Promoting and Improving Health Care in Nepal since 2003
Friends of Patan Hospital (FOPH) is a U.S.- based charity which was organized in 2002 to support a unique and remarkable hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. We are here to pair the resources of generous and caring people in the U.S. with the healthcare needs and know-how of the people of Nepal.
Patan Hospital
Founded in 1982 as a Christian mission hospital, Patan Hospital has evolved into an independent secular hospital with its own Board of Directors. It maintains the values of its founders, providing quality compassionate care to all who come, regardless of religious affiliation or ability to pay.
Patan Academy of Health Sciences
PAHS is dedicated to sustained improvement of the health of the people in Nepal, especially those who are poor and living in rural areas, through innovation, equity, excellence and love in education, service and research.
Hospice Nepal
Hospice Nepal, the first organization of its kind in Nepal, provides both at-home and inpatient care - free of charge - for dying patients and their families. In the past year, they treated approximately 230 patients in the Kathmandu Valley.
Okhaldhunga Hospital
Okhaldhunga Community Hospital is a 50-bed Christian mission hospital in a remote area of eastern Nepal run by the United Mission to Nepal. Since 2018, FOPH passed on $7,770 in donations designated for Okhaldhunga, which are being used to upgrade their laboratory…
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100% of all money raised by FOPH is used directly to benefit the people in Nepal. We have no paid staff, and all our legal services are provided pro bono. Incidental administrative expenses have already been covered by a private individual. Donations can be…
“In the welfare of health and children lies the future of our society, and indeed, the world..”
— Sir Edmund Hillary
