Intermed International Inc

TO PROVIDE MEDICAL AID TO UNDERDEVELOPED AND UNDERSERVED AREAS OF THE WORLD.

NEPAL FUND - THIS FUND WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1963 WHEN THE ORGANIZATION FIRST INITIATED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN NEPAL FOCUSED ON PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE, HEALTHCARE WORKER TRAINING, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, MEDICAL SURVEYS, AND MATERIAL SUPPORT TO HOSPITALS AND RURAL CLINICS. THE ORGANIZATION'S NEPAL PROGRAMS HAVE SINCE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE CONSTRUCTING AND OPERATING AN ORPHANAGE FOR HOMELESS AND ABANDONED CHILDREN, CONSTRUCTION OF AN EYE CLINIC IN BHAKUNDEBESI, ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER IN THE PANAUTI DISTRICT, SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF OUR HEALTHCARE WORKER TRAINING PROGRAMS, AND SPECIAL COVID FAMINE RELIEF IN 2021. THE ORGANIZATION'S LARGEST AND MOST AMBITIOUS IN-COUNTRY PROJECT; CONSTRUCTION OF A FULL-SERVICE EYE HOSPITAL AT DHALKEBAR IN THE SOUTHERN TERAI DISTRICT WAS COMPLETED IN 2022 AND IS NOW IN FULL OPERATION, PROVIDING CARE TO THOUSANDS OF LOCAL VILLAGERS. THE ORGANIZATION'S ONGOING "GIFT OF SIGHT" PROGRAM CONTINUES TO PREVENT BLINDNESS AND RESTORE VISION IN OUTLYING VILLAGES AND ALSO PROVIDE EQUIPMENT TO LOCAL CARE PROVIDERS. PROGRAMS IN NEPAL INCLUDE:ORPHANAGE ECO-HOME - ONE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S MAJOR INITIATIVES HAS BEEN THE SUPPORT OF HOMELESS AND ABANDONED CHILDREN. THIS LED TO THE ORGANIZATION HELPING DEVELOP AND CONSTRUCT A NEW ORPHANAGE ECO-HOME IN THE SANKHU AREA, OUTSIDE THE KATHMANDU VALLEY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THESE "AT RISK" CHILDREN THROUGHOUT 2022, PROVIDING ONGOING FUNDING FOR OPERATIONS, FOOD, SUPPLIES AND EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION'S NUTRITION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES NUTRITIOUS MEALS AND ALSO BENEFITS THE CHILDREN THROUGH ON-SITE PRODUCTION OF EGGS, GOAT MILK, AND VEGETABLES. THE "URGENT NEED" FOR THESE CHILDREN IS ASSISTANCE WITH EVERYDAY ITEMS SUCH AS FOOD, HEALTHCARE, CLOTHING, SCHOOL UNIFORMS, SHOES, AS WELL AS BLANKETS AND COATS FOR THE COLD WINTER MONTHS. THE ORGANIZATION FURTHER FACILITATES THE SCHOOL FEES AND EDUCATION EXPENSES OF SPECIFIC CHILDREN THROUGH SPONSORSHIP BY INDIVIDUAL DONORS.FEMALE HEALTHCARE WORKER TRAINING PROGRAM - BEGINNING IN 2019, THE ORGANIZATION ORGANIZED AND FUNDED THE FIRST FORMAL TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR FEMALE HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN THE BANEPA AND SANKHU DISTRICTS, OUTSIDE OF KATHMANDU. THESE FEMALE VOLUNTEERS SERVE AS THE FRONT-LINE COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL WORKERS, OFTEN TRAVELING BY FOOT ALONG RUGGED TRAILS TO PROVIDE CARE IN OUTLYING VILLAGES. PRIOR TO THESE TRAINING PROGRAMS THEY HAD RECEIVED LITTLE, IF ANY, MEDICAL TRAINING OR INSTRUCTION. THE ORGANIZATION HAS ORGANIZED AND RUN AN ONGOING SERIES OF PROFESSIONALLY INSTRUCTED INTENSIVE TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR THESE WOMEN INCLUDING ALL TRAINING MATERIALS AND A MODEST STIPEND TO FACILITATE MEALS AND TRANSPORTATION DURING TRAINING. UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES EACH HEALTHCARE WORKER WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PORTABLE MEDICAL KIT. BASED ON THE TREMENDOUS SUCCESS OF THIS PROJECT THE ORGANIZATION PLANS TO CONTINUE THIS SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND IS ACTIVELY SEEKING FUNDS TO EXPAND THIS PROGRAM.BHAKUNDEBESI EYE CLINIC - THE ORGANIZATION FUNDED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW SATELLITE EYE CLINIC IN THE VILLAGE OF BHAKUNDEBESI, WHICH OPENED IN DECEMBER 2017, AND HAS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE CARE TO HUNDREDS OF LOCAL VILLAGERS THROUGH 2022, INCLUDING HIGH QUALITY EYE AND VISION CARE, EYEGLASSES, AND SIGHT-RESTORING SURGERIES. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON A SLIDING SCALE SO THAT IMPOVERISHED VILLAGERS RECEIVE CARE COMPLETELY FREE OF COST.GIFT OF SIGHT PROGRAM AND EYE HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION - THE ORGANIZATION HAS CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS TO PREVENT BLINDNESS AND RESTORE VISION, AMONG THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS IN EXISTENCE. THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW 3-STORY FULL-SERVICE EYE HOSPITAL IN DHALKEBAR, NEPAL NEAR THE BORDER OF INDIA IN SEPTEMBER 2022. THE NEW EYE HOSPITAL IS NOW OPEN AND RUNNING WITH A FULL-TIME CHIEF OPHTHALMOLOGIST AND SUPPORT STAFF. THIS IS THE LARGEST AND MOST AMBITIOUS PROJECT UNDERTAKEN IN OUR 60+ YEAR HISTORY. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED THE CONSTRUCTION IN COOPERATIVE PROJECT WITH REIYUKAI EIKO MASUNAGA EYE HOSPITAL BASED IN PANAUTI, NEPAL. IN 2022, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO FUNDED THE PURCHASE OF A "TUK TUK" ELECTRIC VEHICLE TO PROVIDE PATIENT TRANSPORTATION TO THE EYE HOSPITAL. MULTIPLE OUTREACH EYE CAMPS WERE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT 2022 AT BOTH THE BHAKUNDEBESI FACILITY AND THE NEW FULL-SERVICE EYE HOSPITAL IN DHALKEBAR, PREVENTING BLINDNESS AND RESTORING EYESIGHT TO HUNDREDS OF VILLAGERS. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT THE NEW EYE HOSPITAL WILL BE ABLE TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY OPHTHALMIC CARE FOR UP TO 100,000 PATIENTS PER YEAR. ALL SERVICES ARE BEING PROVIDED ON A SLIDING SCALE SO THAT IMPOVERISHED VILLAGERS RECEIVE CARE COMPLETELY FREE OF COST.THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO COLLABORATE WITH SIGHT RELATED MEDICAL ORGANIZATIONS IN MULTIPLE COUNTRIES, INCLUDING PROSPECTIVE FUTURE PROJECTS IN JAMAICA, NEPAL, FIJI, AND BORNEO FOR FUTURE "GIFT OF SIGHT" PROJECTS IN UNDERSERVED AREAS, WITH A FOCUS ON PREVENTING BLINDNESS AND RESTORING SIGHT.OPERATION RESTORE SIGHT - A DESIGNATED DONATION WAS RECEIVED LATE IN 2018 TO FACILITATE EYE CARE PROGRAMS AND RELATED EXPENSES FOR COOPERATIVE OUTREACH EYE AND VISION PROJECTS WITH THE OPERATION RESTORE SIGHT (ORS) TEAM OF EYE CARE PROFESSIONALS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS PARTNERED WITH ORS ON MULTIPLE PROJECTS GEARED TOWARD BLINDNESS PREVENTION AND SIGHT RESTORATION. FUNDS WERE EXPENDED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW FULL-SERVICE EYE HOSPITAL IN DHALKEBAR, NEPAL TO PROVIDE CARE TO A VAST DISADVANTAGED POPULATION FROM BOTH NEPAL AND INDIA.

