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IDF hospital giving hope to Nepal

Letter from Kathmandu

May 7, 2015 15:34
Two girls being cared for in the IDF field hospital

By

Nathan Jeffay,

Nathan Jeffay

2 min read

Israel's field hospital in Nepal has now treated almost 1,000 patients and is acquiring a reputation as the best place for the injured to come for care.

"Because of the good care that Israelis are giving, injured people from my village want to transfer here," said 18-year-old Dawa Bohola, sitting in the orthopaedics tent with his injured foot in a treatment bath.

He was painting outdoors at the time of the quake. "There was a landslide and a large rock fell on my foot. I couldn't walk and all around me people were screaming," he said. Mr Bohola received treatment at the hospital, was released, and was back on Tuesday for follow-up.

"He was very dirty and in lots of pain when he first came," said the nurse treating him, Meir Harush. "To release someone on their feet, or even on one foot, is amazing."