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Cleaning Up Mt. Everest, an article for Wilderness Medicine Magazine

Thank you to the Wilderness Medical Society and the team at Wilderness Medicine Magazine. We have an article in the Headwaters section in the latest issue, featuring our program with Thom Pollard, Mt Everest: Who Takes The Trash Out? Find the article here: Mt. Everest: Who Takes the Trash Out? We were happy to share

A Puja for our Friends

For the first time in three years, the Musa Masala team was back together. Arriving at the Wongchhu Sherpa Memorial Hospital Tapting at the end of April, we had come to paint the pediatric room in honor of our friend, Dr. Jennifer Konopka. Jen had been a powerful force in Musa Masala and a big

A Baby Delivery at the Wongchhu Sherpa Memorial Hospital

Here is a story we want to share with everyone. It comes from Pasang Sherpa, the Project Manager for the Himalayan Yokpu Foundation. As Pasang told us the story, we couldn’t help but think about the remoteness of the area and access to emergent healthcare, and how now, with the Wongchhu Sherpa Memorial Hospital opening,