailored to satisfactorily meet all the legal obligations of the land, as well as the specific donor guidelines. As a result, some of our donors have adopted periodic funding of 'projects' within the panorama of HRDC activities. HRDC had accordingly developed an action plan for three years (2008-2010) and is working for a 5 years strategic plan with new targets, objectives and indicators.

 

HRDC 1997 to till date

 

HRDC is one of the teaching hospitals of Kathmandu University and plays a crucial role as one of our venues for the Master degree program in orthopaedic surgery.