INDIA - THE NGOENGA SCHOOL FOR TIBETAN CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, LOCATED IN DEHRADUN, INDIA, IS THE ONLY SCHOOL IN THE WORLD SPECIFICALLY FOR TIBETAN CHILDREN WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES. THE SCHOOL HAS APPROXIMATELY 50 STUDENTS WITH A RANGE OF DISABILITIES INCLUDING AUTISM, DYSLEXIA, EPILEPSY, POLIO, DOWN SYNDROME, MENTAL RETARDATION, AND CEREBRAL PALSY. THE ORGANIZATION HAS PROVIDED FUNDING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A PROTECTIVE ROOF OVER THE CHILDREN'S THERAPY POOL TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM THE WEATHER AND HARSH SUNLIGHT. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION, FROM TIME TO TIME, FUNDS THE PURCHASE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY EQUIPMENT, SPECIAL ORTHOPEDIC SHOES, AND BRACES FOR CHILDREN, ENABLING SOME OF THEM TO STAND AND WALK FOR THE FIRST TIME. ONGOING NEEDS FOR THESE CHILDREN INCLUDE CLOTHING, REHABILITATION AND PHYSICAL THERAPY EQUIPMENT, AND CUSTOM BRACES AND ORTHOTIC SHOES TO ENHANCE THEIR MOBILITY.KAZIRANGA, INDIA - IN 2021 A FUND WAS ESTABLISHED TO FACILITATE HEALTHCARE FOR THE LOCAL VILLAGERS OF KAZIRANGA, THE LOCATION OF KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK, A WORLD HERITAGE SITE AND IMPORTANT TIGER, ELEPHANT AND WILDLIFE HABITAT IN THE EASTERN HIMALAYA BIODIVERSITY AREA OF NORTHERN INDIA. THE ORGANIZATION'S GOAL IS TO HELP CREATE A VIABLE HEALTHCARE SERVICE FOR THE VILLAGERS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN, THAT WILL ALSO PROVIDE URGENTLY NEEDED MEDICAL CARE FOR THE LOCAL KAZIRANGA PARK RANGERS AND WORKERS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROTECTING THE INDIGENOUS WILDLIFE.