Why are we helping?
- people in Nepal who suffer from spinal cord injury need and deserve the same care and rehabilitation we, in Canada, are so privileged to receive
- without such care and rehabilitation, their injury may result in death or plunge them into a chaotic vortex of unrelenting pain and poverty
- the vicissitudes visited upon their families may also be unendurable
- given the specialized knowledge and skills our small cadre of volunteers possess, we know we can make a meaningful difference
Our objectives, working with our Nepalese colleagues and global partners, are to:
- establish contemporary international standards of spinal care at SIRC
- create a sustainable system of care in order to reduce the incidence of spinal cord injury and improve the quality of life for patients in need of such care
- develop SIRC as the core of a Nepalese spinal care system and network
- fund the education, and participate in the training, of Nepalese doctors devoted to specializing in the care of spinal cord injury
- assist with the development of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine training in Nepal