experience in Pakistan earthquake 2006
Kathmandu City , where roads are damaged by the earthquake and
supplies are totally cut-off.
for that we are required to go trekking and camping in the mountains
carrying all the medical supplies with us.
the medicines mostly consists of antipyretics , painkillers , antibiotics ,
GIT , RS and some CVS drugs as well , and basic equipments like
stethoscope , thermometer and a mercury sphygmomanometer.
our cargo was roughly 250kg in total , with average 25kg for each bag.
in total we brought 15 duffle bags , all for check-in in airport.
that means all our other personal items for the whole trip
are minimized to 7kg for arch person as hand carry luggage.
for medicines , we decided to divide the medicines into 1 duffle for
one clinic , with each duffle containing drugs and equipments.
we have 5 duffles for 5 clinics , and 2 more duffles for other drugs and equipments.
for camping equipments be brought a Mountain Hardwear tent , Coleman tents ,
sleeping bags and mats , trekking poles , mass tin , gas stoves , Goal Zero solar power
and food predominantly consists of instant noodles and chocolates.
in view of cold Himalayan weather , each of us carry a down jacket , fleece jacket
and Hypergear dry bag in case if it rains.
GP Klinik Tenaga , PJ
Emergency Dept Puteri Specialist Hosp JB / Mimgata Clinic JB
Emergency Dept PPUM
registrar
MO O&G Dept Hosp Ampang
scheduled for SPA interview a few days after the Nepal mission.
GP Poliklinik & Surgeri Wanita , Ampang Point
nurse Mimgata Clinic
transit at Dhaka
Ibrahim School Sungai Petani
at around 6.00 am
All started when i texted friends and various NGOs including
MERCY , HALUAN , ISLAMIC RELIEF Etc.
the text message highlights that I just graduated from India ,
has trekking experience in the Himalaya ( click here ) , can speak basic Hindi ,
can take photos and is ready to goas volunteer for any Nepal Earthquake mission.
on 31st April at around 4pm , i received a call from Mr Ravi.
" Do you have your passport ready with you ? "
" Do you have trekking gears ? "
" Do you have trekking shoes ? "
yes to all the questions he asked.
then his assistant called me asking for passport number and full name ,
to buy flight ticket to Nepal.
i immediately booked Penang-KL flight and went to KL immediately
that night , as the original plan was to depart to Kathmandu on 1stMay
( which later due to some issues , flight postponed to 4th May 2015 )
at first I thought i was going with MERCY
( because they contacted me via facebook too )
but later in KL I came to know that i'm going with GEC instead.
and it was my friend Nazri " Moji " Arshad ( click here )
whom also a backpacker that gave my phone number
to Mr Ravi.
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" The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake)
killed more than 8,000 people and injured more than 19,000.
It occurred at on 25th April 2015 , with a magnitude of 7.8 or 8.1
and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of VIII (Severe).
Its epicenter was the village of Barpak, Gorkha district,
and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi).
It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal
since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake. "
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GEC Nepal Medical Relief Mission
Team 1
4th to 11th May 2015
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