HRDC
– The hospital and rehabilitation centre
for the disabled children is a program
of a non-governmental organization, the Friends
of the Disabled. It is the only tertiary level
hospital in the country located in Banepa which
provides the best reconstructive surgery and rehabilitation
for children below 16 years of age. Its services
are aimed at under privileged physically challenged
children in Nepal.
HRDC represents the culmination
of the past efforts to establish and improve upon
the services rendered to disabled children, begun
by Terre
des hommes (Tdh) in Jorpati in 1985.
In 1992, the Friends of the Disabled (FOD) were
established and this organization oversees the
activities of HRDC.
The Center's modern facilities occupy 9 acres
(74 ropanies) of land on top of a ridge overlooking
the terraced fields and wooded hills surrounding
Banepa, located 25 km. east of Kathmandu. Currently
it has more than 10 visiting doctors, surgeons
and consultants. The hospital has the capacity
of 66 beds and separate residential quarters for
the key staffs.
| Vision: |
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| A society in which individuals
(especially children with disabilities and their
guardians) live as equal citizens with optimum
quality of life, independence and participation. |
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| Mission: |
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| Provide comprehensive quality
medical care, rehabilitation and integration to
children with participation restriction due to
physical challenges. |
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| Objective: |
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| HRDC provides comprehensive
quality medical care and rehabilitation to children
with participation restriction due to physical
disabilities, especially for the poor. The main
objective of HRDC is to provide curative, preventive
and rehabilitation services to children affected
with musculoskeletal disorders. It conducts medical
intervention for the children up to the age of
16 and rehabilitation up to age 18. |
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